diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index daf79f20..b05af289 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Features
 * Always clean favorite queries on save and fetch.
 
 
+Bugfixes
+---------
+* Call `setsid()` to keep SSH tunnels from receiving Ctrl-C interrupts.
+
+
 Documentation
 ---------
 * Document double-return requirement after `/fs` in multi-line mode.
diff --git a/mycli/ssh_tunnel.py b/mycli/ssh_tunnel.py
index d22a8475..12a742cc 100644
--- a/mycli/ssh_tunnel.py
+++ b/mycli/ssh_tunnel.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def _run(self) -> None:
                 stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                 stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                 stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                start_new_session=True,
             )
         except OSError as exc:
             self._startup_error = exc