diff --git a/src/display/editor/tools.js b/src/display/editor/tools.js
index 01cf7a26a2728..d802b4248e077 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/tools.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/tools.js
@@ -1810,6 +1810,15 @@ class AnnotationEditorUIManager {
       this.#mode !== AnnotationEditorType.NONE &&
       !this.isEditorHandlingKeyboard
     ) {
+      if (
+        event.key === "Escape" &&
+        !this.hasSomethingToControl() &&
+        !this.#currentDrawingSession
+      ) {
+        this.updateToolbar({ mode: AnnotationEditorType.NONE });
+        stopEvent(event);
+        return;
+      }
       AnnotationEditorUIManager._keyboardManager.exec(this, event);
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/freetext_editor_spec.mjs b/test/integration/freetext_editor_spec.mjs
index 79e3fccfe6bf4..458bfdc68ed33 100644
--- a/test/integration/freetext_editor_spec.mjs
+++ b/test/integration/freetext_editor_spec.mjs
@@ -128,6 +128,28 @@ describe("FreeText Editor", () => {
       await closePages(pages);
     });
 
+    it("must turn off the active editor tool with Escape", async () => {
+      await Promise.all(
+        pages.map(async ([browserName, page]) => {
+          await switchToFreeText(page);
+
+          const modeChangedHandle = await waitForAnnotationModeChanged(page);
+          await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+          await awaitPromise(modeChangedHandle);
+
+          await page.waitForSelector("#editorFreeTextButton:not(.toggled)");
+          await page.waitForSelector(
+            ".annotationEditorLayer:not(.freetextEditing)"
+          );
+
+          const mode = await page.evaluate(
+            () => window.PDFViewerApplication.pdfViewer.annotationEditorMode
+          );
+          expect(mode).withContext(`In ${browserName}`).toEqual(0);
+        })
+      );
+    });
+
     it("must write a string in a FreeText editor", async () => {
       await Promise.all(
         pages.map(async ([browserName, page]) => {