diff --git a/src/bookmarks.rs b/src/bookmarks.rs
index 29a7b5c..8f0b649 100644
--- a/src/bookmarks.rs
+++ b/src/bookmarks.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl Widget for BMPopup {
     }
     fn on_key(&mut self, key: Key) -> HResult<()> {
         match key {
-            Key::Ctrl('c') => {
+            Key::Ctrl('c') | Key::Esc => {
                 self.bookmark_path = None;
                 return HError::popup_finnished()
             },
diff --git a/src/foldview.rs b/src/foldview.rs
index 39941c7..1f285bd 100644
--- a/src/foldview.rs
+++ b/src/foldview.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn on_key(&mut self, key: Key) -> HResult<()> {
+        // this on_key() could have been implmented by some type
         let result = FoldableWidgetExt::on_key(self, key);
         if let Err(HError::WidgetUndefinedKeyError{key}) = result {
             match key {
@@ -302,9 +303,11 @@ where
                 Key::Char('J') => for _ in 0..10 { self.move_down() },
                 Key::Down | Key::Char('j') => self.move_down(),
                 Key::Char('t') => self.toggle_fold()?,
-                Key::Char('g') => self.popup_finnished()?,
+                Key::Char('g') | Key::Esc => self.popup_finnished()?,
                 _ =>  { HError::undefined_key(key)?; },
             }
+            // Key was defined, or _ match would have returned undefined key
+            return Ok(());
         }
         result
     }
diff --git a/src/proclist.rs b/src/proclist.rs
index c561fcf..a6da1d3 100644
--- a/src/proclist.rs
+++ b/src/proclist.rs
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ impl Widget for ProcView {
     }
     fn on_key(&mut self, key: Key) -> HResult<()> {
         match key {
-            Key::Char('w') => {
+            Key::Char('w') | Key::Esc => {
                 self.animator.set_stale().log();
                 self.get_core()?.clear().log();
                 return Err(HError::PopupFinnished) }
diff --git a/src/quick_actions.rs b/src/quick_actions.rs
index 98c40dc..69bfb78 100644
--- a/src/quick_actions.rs
+++ b/src/quick_actions.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ impl FoldableWidgetExt for ListView<Vec<QuickActions>> {
     fn on_key(&mut self, key: Key) -> HResult<()> {
         match key {
             Key::Char('a') |
-            Key::Char('h') => HError::popup_finnished()?,
+            Key::Char('h') |
+            Key::Ctrl('c') |
+            Key::Esc => HError::popup_finnished()?,
             // undefined key causes parent to handle move up/down
             Key::Char('j') => HError::undefined_key(key)?,
             Key::Char('k') => HError::undefined_key(key)?,