diff --git a/history-search-multi-word b/history-search-multi-word
index cbdf754..a1baa8a 100644
--- a/history-search-multi-word
+++ b/history-search-multi-word
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ if [ "$__hsmw_hcw_call_count" -eq "1" ]; then
     zle -N "$pdown_widget" _hsmw_simulate_widget
     zle -N "$pup_widget" _hsmw_simulate_widget
 
+    # Trap INT to manually interrupt Zle to work around a bug
+    setopt localtraps
+    trap 'zle && zle .send-break' INT
+
     if zle .recursive-edit -K hsmw; then
         BUFFER="${__hsmw_hcw_found[__hsmw_hcw_index]}"
         CURSOR="${#BUFFER}"