diff --git a/cmd/formatter/shortcut.go b/cmd/formatter/shortcut.go
index 4a5e774737e..079cd1a015d 100644
--- a/cmd/formatter/shortcut.go
+++ b/cmd/formatter/shortcut.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (lk *LogKeyboard) HandleKeyEvents(ctx context.Context, event keyboard.KeyEv
 		// will notify main thread to kill and will handle gracefully
 		lk.signalChannel <- syscall.SIGINT
 	case keyboard.KeyCtrlZ:
-		_ = syscall.Kill(0, syscall.SIGSTOP)
+		handleCtrlZ()
 	case keyboard.KeyEnter:
 		newLine()
 		lk.printNavigationMenu()
diff --git a/cmd/formatter/shortcut_unix.go b/cmd/formatter/shortcut_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0baa3a949cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/formatter/shortcut_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+/*
+   Copyright 2024 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package formatter
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func handleCtrlZ() {
+	_ = syscall.Kill(0, syscall.SIGSTOP)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/formatter/shortcut_windows.go b/cmd/formatter/shortcut_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c642d069a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/formatter/shortcut_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+/*
+   Copyright 2024 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package formatter
+
+// handleCtrlZ is a no-op on Windows as SIGSTOP is not supported
+func handleCtrlZ() {
+	// Windows doesn't support SIGSTOP/SIGCONT signals
+	// Ctrl+Z behavior is handled differently by the Windows terminal
+}
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