diff --git a/src/bin/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_convert.c b/src/bin/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_convert.c
index 8cf613e211..d23d3579ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_convert.c
+++ b/src/bin/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_convert.c
@@ -36,6 +36,54 @@ const Ecore_Getopt optdesc = {
   }
 };
 
+struct Save_Job {
+   const char *output;
+   const char *flags;
+   Ecore_Thread *th;
+   Evas_Object *im;
+   int ret, cancel;
+};
+
+static void
+_save_do(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   struct Save_Job *job = data;
+
+   job->ret = 0;
+   if (!evas_object_image_save(job->im, job->output, NULL, job->flags))
+     {
+        EINA_LOG_ERR("Could not convert file to '%s'.", job->output);
+        job->ret = 1;
+     }
+}
+
+static void
+_save_end(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *thread EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   ecore_main_loop_quit();
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+exit_func(void *data, int ev_type EINA_UNUSED, void *ev)
+{
+   Ecore_Event_Signal_Exit *e = ev;
+   struct Save_Job *job = data;
+   if (!job->cancel && !e->quit && !e->terminate)
+     {
+        // this won't do anything, really...
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cancellation requested. Press Ctrl+C again to kill.\n");
+        fflush(stderr);
+        job->cancel = 1;
+        ecore_thread_cancel(job->th);
+     }
+   else
+     {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Terminated.");
+        exit(1);
+     }
+   return ECORE_CALLBACK_RENEW;
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -49,6 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    Eina_Bool compress = 1;
    Eina_Bool quit_option = EINA_FALSE;
    Eina_Strbuf *flags = NULL;
+   struct Save_Job job = {0};
 
    Ecore_Getopt_Value values[] = {
      ECORE_GETOPT_VALUE_INT(quality),
@@ -107,14 +156,16 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto end;
      }
 
-   if (!evas_object_image_save(im, argv[arg_index + 1], NULL,
-                               eina_strbuf_string_get(flags)))
-     {
-        EINA_LOG_ERR("Could not convert file to '%s'.", argv[arg_index + 1]);
-        goto end;
-     }
+   // NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME -- HACK for Ctrl+C
+   // This makes Ctrl+C work but the Evas Object may not be deleted cleanly
+   job.output = argv[arg_index + 1];
+   job.flags = eina_strbuf_string_get(flags);
+   job.im = im;
+   job.th = ecore_thread_run(_save_do, _save_end, _save_end, &job);
+   ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_EVENT_SIGNAL_EXIT, exit_func, &job);
+   ecore_main_loop_begin();
 
-   r = 0;
+   r = job.ret;
 
  end:
    if (flags) eina_strbuf_free(flags);