diff --git a/syncplay/ui/GuiConfiguration.py b/syncplay/ui/GuiConfiguration.py
index 6e3acd1..13394f3 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/GuiConfiguration.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/GuiConfiguration.py
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ class ConfigDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
         if self.pressedclosebutton == False:
             sys.exit()
 
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
+        if event.key() == Qt.Key_Escape:
+           sys.exit()
+
     def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
         data = event.mimeData()
         urls = data.urls()