diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.contribution.ts
index 740fd5c5954..9ff13421433 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.contribution.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { getQuickNavigateHandler } from 'vs/workbench/browser/quickaccess';
 import { Extensions as ViewContainerExtensions, IViewContainersRegistry, ViewContainerLocation, IViewsRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
 import { registerTerminalActions, terminalSendSequenceCommand } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions';
 import { TerminalViewPane } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView';
-import { KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_SHELL_TYPE_KEY, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_FOCUS, TERMINAL_VIEW_ID, TERMINAL_COMMAND_ID } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal';
+import { KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_SHELL_TYPE_KEY, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_FOCUS, TERMINAL_VIEW_ID, TERMINAL_COMMAND_ID, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal';
 import { registerColors } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalColorRegistry';
 import { setupTerminalCommands } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalCommands';
 import { setupTerminalMenu } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalMenu';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { terminalConfiguration } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/term
 import { CONTEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_MODE_ENABLED } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/common/accessibility';
 import { terminalViewIcon } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalIcons';
 import { RemoteTerminalService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/remoteTerminalService';
+import { isIPad } from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 
 // Register services
 registerSingleton(ITerminalService, TerminalService, true);
@@ -119,6 +120,14 @@ if (platform.isWindows) {
 	});
 }
 
+// send ctrl+c to the iPad when the terminal is focused and ctrl+c is pressed to kill the process
+if (isIPad) {
+	registerSendSequenceKeybinding(String.fromCharCode('C'.charCodeAt(0) - CTRL_LETTER_OFFSET), { // ctrl+c
+		when: ContextKeyExpr.and(KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_FOCUS, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD),
+		primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_C
+	});
+}
+
 // Delete word left: ctrl+w
 registerSendSequenceKeybinding(String.fromCharCode('W'.charCodeAt(0) - CTRL_LETTER_OFFSET), {
 	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.Backspace,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index 1cb1e0da83f..5c478bd6a63 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export const KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_SHELL_TYPE_KEY = 'terminalShellType';
 /** A context key that is set to the detected shell for the most recently active terminal, this is set to the last known value when no terminals exist. */
 export const KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_SHELL_TYPE = new RawContextKey<string>(KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_SHELL_TYPE_KEY, undefined, { type: 'string', description: nls.localize('terminalShellTypeContextKey', "The shell type of the active terminal") });
 
+export const KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD_KEY = 'isIPad';
+export const KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD = new RawContextKey(KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD_KEY, false, nls.localize(KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_IPAD_KEY, 'Whether the device is an ipad'));
+
 export const KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_ALT_BUFFER_ACTIVE = new RawContextKey<boolean>('terminalAltBufferActive', false, true);
 
 /** A context key that is set when the integrated terminal does not have focus. */