diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text.cljs
index 9e2fd6b68..0dca22b44 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text.cljs
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@
         (fn [event]
           (dom/stop-propagation event)
           (when (= (.-keyCode event) 27) ; ESC
-            (on-close)))
+            (do
+              (st/emit! :interrupt)
+              (on-close))))
 
         on-mount
         (fn []