diff --git a/common/cmd_flash.c b/common/cmd_flash.c
index 0e9b2e3c74..e55d366c65 100644
--- a/common/cmd_flash.c
+++ b/common/cmd_flash.c
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ int flash_sect_erase (ulong addr_first, ulong addr_last)
 				rcode = flash_erase (info, s_first[bank], s_last[bank]);
 			}
 		}
-		printf ("Erased %d sectors\n", erased);
+		if (rcode == 0)
+			printf("Erased %d sectors\n", erased);
 	} else if (rcode == 0) {
 		puts ("Error: start and/or end address"
 			" not on sector boundary\n");
diff --git a/common/flash.c b/common/flash.c
index 781cb9c4a2..8244ba2ddd 100644
--- a/common/flash.c
+++ b/common/flash.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ void flash_perror (int err)
 	case ERR_PROG_ERROR:
 		puts ("General Flash Programming Error\n");
 		break;
+	case ERR_ABORTED:
+		puts("Flash Programming Aborted\n");
+		break;
 	default:
 		printf ("%s[%d] FIXME: rc=%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, err);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
index 97a4fd7cfa..43140f3647 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,11 @@ int flash_erase (flash_info_t * info, int s_first, int s_last)
 
 
 	for (sect = s_first; sect <= s_last; sect++) {
+		if (ctrlc()) {
+			printf("\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
 		if (info->protect[sect] == 0) { /* not protected */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CHECK_BLANK_BEFORE_ERASE
 			int k;
@@ -1379,6 +1384,9 @@ int write_buff (flash_info_t * info, uchar * src, ulong addr, ulong cnt)
 		src += i;
 		cnt -= i;
 		FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS(scale, dots, digit, i);
+		/* Only check every once in a while */
+		if ((cnt & 0xFFFF) < buffered_size && ctrlc())
+			return ERR_ABORTED;
 	}
 #else
 	while (cnt >= info->portwidth) {
@@ -1391,6 +1399,9 @@ int write_buff (flash_info_t * info, uchar * src, ulong addr, ulong cnt)
 		wp += info->portwidth;
 		cnt -= info->portwidth;
 		FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS(scale, dots, digit, info->portwidth);
+		/* Only check every once in a while */
+		if ((cnt & 0xFFFF) < info->portwidth && ctrlc())
+			return ERR_ABORTED;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE */
 
diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
index e614d07dfa..6d70bdd81d 100644
--- a/include/flash.h
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ extern flash_info_t *flash_get_info(ulong base);
 #define ERR_UNKNOWN_FLASH_VENDOR	32
 #define ERR_UNKNOWN_FLASH_TYPE		64
 #define ERR_PROG_ERROR			128
+#define ERR_ABORTED			256
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Protection Flags for flash_protect():