diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index 17a9a554c2e4..0acf1d9b8f41 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ import type { EventSource } from "./context/sdk"
 import { DialogVariant } from "./component/dialog-variant"
 import { createTuiAttention } from "./attention"
 import * as TuiAudio from "./audio"
-import { win32DisableProcessedInput, win32FlushInputBuffer } from "./terminal-win32"
+import { win32DisableProcessedInput, win32FlushInputBuffer, win32InstallCtrlCGuard } from "./terminal-win32"
 import { destroyRenderer } from "./util/renderer"
 import { cliErrorMessage, errorFormat } from "./util/error"
 
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ export const run = Effect.fn("Tui.run")(function* (input: TuiInput) {
   const exit = { epilogue: undefined as string | undefined, reason: undefined as unknown }
   const result = yield* Effect.scoped(
     Effect.gen(function* () {
+      // Keep ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT disabled for the renderer's lifetime.
+      // Without the guard, runtimes/ConPTY can re-apply the flag, which turns
+      // Ctrl+C into a CTRL_C_EVENT and causes Windows Terminal to reset the
+      // tab title. Install before the renderer is created so the console mode
+      // is correct from the first frame (matches pre-refactor ordering).
+      const unguard = yield* Effect.acquireRelease(
+        Effect.sync(() => win32InstallCtrlCGuard()),
+        (release) =>
+          Effect.sync(() => {
+            if (typeof release === "function") release()
+          }),
+      )
       const renderer = yield* Effect.acquireRelease(
         Effect.tryPromise(() =>
           createCliRenderer({
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
index d3983ae8e04b..58cd01f9cc1f 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
@@ -125,3 +125,63 @@ test("app.exit prints the session epilogue after scoped cleanup", async () => {
     mock.restore()
   }
 })
+
+test("installs win32 Ctrl+C guard for renderer lifetime and releases it on shutdown", async () => {
+  const setup = await createTestRenderer({ width: 80, height: 24, useThread: false })
+  const core = await import("@opentui/core")
+  mock.module("@opentui/core", () => ({ ...core, createCliRenderer: async () => setup.renderer }))
+
+  const win32 = await import("../src/terminal-win32")
+  let installCalls = 0
+  let unhookCalls = 0
+  mock.module("../src/terminal-win32", () => ({
+    ...win32,
+    win32InstallCtrlCGuard: () => {
+      installCalls++
+      return () => {
+        unhookCalls++
+      }
+    },
+  }))
+
+  const listeners = new Set(process.listeners("SIGHUP"))
+  const events = createEventSource()
+  const calls = createFetch()
+  let started!: () => void
+  const ready = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    started = resolve
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const { run } = await import("../src/app")
+    const task = Effect.runPromise(
+      run({
+        url: "http://test",
+        directory,
+        config: createTuiResolvedConfig({ plugin_enabled: {} }),
+        fetch: calls.fetch,
+        events: events.source,
+        args: {},
+        pluginHost: {
+          async start() {
+            started()
+          },
+          async dispose() {},
+        },
+      }).pipe(Effect.provide(Global.defaultLayer)),
+    )
+    await ready
+    expect(installCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(unhookCalls).toBe(0)
+
+    process.emit("SIGHUP")
+    await task
+
+    expect(setup.renderer.isDestroyed).toBe(true)
+    expect(unhookCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(process.listeners("SIGHUP").every((listener) => listeners.has(listener))).toBe(true)
+  } finally {
+    if (!setup.renderer.isDestroyed) setup.renderer.destroy()
+    mock.restore()
+  }
+})