diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 0a210d1e..fd522b07 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# ?
+
+- Enhancement: Allow "Escape" to work with hotkeys within text boxes;
+  allows escaping out of source textarea (part of #291)
+
 # 3.0.0-rc.3
 
 - Security fix/Breaking change (Imagelib): Only allow origins within
diff --git a/editor/js-hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.min.js b/editor/js-hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.min.js
index 3df2f8ce..94eb4b06 100644
--- a/editor/js-hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.min.js
+++ b/editor/js-hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.min.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  * Binny V A, http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/
 */
 
-export default function(b){b.hotkeys={version:"0.8",specialKeys:{8:"backspace",9:"tab",13:"return",16:"shift",17:"ctrl",18:"alt",19:"pause",20:"capslock",27:"esc",32:"space",33:"pageup",34:"pagedown",35:"end",36:"home",37:"left",38:"up",39:"right",40:"down",45:"insert",46:"del",96:"0",97:"1",98:"2",99:"3",100:"4",101:"5",102:"6",103:"7",104:"8",105:"9",106:"*",107:"+",109:"-",110:".",111:"/",112:"f1",113:"f2",114:"f3",115:"f4",116:"f5",117:"f6",118:"f7",119:"f8",120:"f9",121:"f10",122:"f11",123:"f12",144:"numlock",145:"scroll",191:"/",224:"meta",219:"[",221:"]"},shiftNums:{"`":"~","1":"!","2":"@","3":"#","4":"$","5":"%","6":"^","7":"&","8":"*","9":"(","0":")","-":"_","=":"+",";":": ","'":'"',",":"<",".":">","/":"?","\\":"|"}};function a(d){if(typeof d.data!=="string"){return}var c=d.handler,e=d.data.toLowerCase().split(" ");d.handler=function(n){if(this!==n.target&&(/textarea|select/i.test(n.target.nodeName)||n.target.type==="text")){return}var h=n.type!=="keypress"&&b.hotkeys.specialKeys[n.which],o=String.fromCharCode(n.which).toLowerCase(),k,m="",g={};if(n.altKey&&h!=="alt"){m+="alt+"}if(n.ctrlKey&&h!=="ctrl"){m+="ctrl+"}if(n.metaKey&&!n.ctrlKey&&h!=="meta"){m+="meta+"}if(n.shiftKey&&h!=="shift"){m+="shift+"}if(h){g[m+h]=true}else{g[m+o]=true;g[m+b.hotkeys.shiftNums[o]]=true;if(m==="shift+"){g[b.hotkeys.shiftNums[o]]=true}}for(var j=0,f=e.length;j<f;j++){if(g[e[j]]){return c.apply(this,arguments)}}}}b.each(["keydown","keyup","keypress"],function(){b.event.special[this]={add:a}})
+// We *do* want to allow the escape key within textareas (and possibly tab too), so add the condition `n.which !== 27`
+
+export default function(b){b.hotkeys={version:"0.8",specialKeys:{8:"backspace",9:"tab",13:"return",16:"shift",17:"ctrl",18:"alt",19:"pause",20:"capslock",27:"esc",32:"space",33:"pageup",34:"pagedown",35:"end",36:"home",37:"left",38:"up",39:"right",40:"down",45:"insert",46:"del",96:"0",97:"1",98:"2",99:"3",100:"4",101:"5",102:"6",103:"7",104:"8",105:"9",106:"*",107:"+",109:"-",110:".",111:"/",112:"f1",113:"f2",114:"f3",115:"f4",116:"f5",117:"f6",118:"f7",119:"f8",120:"f9",121:"f10",122:"f11",123:"f12",144:"numlock",145:"scroll",191:"/",224:"meta",219:"[",221:"]"},shiftNums:{"`":"~","1":"!","2":"@","3":"#","4":"$","5":"%","6":"^","7":"&","8":"*","9":"(","0":")","-":"_","=":"+",";":": ","'":'"',",":"<",".":">","/":"?","\\":"|"}};function a(d){if(typeof d.data!=="string"){return}var c=d.handler,e=d.data.toLowerCase().split(" ");d.handler=function(n){if(this!==n.target&&(n.which !== 27 && /textarea|select/i.test(n.target.nodeName)||n.target.type==="text")){return}var h=n.type!=="keypress"&&b.hotkeys.specialKeys[n.which],o=String.fromCharCode(n.which).toLowerCase(),k,m="",g={};if(n.altKey&&h!=="alt"){m+="alt+"}if(n.ctrlKey&&h!=="ctrl"){m+="ctrl+"}if(n.metaKey&&!n.ctrlKey&&h!=="meta"){m+="meta+"}if(n.shiftKey&&h!=="shift"){m+="shift+"}if(h){g[m+h]=true}else{g[m+o]=true;g[m+b.hotkeys.shiftNums[o]]=true;if(m==="shift+"){g[b.hotkeys.shiftNums[o]]=true}}for(var j=0,f=e.length;j<f;j++){if(g[e[j]]){return c.apply(this,arguments)}}}}b.each(["keydown","keyup","keypress"],function(){b.event.special[this]={add:a}})
 
 return b;
 }