diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index fab75e9bc45fe0..d2e40e90091d3e 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -1330,6 +1330,11 @@ The `REPL` module was unable parse data from the REPL history file.
 
 An attempt was made to `require()` an [ES6 module][].
 
+<a id="ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED"></a>
+### ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED
+
+Script execution was interrupted by `SIGINT` (For example, when Ctrl+C was pressed).
+
 <a id="ERR_SERVER_ALREADY_LISTEN"></a>
 ### ERR_SERVER_ALREADY_LISTEN
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index ab0d2fe54eb5da..966ae8e77ef556 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ E('ERR_OUTOFMEMORY', 'Out of memory');
 E('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'The "%s" argument is out of range');
 E('ERR_PARSE_HISTORY_DATA', 'Could not parse history data in %s');
 E('ERR_REQUIRE_ESM', 'Must use import to load ES Module: %s');
+E('ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED',
+  'Script execution was interrupted by `SIGINT`.');
 E('ERR_SERVER_ALREADY_LISTEN',
   'Listen method has been called more than once without closing.');
 E('ERR_SOCKET_ALREADY_BOUND', 'Socket is already bound');
diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index da3ed78e9ebab6..3c8ca7944cb0eb 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
       } catch (e) {
         err = e;
 
-        if (err && err.message === 'Script execution interrupted.') {
+        if (err && err.code === 'ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED') {
           // The stack trace for this case is not very useful anyway.
           Object.defineProperty(err, 'stack', { value: '' });
         }
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
         if (self.breakEvalOnSigint) {
           const interrupt = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             sigintListener = () => {
-              reject(new Error('Script execution interrupted.'));
+              reject(new errors.Error('ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED'));
             };
             prioritizedSigintQueue.add(sigintListener);
           });
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
           // Remove prioritized SIGINT listener if it was not called.
           prioritizedSigintQueue.delete(sigintListener);
 
-          if (err.message === 'Script execution interrupted.') {
+          if (err.code === 'ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED') {
             // The stack trace for this case is not very useful anyway.
             Object.defineProperty(err, 'stack', { value: '' });
           }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
index 2d6b32b4003853..a7edb66a81a1f8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ async function ctrlCTest() {
     { ctrl: true, name: 'c' }
   ]), [
     'await timeout(100000)\r',
-    'Thrown: Error: Script execution interrupted.',
+    'Thrown: Error [ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED]: ' +
+      'Script execution was interrupted by `SIGINT`.',
     PROMPT
   ]);
 }