diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
index 693769cb775739c16d00c16d14804552c6943db7..a3e4429d6808efcd9a0c4d278d0cc6ad1abf5f31 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ ErrorOr<void> PropertiesWindow::create_widgets(bool disable_rename)
         m_directory_statistics_calculator->start();
     }
 
+    m_on_escape = GUI::Action::create("Close properties", { Key_Escape }, [this](GUI::Action&) {
+        if (!m_apply_button->is_enabled())
+            close();
+    });
+
     update();
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.h b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.h
index 9206fd16d86cad7a3b14f7a34c15bb9136231265..fa49da45e8f48af22a0a456d3cad0ec73e9ff301 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private:
     RefPtr<GUI::ImageWidget> m_icon;
     RefPtr<GUI::Label> m_size_label;
     RefPtr<DirectoryStatisticsCalculator> m_directory_statistics_calculator;
+    RefPtr<GUI::Action> m_on_escape;
     DeprecatedString m_name;
     DeprecatedString m_parent_path;
     DeprecatedString m_path;