diff --git a/src/core/app/app_input_runtime.zig b/src/core/app/app_input_runtime.zig
index 21efa7e0b..e006353a6 100644
--- a/src/core/app/app_input_runtime.zig
+++ b/src/core/app/app_input_runtime.zig
@@ -1381,6 +1381,10 @@ pub fn Runtime(comptime App: type) type {
                         _ = moveCompactCommandMenu(app, menu, -1);
                         app.shell.render_requests.request(.footer);
                     },
+                    27 => {
+                        _ = cancelCompactCommandMenu(app);
+                        app.shell.render_requests.request(.footer);
+                    },
                     else => {},
                 }
                 return true;