diff --git a/src/signal.cpp b/src/signal.cpp
index f1f4f9cff..15a475f53 100644
--- a/src/signal.cpp
+++ b/src/signal.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ bool ScopedInterruptHandler::HandleInterrupt() const {
 		D_ASSERT(context);
 	}
 
-	// We're presumably still blocking interrupts here in the R session,
-	// so this is likely equivalent to cpp11::safe[Rf_onintrNoResume]()
+	// This seems necessary to work around a specificity with the RStudio IDE on Windows.
+	// Without the message, the interrupt is not available as a catchable condition.
+	// https://github.com/krlmlr/cancel.test/issues/1
+	cpp11::message("");
+
+	// FIXME: Is this equivalent to cpp11::safe[Rf_onintrNoResume](), or worse?
 	cpp11::safe[Rf_onintr]();
 	return true;
 }