diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fc0e22..e918d3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
 .python-version
 venv*/
-.idea/
diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index 8fd546b..62cb350 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import abc
 import ast
 import atexit
+import bdb
 import builtins as builtin_mod
 import dis
 import functools
@@ -3558,6 +3559,11 @@ class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):
                 result.error_in_exec = e
             self.showtraceback(exception_only=True)
             warn("To exit: use 'exit', 'quit', or Ctrl-D.", stacklevel=1)
+        except bdb.BdbQuit:
+            etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
+            if result is not None:
+                result.error_in_exec = value
+            # the BdbQuit stops here
         except self.custom_exceptions:
             etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
             if result is not None: