diff --git a/src/configuration/configuration.ts b/src/configuration/configuration.ts
index c752310ade0..4bcd81350d6 100644
--- a/src/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
           useKey = false;
         }
       } else if (!this.useCtrlKeys && (bracketedKey.slice(1, 3) === "C-")) {
-        // Check for useCtrlKeys and if it is a <C- ctrl based keybinding
-        useKey = false;
+        // Check for useCtrlKeys and if it is a <C- ctrl> based keybinding.
+        // However, we need to still capture <C-c> due to overrideCopy.
+        if (bracketedKey === '<C-c>' && this.overrideCopy) {
+          useKey = true;
+        } else {
+          useKey = false;
+        }
       }
 
       // Set the context of whether or not this key will be used based on criteria from above