diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
index a67202a792..704a484d47 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
-const Module = require('module');
 const url = require('node:url');
-const originalLoader = Module._load;
+const { patchSigint } = require('./patch-sigint');
+const { patchRequire } = require('./patch-require');
+
+patchSigint();
+patchRequire();
 
 const dynamicImport = new Function('specifier', 'return import(specifier)');
-
-const mappings = JSON.parse(process.env.NX_MAPPINGS);
-const keys = Object.keys(mappings);
-const fileToRun = url.pathToFileURL(process.env.NX_FILE_TO_RUN);
-
-Module._load = function (request, parent) {
-  if (!parent) return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
-  const match = keys.find((k) => request === k);
-  if (match) {
-    const newArguments = [...arguments];
-    newArguments[0] = mappings[match];
-    return originalLoader.apply(this, newArguments);
-  } else {
-    return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
-  }
-};
-
-dynamicImport(fileToRun);
+dynamicImport(url.pathToFileURL(process.env.NX_FILE_TO_RUN));
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
index dcbfb85699..fe46a906c3 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
@@ -172,13 +172,18 @@ export async function* nodeExecutor(
             task.childProcess.stderr.on('data', handleStdErr);
             task.childProcess.once('exit', (code) => {
               task.childProcess.off('data', handleStdErr);
-              if (options.watch && !task.killed) {
+              if (
+                options.watch &&
+                !task.killed &&
+                // SIGINT should exist the process rather than watch for changes.
+                code !== 130
+              ) {
                 logger.info(
                   `NX Process exited with code ${code}, waiting for changes to restart...`
                 );
               }
-              if (!options.watch) {
-                if (code !== 0) {
+              if (!options.watch || code === 130) {
+                if (code !== 0 && code !== 130) {
                   error(new Error(`Process exited with code ${code}`));
                 } else {
                   done();
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bec535651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const Module = require('node:module');
+const originalLoader = Module._load;
+
+/**
+ * Overrides require calls to map buildable workspace libs to their output location.
+ * This is useful for running programs compiled via TSC/SWC that aren't bundled.
+ */
+export function patchRequire() {
+  const mappings = JSON.parse(process.env.NX_MAPPINGS);
+  const keys = Object.keys(mappings);
+
+  Module._load = function (request, parent) {
+    if (!parent) return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
+    const match = keys.find((k) => request === k);
+    if (match) {
+      const newArguments = [...arguments];
+      newArguments[0] = mappings[match];
+      return originalLoader.apply(this, newArguments);
+    } else {
+      return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..286887524d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const readline = require('node:readline');
+
+/**
+ * Patches the current process so that Ctrl+C is properly handled.
+ * Without this patch, SIGINT or Ctrl+C does not wait for graceful shutdown and exits immediately.
+ */
+export function patchSigint() {
+  readline.emitKeypressEvents(process.stdin);
+  if (process.stdin.isTTY) process.stdin.setRawMode(true);
+  process.stdin.on('keypress', async (chunk, key) => {
+    if (key && key.ctrl && key.name === 'c') {
+      process.stdin.setRawMode(false); // To ensure nx terminal is not stuck in raw mode
+      const listeners = process.listeners('SIGINT');
+      for (const listener of listeners) {
+        await listener('SIGINT');
+      }
+      process.exit(130);
+    }
+  });
+  console.log('To exit the process, press Ctrl+C');
+}