diff --git a/kittens/transfer/receive.go b/kittens/transfer/receive.go
index 2591549c4..2f065e698 100644
--- a/kittens/transfer/receive.go
+++ b/kittens/transfer/receive.go
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func (self *manager) on_file_transfer_response(ftc *FileTransmissionCommand) (er
 			if ftc.Status == `OK` {
 				self.state = state_waiting_for_file_metadata
 			} else {
-				return fmt.Errorf(`Permission for transfer denied`)
+				return os.ErrPermission
 			}
 		} else {
 			return fmt.Errorf(`Unexpected response from terminal: %s`, ftc.String())
@@ -780,6 +780,10 @@ func (self *handler) on_file_transfer_response(ftc *FileTransmissionCommand) (er
 	}
 	transfer_started := self.manager.state == state_transferring
 	if merr := self.manager.on_file_transfer_response(ftc); merr != nil {
+		if merr == os.ErrPermission {
+			// terminal will not respond to cancel request
+			return fmt.Errorf("Permission denied by user")
+		}
 		self.abort_with_error(merr)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py b/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
index 33ac5dd26..549b18da6 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def __init__(self, cmd, cwd, allow=True, env=None):
 class TestFileTransmission(BaseTest):
 
     def setUp(self):
+        self.direction_receive = False
         super().setUp()
         self.tdir = os.path.realpath(tempfile.mkdtemp())
         self.responses = []
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ def test_rsync_hashers(self):
     @contextmanager
     def run_kitten(self, cmd, home_dir='', allow=True):
         cwd = os.path.realpath(tempfile.mkdtemp(suffix='-cwd', dir=self.tdir))
-        cmd = [kitten_exe(), 'transfer'] + cmd
+        cmd = [kitten_exe(), 'transfer'] + (['--direction=receive'] if self.direction_receive else []) + cmd
         env = {'PWD': cwd}
         if home_dir:
             env['HOME'] = home_dir
@@ -342,6 +343,17 @@ def run_kitten(self, cmd, home_dir='', allow=True):
             if os.path.exists(cwd):
                 shutil.rmtree(cwd)
 
+    def test_transfer_receive(self):
+        self.direction_receive = True
+        src = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'src')
+        self.src_data = os.urandom(11113)
+        with open(src, 'wb') as s:
+            s.write(self.src_data)
+        dest = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'dest')
+        with self.run_kitten([src, dest], allow=False) as pty:
+            pty.wait_till_child_exits(require_exit_code=1)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(dest))
+
     def test_transfer_send(self):
         src = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'src')
         self.src_data = os.urandom(9137)
diff --git a/tools/wcswidth/escape-code-parser.go b/tools/wcswidth/escape-code-parser.go
index 7cd786831..0a1dfa7db 100644
--- a/tools/wcswidth/escape-code-parser.go
+++ b/tools/wcswidth/escape-code-parser.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package wcswidth
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"kitty/tools/utils"
 )