diff --git a/avocado/core/exceptions.py b/avocado/core/exceptions.py
index cb1f303c0df413bebc7af6319eb1abce4f38549b..74ad5e100120cf022311e5448df435f093d7de59 100644
--- a/avocado/core/exceptions.py
+++ b/avocado/core/exceptions.py
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ class TestTimeoutError(TestBaseException):
     status = "ERROR"
 
 
+class TestInterruptedError(TestBaseException):
+
+    """
+    Indicates that the test was interrupted by the user (Ctrl+C)
+    """
+    status = "INTERRUPTED"
+
+
 class TestAbortError(TestBaseException):
 
     """
diff --git a/avocado/core/status.py b/avocado/core/status.py
index 44f1993aec134573f9f52bac4432a8d1b3466f51..d21fe2671bce874743dcfd16b5d4a550fe14afbb 100644
--- a/avocado/core/status.py
+++ b/avocado/core/status.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ mapping = {"TEST_NA": True,
            "START": True,
            "ALERT": False,
            "RUNNING": False,
-           "NOSTATUS": False}
+           "NOSTATUS": False,
+           "INTERRUPTED": False}
 
 feedback = {
     # Test did not advertise current status, but process running the test is