diff --git a/.changeset/cli-quit-command.md b/.changeset/cli-quit-command.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..866de7c456d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cli-quit-command.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+Updates the `create astro` welcome message to highlight the graceful dev/preview server quit command rather than the kill process shortcut
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 93527b96b414..70c0d846086c 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const nextSteps = async ({ projectDir, devCmd }: { projectDir: string; de
 		log(enter.join(len > max ? '\n' + prefix : ' '));
 	}
 	log(
-		`${prefix}Run ${color.cyan(devCmd)} to start the dev server. ${color.cyan('CTRL+C')} to stop.`,
+		`${prefix}Run ${color.cyan(devCmd)} to start the dev server. ${color.cyan('q')} + ${color.cyan('ENTER')} to stop.`,
 	);
 	await sleep(100);
 	log(