diff --git a/bin/index.spec.ts b/bin/index.spec.ts
index 461270c3..37c259c4 100644
--- a/bin/index.spec.ts
+++ b/bin/index.spec.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ describe('exiting conditions', () => {
         const exit = await child.exit;
 
         expect(exit.code).toBe(0);
-        expect(lines).toContainEqual(
+        // After a user-initiated shutdown, the per-command exit log is suppressed:
+        // those late lines can otherwise land on the shell prompt after the
+        // terminal is reclaimed. See https://github.com/open-cli-tools/concurrently/issues/255
+        expect(lines).not.toContainEqual(
             expect.stringMatching(
                 createKillMessage(
                     '[0] node __fixtures__/read-echo.js',
diff --git a/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.spec.ts b/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.spec.ts
index f2a672ad..c79dec70 100644
--- a/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.spec.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ describe.each(['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP'])('on %s', (signal) => {
         expect(abortController.signal.aborted).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('calls onSignal callback when provided', () => {
+        const onSignal = vi.fn();
+        const controllerWithCallback = new KillOnSignal({ process, abortController, onSignal });
+        controllerWithCallback.handle(commands);
+        process.emit(signal, signal);
+
+        expect(onSignal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(signal);
+    });
+
     it('removes event listener on finish', () => {
         const { onFinish } = controller.handle(commands);
         onFinish();
diff --git a/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.ts b/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.ts
index 48ecbfd7..6e4b8cdf 100644
--- a/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.ts
+++ b/lib/flow-control/kill-on-signal.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,31 @@ const SIGNALS = ['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP'] as const;
 export class KillOnSignal implements FlowController {
     private readonly process: EventEmitter;
     private readonly abortController?: AbortController;
+    private readonly onSignal?: (signal: NodeJS.Signals) => void;
 
     constructor({
         process,
         abortController,
+        onSignal,
     }: {
         process: EventEmitter;
         abortController?: AbortController;
+        /**
+         * Called whenever a signal is caught, before commands are killed.
+         * Useful for letting other parts of the app know a shutdown is in progress.
+         */
+        onSignal?: (signal: NodeJS.Signals) => void;
     }) {
         this.process = process;
         this.abortController = abortController;
+        this.onSignal = onSignal;
     }
 
     handle(commands: Command[]) {
         let caughtSignal: NodeJS.Signals;
         const signalListener = (signal: NodeJS.Signals) => {
             caughtSignal = signal;
+            this.onSignal?.(signal);
             this.abortController?.abort();
             commands.forEach((command) => command.kill(signal));
         };
diff --git a/lib/flow-control/log-exit.spec.ts b/lib/flow-control/log-exit.spec.ts
index 3837ff10..c8f9fb3c 100644
--- a/lib/flow-control/log-exit.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/flow-control/log-exit.spec.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,22 @@ it('logs the close event of each command', () => {
         commands[1],
     );
 });
+
+it('does not log close events while shutting down', () => {
+    const shuttingDownController = new LogExit({ logger, isShuttingDown: () => true });
+    shuttingDownController.handle(commands);
+
+    commands[0].close.next(createFakeCloseEvent({ exitCode: 0 }));
+    commands[1].close.next(createFakeCloseEvent({ exitCode: 'SIGINT' }));
+
+    expect(logger.logCommandEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('logs close events when not shutting down', () => {
+    const shuttingDownController = new LogExit({ logger, isShuttingDown: () => false });
+    shuttingDownController.handle(commands);
+
+    commands[0].close.next(createFakeCloseEvent({ exitCode: 0 }));
+
+    expect(logger.logCommandEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
diff --git a/lib/flow-control/log-exit.ts b/lib/flow-control/log-exit.ts
index 18a603d3..d32428f4 100644
--- a/lib/flow-control/log-exit.ts
+++ b/lib/flow-control/log-exit.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,33 @@ import { FlowController } from './flow-controller.js';
  */
 export class LogExit implements FlowController {
     private readonly logger: Logger;
+    private readonly isShuttingDown?: () => boolean;
 
-    constructor({ logger }: { logger: Logger }) {
+    constructor({
+        logger,
+        isShuttingDown,
+    }: {
+        logger: Logger;
+        /**
+         * When set, close events are not logged while it returns true.
+         * Used to silence the expected per-command exit noise after the user
+         * initiated a shutdown with a signal (e.g. Ctrl-C): those late log lines
+         * can otherwise land on the shell prompt after the terminal is reclaimed.
+         *
+         * @see https://github.com/open-cli-tools/concurrently/issues/255
+         */
+        isShuttingDown?: () => boolean;
+    }) {
         this.logger = logger;
+        this.isShuttingDown = isShuttingDown;
     }
 
     handle(commands: Command[]) {
         commands.forEach((command) =>
             command.close.subscribe(({ exitCode }) => {
+                if (this.isShuttingDown?.()) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 this.logger.logCommandEvent(
                     `${command.command} exited with code ${exitCode}`,
                     command,
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 03bb2c9d..a8b853cf 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ export function concurrently(
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     const outputStream = options.outputStream || process.stdout;
 
+    // Tracks whether the user initiated a shutdown with a signal (e.g. Ctrl-C).
+    // While shutting down, per-command exit logs are noise — and when the shell
+    // reclaims the terminal before teardown finishes, those late lines can land
+    // on the fresh prompt. See https://github.com/open-cli-tools/concurrently/issues/255
+    let signalCaught: NodeJS.Signals | undefined;
+    const onSignal = (signal: NodeJS.Signals) => {
+        signalCaught = signal;
+    };
+
     const spawn = createSpawn(options.shell);
     return createConcurrently(commands, {
         maxProcesses: options.maxProcesses,
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@ export function concurrently(
             ...(options.padPrefix ? [new LoggerPadding({ logger })] : []),
             new LogError({ logger }),
             new LogOutput({ logger }),
-            new LogExit({ logger }),
+            new LogExit({ logger, isShuttingDown: () => signalCaught != null }),
             new InputHandler({
                 logger,
                 defaultInputTarget: options.defaultInputTarget,
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ export function concurrently(
                     options.inputStream || (options.handleInput ? process.stdin : undefined),
                 pauseInputStreamOnFinish: options.pauseInputStreamOnFinish,
             }),
-            new KillOnSignal({ process, abortController }),
+            new KillOnSignal({ process, abortController, onSignal }),
             new RestartProcess({
                 logger,
                 delay: options.restartDelay,