diff --git a/src/app/KeyInput.cpp b/src/app/KeyInput.cpp
index c4e127a..184ef3b 100644
--- a/src/app/KeyInput.cpp
+++ b/src/app/KeyInput.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ namespace {
 struct JsCodeToVk { const char* code; uint16_t vk; };
 
 // KeyboardEvent.code values are physical positions, so a binding made on one
-// keyboard layout means the same physical key on another. Escape is absent on
-// purpose — the remap window uses it to cancel listening.
+// keyboard layout means the same physical key on another.
 const JsCodeToVk kCodeMap[] = {
     // Letters
     {"KeyA",'A'},{"KeyB",'B'},{"KeyC",'C'},{"KeyD",'D'},{"KeyE",'E'},{"KeyF",'F'},
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ const JsCodeToVk kCodeMap[] = {
     {"Backspace",   VK_BACK},
     {"Delete",      VK_DELETE},
     {"Insert",      VK_INSERT},
+    {"Escape",      VK_ESCAPE},
 
     // Navigation
     {"ArrowUp",     VK_UP},
diff --git a/src/app/RemapWindow.cpp b/src/app/RemapWindow.cpp
index 2f6542a..4f14146 100644
--- a/src/app/RemapWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/RemapWindow.cpp
@@ -1336,18 +1336,20 @@ document.addEventListener('auxclick',function(e){
 });
 
 document.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){
-  // Escape stays the cancel affordance, so it is deliberately not bindable.
-  // Innermost dismissable thing first: the modal is the only one that can sit
-  // on top of the others.
+  // Escape closes whichever overlay sits on top of the page — innermost
+  // first, and the modal is the only one that can sit on top of the other.
+  // Neither overlay is up while a row is listening, so in that case Escape
+  // falls through to the capture logic below and binds like any other key
+  // (issue #105) — the row's own Cancel button is how listening is aborted.
   if(e.key==='Escape'){
     if(pendingAction!==null||document.getElementById('modal-backdrop').style.display==='flex'){
       resolveModal('cancel');
-    } else if(comboOpen){
+      return;
+    }
+    if(comboOpen){
       closeCombo();
-    } else {
-      cancelListening();
+      return;
     }
-    return;
   }
   // The search box is a real text field — typing in it must not be swallowed
   // by the binding-capture handler below.