diff --git a/cps.py b/cps.py
index 039c2a5e1..97863504f 100755
--- a/cps.py
+++ b/cps.py
@@ -42,9 +42,25 @@ def hide_console_windows():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if os.name == "nt":
+    # Only hide the console window on Windows when there is no interactive
+    # console attached. This preserves the ability to use Ctrl+C from a
+    # terminal (stdin is a tty) to stop the server.
+    if os.name == "nt" and not sys.stdin.isatty():
         hide_console_windows()
-    main()
+
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        # Allow stopping the server with Ctrl+C from an interactive console.
+        try:
+            # Try to perform a graceful stop if web_server is available.
+            # Import here to avoid import-time side-effects when not needed.
+            from cps import web_server
+            web_server.stop()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        print('\nCalibre-Web: received interrupt, shutting down')
+        sys.exit(0)
 
 
 
diff --git a/cps/server.py b/cps/server.py
index dca407a7e..bf53a3d46 100644
--- a/cps/server.py
+++ b/cps/server.py
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ class WebServer(object):
         try:
             sock, output = self._make_gevent_listener()
             log.info('Starting Gevent server on %s', output)
+            # Also print to stdout so interactive terminals show a clear success message
+            try:
+                print(f"Calibre-Web: server started on {output}")
+            except Exception:
+                print(f"Calibre-Web: error {output}")
+                pass
             self.wsgiserver = WSGIServer(sock, self.app, log=self.access_logger, handler_class=MyWSGIHandler,
                                          error_log=log,
                                          spawn=Pool(), **ssl_args)
@@ -266,6 +272,12 @@ class WebServer(object):
                 output = _readable_listen_address(self.listen_address, self.listen_port)
                 http_server.listen(self.listen_port, self.listen_address)
             log.info('Starting Tornado server on %s', output)
+            # Also print to stdout so interactive terminals show a clear success message
+            try:
+                print(f"Calibre-Web: server started on {output}")
+            except Exception:
+                print(f"Calibre-Web: error {output}")
+                pass
 
             self.wsgiserver = IOLoop.current()
             self.wsgiserver.start()