diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
index bd63420a1ea3f7..aa2f46123a9e55 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ const {
   SymbolDispose,
 } = primordials;
 
-const { codes: {
-  ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
-  ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE,
-} } = require('internal/errors');
+const {
+  AbortError,
+  codes: {
+    ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
+    ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE,
+  },
+} = require('internal/errors');
 
 const {
   validateAbortSignal,
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ const kPrompt = Symbol('_prompt');
 const kPushToKillRing = Symbol('_pushToKillRing');
 const kPushToUndoStack = Symbol('_pushToUndoStack');
 const kQuestionCallback = Symbol('_questionCallback');
+const kQuestionReject = Symbol('_questionReject');
 const kRedo = Symbol('_redo');
 const kRedoStack = Symbol('_redoStack');
 const kRefreshLine = Symbol('_refreshLine');
@@ -1126,6 +1130,7 @@ class Interface extends InterfaceConstructor {
           } else {
             // This readline instance is finished
             this.close();
+            this[kQuestionReject]?.(new AbortError('Aborted with Ctrl+C'));
           }
           break;
 
@@ -1137,6 +1142,7 @@ class Interface extends InterfaceConstructor {
           if (this.cursor === 0 && this.line.length === 0) {
             // This readline instance is finished
             this.close();
+            this[kQuestionReject]?.(new AbortError('Aborted with Ctrl+D'));
           } else if (this.cursor < this.line.length) {
             this[kDeleteRight]();
           }
@@ -1392,6 +1398,7 @@ module.exports = {
   kQuestion,
   kQuestionCallback,
   kQuestionCancel,
+  kQuestionReject,
   kRefreshLine,
   kSawKeyPress,
   kSawReturnAt,
diff --git a/lib/readline/promises.js b/lib/readline/promises.js
index ccd0745a33f941..a4ad0adabaf228 100644
--- a/lib/readline/promises.js
+++ b/lib/readline/promises.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const {
   Interface: _Interface,
   kQuestion,
   kQuestionCancel,
+  kQuestionReject,
 } = require('internal/readline/interface');
 
 const {
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ class Interface extends _Interface {
         };
       }
 
+      this[kQuestionReject] = reject;
+
       this[kQuestion](query, cb);
     });
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
index 97424c1372629c..32aab1b60c2ee5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
@@ -951,6 +951,22 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
     rli.close();
   }
 
+  // Aborting a question with ctrl+C
+  {
+    const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ terminal: true });
+    assert.rejects(rli.question('hello?'), { name: 'AbortError' })
+        .then(common.mustCall());
+    fi.emit('keypress', '.', { ctrl: true, name: 'c' });
+  }
+
+  // Aborting a question with ctrl+D
+  {
+    const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ terminal: true });
+    assert.rejects(rli.question('hello?'), { name: 'AbortError' })
+        .then(common.mustCall());
+    fi.emit('keypress', '.', { ctrl: true, name: 'd' });
+  }
+
   (async () => {
     const [rli] = getInterface({ terminal });
     const signal = AbortSignal.abort('boom');