diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Viewer.vue b/frontend/src/views/Viewer.vue
index afde7c4e6..ef4231ef9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Viewer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Viewer.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="viewer">
+  <div class="viewer" @keyup.esc="onClose">
     <TextEditor ref="textEditor"
       v-show="active === 'textEditor'"
       :save-handler="saveHandler"