diff --git a/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.cpp b/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.cpp
index b2bef136..c0a02bdd 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.cpp
@@ -203,3 +203,13 @@ PreviewUploadOverlay::setPreview(const QString &path)
         setLabels(split[1], mime.name(), data_.size());
         init();
 }
+
+void
+PreviewUploadOverlay::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
+{
+        if( event->key() == Qt::Key_Escape )
+        {
+            emit aborted();
+            close();
+        }
+}
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diff --git a/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.h b/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.h
index 7493f67c..d23ea0ae 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.h
+++ b/src/dialogs/PreviewUploadOverlay.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
         void setPreview(const QImage &src, const QString &mime);
         void setPreview(const QByteArray data, const QString &mime);
         void setPreview(const QString &path);
+        void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event);
 
 signals:
         void confirmUpload(const QByteArray data, const QString &media, const QString &filename);