diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/codeeditor.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/codeeditor.html
index 11d77d4dd4..2bccd039db 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/codeeditor.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/codeeditor.html
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
                     type="button"
                     button-style="link"
                     label-key="general_close"
+                    shortcut="esc"
                     action="vm.close()">
                 </umb-button>
                 <umb-button
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
 
     </umb-editor-view>
 
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>