diff --git a/frontend/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js b/frontend/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
index 51c7dbf16..ddadff459 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
@@ -556,3 +556,10 @@ $("#leaderboardsWrapper #leaderboards .rightTableJumpToMe").click(async (e) => {
     }
   );
 });
+
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (event.key === "Escape" && !$("#leaderboardsWrapper").hasClass("hidden")) {
+    hide();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-test-duration-popup.js b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-test-duration-popup.js
index dbabc3994..c8619bf84 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-test-duration-popup.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-test-duration-popup.js
@@ -145,3 +145,13 @@ $(document).on("click", "#top .config .time .text-button", (e) => {
     show();
   }
 });
+
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (
+    event.key === "Escape" &&
+    !$("#customTestDurationPopupWrapper").hasClass("hidden")
+  ) {
+    hide();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-text-popup.js b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-text-popup.js
index 10f6699d0..f7e721f80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-text-popup.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-text-popup.js
@@ -186,3 +186,13 @@ $("#customTextPopup .apply").click(() => {
 $("#customTextPopup .wordfilter").click(() => {
   WordFilterPopup.show();
 });
+
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (
+    event.key === "Escape" &&
+    !$("#customTextPopupWrapper").hasClass("hidden")
+  ) {
+    hide();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-word-amount-popup.js b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-word-amount-popup.js
index ab4c645c1..46598f662 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-word-amount-popup.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/popups/custom-word-amount-popup.js
@@ -77,3 +77,13 @@ $(document).on("click", "#top .config .wordCount .text-button", (e) => {
     show();
   }
 });
+
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (
+    event.key === "Escape" &&
+    !$("#customWordAmountPopupWrapper").hasClass("hidden")
+  ) {
+    hide();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/popups/simple-popups.js b/frontend/src/js/popups/simple-popups.js
index 34da3c4c7..9d985404a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/popups/simple-popups.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/popups/simple-popups.js
@@ -725,3 +725,10 @@ $(document).on(
     list.applyCustomFont.show([]);
   }
 );
+
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (event.key === "Escape" && !$("#simplePopupWrapper").hasClass("hidden")) {
+    hide();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/test/practise-words.js b/frontend/src/js/test/practise-words.js
index 80d60d0cc..07b058875 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/test/practise-words.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/test/practise-words.js
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ $("#practiseWordsPopup .button.both").on("focusout", (e) => {
   $("#practiseWordsPopup .missed").focus();
 });
 
+$(document).keydown((event) => {
+  if (
+    event.key === "Escape" &&
+    !$("#practiseWordsPopupWrapper").hasClass("hidden")
+  ) {
+    hidePopup();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+});
+
 $(document).ready(() => {
   UpdateConfig.subscribeToEvent((eventKey) => {
     if (eventKey === "mode") resetBefore();