diff --git a/src/pv/display.c b/src/pv/display.c
index 2165b6f..690003c 100644
--- a/src/pv/display.c
+++ b/src/pv/display.c
@@ -1373,3 +1373,14 @@ void pv_display(pvprogramstatus_t status, readonly_pvcontrol_t control, pvtransi
 		debug("%s: [%s]", "processtitle display", extra_display->display_buffer);
 	}
 }
+
+
+/*
+ * Clear the local pv__output_produced flag to indicate that the progress
+ * bar display is no longer being updated and the cursor has moved past it,
+ * so error messages don't need a preceding line any more.
+ */
+void pv_end_display(void)
+{
+	pv__output_produced = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/pv/loop.c b/src/pv/loop.c
index 46897fc..d1d91a9 100644
--- a/src/pv/loop.c
+++ b/src/pv/loop.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 int pv_remote_transferstate_fetch(pvstate_t, pid_t, /*@null@ */ off_t *, bool);
+void pv_end_display(void);
 
 
 #if HAVE_SQRTL
@@ -765,8 +766,8 @@ int pv_main_loop(pvstate_t state)
 			pv_tty_write(&(state->flags), "\n", 1);
 	}
 
-	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit)
-		state->status.exit_status |= PV_ERROREXIT_SIGNAL;
+	/* Tell the error routines that progress bar display has finished. */
+	pv_end_display();
 
 	if (input_fd >= 0)
 		(void) close(input_fd);
@@ -774,6 +775,11 @@ int pv_main_loop(pvstate_t state)
 	/* Calculate and display the transfer statistics. */
 	pv__show_stats(state);
 
+	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit) {
+		state->status.exit_status |= PV_ERROREXIT_SIGNAL;
+		pv_error("%s", _("interrupted by signal"));
+	}
+
 	return state->status.exit_status;
 }
 
@@ -1307,14 +1313,20 @@ int pv_watchfd_loop(pvstate_t state)
 		}
 	}
 
+      end_pv_watchfd_loop:
+
+	/* Tell the error routines that progress bar display has finished. */
+	pv_end_display();
+
 	/*
 	 * If a signal caused the end of the loop, reflect that in the
 	 * return code.
 	 */
-	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit)
+	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit) {
 		state->status.exit_status |= PV_ERROREXIT_SIGNAL;
+		pv_error("%s", _("interrupted by signal"));
+	}
 
-      end_pv_watchfd_loop:
 	/* Free all allocated sub-structures. */
 	pv_freecontents_watchfd_items(watching, state->watchfd.count);
 
@@ -1448,11 +1460,16 @@ int pv_query_loop(pvstate_t state, pid_t query)
 			pv_tty_write(&(state->flags), "\n", 1);
 	}
 
-	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit)
-		state->status.exit_status |= PV_ERROREXIT_SIGNAL;
+	/* Tell the error routines that progress bar display has finished. */
+	pv_end_display();
 
 	/* Calculate and display the transfer statistics. */
 	pv__show_stats(state);
 
+	if (1 == state->flags.trigger_exit) {
+		state->status.exit_status |= PV_ERROREXIT_SIGNAL;
+		pv_error("%s", _("interrupted by signal"));
+	}
+
 	return state->status.exit_status;
 }