diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/api.go b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
index aa8fd277f..9daeef1c2 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/api.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"kitty/tools/tty"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type Loop struct {
 	timers, timers_temp                    []*timer
 	timer_id_counter, write_msg_id_counter IdType
 	wakeup_channel                         chan byte
+	signal_channel                         chan os.Signal
 	pending_writes                         []*write_msg
 
 	// Callbacks
@@ -72,45 +74,19 @@ type Loop struct {
 }
 
 func New(options ...func(self *Loop)) (*Loop, error) {
-	l := Loop{controlling_term: nil, timers_temp: make([]*timer, 4)}
-	l.terminal_options.alternate_screen = true
-	l.terminal_options.restore_colors = true
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleCSI = l.handle_csi
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleOSC = l.handle_osc
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleDCS = l.handle_dcs
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleAPC = l.handle_apc
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleSOS = l.handle_sos
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandlePM = l.handle_pm
-	l.escape_code_parser.HandleRune = l.handle_rune
+	l := new_loop()
 	for _, f := range options {
-		f(&l)
+		f(l)
 	}
-	return &l, nil
+	return l, nil
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) AddTimer(interval time.Duration, repeats bool, callback TimerCallback) (IdType, error) {
-	if self.timers == nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Cannot add timers before starting the run loop, add them in OnInitialize instead")
-	}
-	self.timer_id_counter++
-	t := timer{interval: interval, repeats: repeats, callback: callback, id: self.timer_id_counter}
-	t.update_deadline(time.Now())
-	self.timers = append(self.timers, &t)
-	self.sort_timers()
-	return t.id, nil
+	return self.add_timer(interval, repeats, callback)
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) RemoveTimer(id IdType) bool {
-	if self.timers == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < len(self.timers); i++ {
-		if self.timers[i].id == id {
-			self.timers = append(self.timers[:i], self.timers[i+1:]...)
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	return self.remove_timer(id)
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) NoAlternateScreen() *Loop {
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/run.go b/tools/tui/loop/run.go
index dd4f28f95..92dd2f1d6 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/run.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/run.go
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ import (
 
 var SIGNULL unix.Signal
 
+func new_loop() *Loop {
+	l := Loop{controlling_term: nil, timers_temp: make([]*timer, 4)}
+	l.terminal_options.alternate_screen = true
+	l.terminal_options.restore_colors = true
+	l.terminal_options.kitty_keyboard_mode = true
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleCSI = l.handle_csi
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleOSC = l.handle_osc
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleDCS = l.handle_dcs
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleAPC = l.handle_apc
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleSOS = l.handle_sos
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandlePM = l.handle_pm
+	l.escape_code_parser.HandleRune = l.handle_rune
+	return &l
+}
+
 func is_temporary_error(err error) bool {
 	return errors.Is(err, unix.EINTR) || errors.Is(err, unix.EAGAIN) || errors.Is(err, unix.EWOULDBLOCK) || errors.Is(err, io.ErrShortWrite)
 }
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ func (self *Loop) handle_csi(raw []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) handle_key_event(ev *KeyEvent) error {
-	// self.DebugPrintln(ev)
+	self.DebugPrintln(ev)
 	if self.OnKeyEvent != nil {
 		err := self.OnKeyEvent(ev)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -163,6 +178,10 @@ func (self *Loop) on_SIGTERM() error {
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) on_SIGTSTP() error {
+	signal.Reset(unix.SIGTSTP)
+	unix.Kill(os.Getpid(), unix.SIGTSTP)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	signal.Notify(self.signal_channel, unix.SIGTSTP)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -173,9 +192,9 @@ func (self *Loop) on_SIGHUP() error {
 }
 
 func (self *Loop) run() (err error) {
-	sigchnl := make(chan os.Signal, 256)
+	self.signal_channel = make(chan os.Signal, 256)
 	handled_signals := []os.Signal{unix.SIGINT, unix.SIGTERM, unix.SIGTSTP, unix.SIGHUP, unix.SIGWINCH, unix.SIGPIPE}
-	signal.Notify(sigchnl, handled_signals...)
+	signal.Notify(self.signal_channel, handled_signals...)
 	defer signal.Reset(handled_signals...)
 
 	controlling_term, err := tty.OpenControllingTerm()
@@ -277,7 +296,7 @@ func (self *Loop) run() (err error) {
 					return err
 				}
 			}
-		case s := <-sigchnl:
+		case s := <-self.signal_channel:
 			err = self.on_signal(s.(unix.Signal))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/timers.go b/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
index 20fb446f5..08741696e 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
@@ -3,10 +3,36 @@
 package loop
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 )
 
+func (self *Loop) add_timer(interval time.Duration, repeats bool, callback TimerCallback) (IdType, error) {
+	if self.timers == nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Cannot add timers before starting the run loop, add them in OnInitialize instead")
+	}
+	self.timer_id_counter++
+	t := timer{interval: interval, repeats: repeats, callback: callback, id: self.timer_id_counter}
+	t.update_deadline(time.Now())
+	self.timers = append(self.timers, &t)
+	self.sort_timers()
+	return t.id, nil
+}
+
+func (self *Loop) remove_timer(id IdType) bool {
+	if self.timers == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(self.timers); i++ {
+		if self.timers[i].id == id {
+			self.timers = append(self.timers[:i], self.timers[i+1:]...)
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (self *Loop) dispatch_timers(now time.Time) error {
 	updated := false
 	self.timers_temp = self.timers_temp[:0]