diff --git a/lib/__tests__/build-scss.test.js b/lib/__tests__/build-scss.test.js
index e178c6843c..150913013d 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/build-scss.test.js
+++ b/lib/__tests__/build-scss.test.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('buildScssCommand', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should compile core and theme stylesheets', () => {
+  it('should compile core and theme stylesheets', async () => {
     const args = [
       '--corePath=styles/core.scss',
       '--themesPath=styles/themes',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('buildScssCommand', () => {
       '--defaultThemeVariants=light',
     ];
 
-    buildScssCommand(args);
+    await buildScssCommand(args);
 
     expect(sass.compile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining('core.scss'),
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ describe('buildScssCommand', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should use default arguments when none provided', () => {
-    buildScssCommand([]);
+  it('should use default arguments when none provided', async () => {
+    await buildScssCommand([]);
 
     expect(sass.compile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining('core.scss'),
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ describe('buildScssCommand', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should exclude core properly', () => {
-    buildScssCommand(['--excludeCore']);
+  it('should exclude core properly', async () => {
+    await buildScssCommand(['--excludeCore']);
 
     expect(sass.compile).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining('core.scss'),
diff --git a/lib/build-scss.js b/lib/build-scss.js
index b56c138e13..5a8bb10c8a 100755
--- a/lib/build-scss.js
+++ b/lib/build-scss.js
@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ const compileAndWriteStyleSheets = ({
  *
  * @param {Array<string>} commandArgs - Command line arguments for building SCSS stylesheets.
  */
-function buildScssCommand(commandArgs) {
+async function buildScssCommand(commandArgs) {
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(chalk.yellow('\nBuild interrupted. Partial output may exist in the output directory.'));
+    process.exit(130);
+  });
+
   const defaultArgs = {
     corePath: path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'styles/scss/core/core.scss'),
     excludeCore: false,
@@ -168,6 +174,9 @@ function buildScssCommand(commandArgs) {
     defaultThemeVariants,
   } = minimist(commandArgs, { default: defaultArgs, boolean: ['excludeCore'] });
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log(chalk.grey('Press Ctrl+C to interrupt the build (takes effect between compilations).\n'));
+
   // Core CSS
   if (!excludeCore) {
     compileAndWriteStyleSheets({
@@ -175,20 +184,25 @@ function buildScssCommand(commandArgs) {
       stylesPath: corePath,
       outDir,
     });
+    // Yield to the event loop so pending SIGINT can be processed
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
   }
 
-  // Theme Variants CSS
-  fs.readdirSync(themesPath, { withFileTypes: true })
-    .filter((item) => item.isDirectory())
-    .forEach((themeDir) => {
-      compileAndWriteStyleSheets({
-        name: themeDir.name,
-        stylesPath: `${themesPath}/${themeDir.name}/index.css`,
-        outDir,
-        isThemeVariant: true,
-        isDefaultThemeVariant: defaultThemeVariants.includes(themeDir.name),
-      });
+  // Theme variants CSS (sequential so SIGINT can be handled between compilations)
+  const themeDirs = fs.readdirSync(themesPath, { withFileTypes: true })
+    .filter((item) => item.isDirectory());
+
+  for (const themeDir of themeDirs) {
+    compileAndWriteStyleSheets({
+      name: themeDir.name,
+      stylesPath: `${themesPath}/${themeDir.name}/index.css`,
+      outDir,
+      isThemeVariant: true,
+      isDefaultThemeVariant: defaultThemeVariants.includes(themeDir.name),
     });
+    // Yield to the event loop so pending SIGINT can be processed
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = buildScssCommand;