diff --git a/moss/src/client/mod.rs b/moss/src/client/mod.rs
index cb3f0edb..8f0965c1 100644
--- a/moss/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/moss/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ use self::verify::verify;
 use crate::{
     db, environment, installation, package,
     registry::plugin::{self, Plugin},
-    repository, runtime,
+    repository, runtime, signal,
     state::{self, Selection},
-    Installation, Package, Registry, State,
+    Installation, Package, Registry, Signal, State,
 };
 
 pub mod boot;
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ impl Client {
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if the client is ephemeral
     pub fn new_state(&self, selections: &[Selection], summary: impl ToString) -> Result<Option<State>, Error> {
+        let _guard = signal::ignore([Signal::SIGINT])?;
+
         let old_state = self.installation.active_state;
 
         let fstree = self.blit_root(selections.iter().map(|s| &s.package))?;
@@ -952,4 +954,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// The operation was explicitly cancelled at the user's request
     #[error("cancelled")]
     Cancelled,
+    #[error("ignore signals during blit")]
+    BlitSignalIgnore(#[from] signal::Error),
 }
diff --git a/moss/src/client/verify.rs b/moss/src/client/verify.rs
index 5d0063ac..c8efcf03 100644
--- a/moss/src/client/verify.rs
+++ b/moss/src/client/verify.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use vfs::tree::BlitFile;
 
 use crate::{
     client::{self, cache},
-    package, runtime, state, Client,
+    package, runtime, signal, state, Client, Signal,
 };
 
 pub fn verify(client: &Client, yes: bool, verbose: bool) -> Result<(), client::Error> {
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ pub fn verify(client: &Client, yes: bool, verbose: bool) -> Result<(), client::E
 
     println!("Reblitting affected states");
 
+    let _guard = signal::ignore([Signal::SIGINT])?;
+
     // Reblit each state
     for id in issue_states {
         let state = states
diff --git a/moss/src/lib.rs b/moss/src/lib.rs
index 2a28deea..f1cb8cf8 100644
--- a/moss/src/lib.rs
+++ b/moss/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub use self::installation::Installation;
 pub use self::package::Package;
 pub use self::registry::Registry;
 pub use self::repository::Repository;
+pub use self::signal::Signal;
 pub use self::state::State;
 
 pub mod client;
@@ -20,4 +21,5 @@ pub mod registry;
 pub mod repository;
 pub mod request;
 pub mod runtime;
+pub mod signal;
 pub mod state;
diff --git a/moss/src/signal.rs b/moss/src/signal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3af1c1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moss/src/signal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2020-2024 Serpent OS Developers
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+//! Signal handling
+
+use nix::sys::signal::{sigaction, SaFlags, SigAction, SigHandler, SigSet};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+pub use nix::sys::signal::Signal;
+
+/// Ignore the provided signals until [`Guard`] is dropped
+pub fn ignore(signals: impl IntoIterator<Item = Signal>) -> Result<Guard, Error> {
+    Ok(Guard(
+        signals
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|signal| unsafe {
+                let action = sigaction(
+                    signal,
+                    &SigAction::new(SigHandler::SigIgn, SaFlags::empty(), SigSet::empty()),
+                )
+                .map_err(Error::Ignore)?;
+
+                Ok(PrevHandler { signal, action })
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<_, Error>>()?,
+    ))
+}
+
+/// A guard which restores the previous signal
+/// handlers when dropped
+pub struct Guard(Vec<PrevHandler>);
+
+impl Drop for Guard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        for PrevHandler { signal, action } in &self.0 {
+            unsafe {
+                let _ = sigaction(*signal, action);
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct PrevHandler {
+    signal: Signal,
+    action: SigAction,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("ignore signal")]
+    Ignore(#[source] nix::Error),
+}