diff --git a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
index c93497603..38ad467a5 100644
--- a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ export class CoreBrowserTerminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
           self._coreBrowserService?.dpr
         );
         if (lines === 0) {
-          return false;
+          return this.cancel(ev, true);
         }
 
         // Construct and send sequences