1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qmenubar.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
index 377b39a..599f15b 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ bool QMenuBar::event(QEvent *e)
     break;
     case QEvent::ShortcutOverride: {
         QKeyEvent *kev = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e);
-        if (kev->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
+        //we only filter out escape if there is a current action
+        if (kev->key() == Qt::Key_Escape && d->currentAction) {
             e->accept();
             return true;
         }