diff --git a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
index dd929846a..b71f3601c 100644
--- a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
+++ b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@
         [fController focusFilterField];
     else if (firstChar == ' ')
         [fController toggleQuickLook: nil];
+    else if ([event keyCode] == 53) //esc key
+        [self deselectAll: nil];
     else
         [super keyDown: event];
 }