diff --git a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
index 55dace1..f922db5 100644
--- a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
+++ b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
@@ -607,8 +607,12 @@
             return this.result_select();
           }
           break;
+        case 27:
+          if (this.results_showing) {
+            return this.results_hide();
+          }
+          break;
         case 9:
-        case 13:
         case 38:
         case 40:
         case 16:
diff --git a/chosen/chosen.proto.js b/chosen/chosen.proto.js
index 1fab7b0..e9443f6 100644
--- a/chosen/chosen.proto.js
+++ b/chosen/chosen.proto.js
@@ -610,8 +610,12 @@
             return this.result_select();
           }
           break;
+        case 27:
+          if (this.results_showing) {
+            return this.results_hide();
+          }
+          break;
         case 9:
-        case 13:
         case 38:
         case 40:
         case 16:
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index a9f6a1a..e125783 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ class Chosen
       when 13
         evt.preventDefault()
         this.result_select() if this.results_showing
-      when 9, 13, 38, 40, 16
+      when 27
+        this.results_hide() if @results_showing
+      when 9, 38, 40, 16
         # don't do anything on these keys
       else this.results_search()
 
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
index ba70ed3..48ce173 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
@@ -513,7 +513,9 @@ class Chosen
       when 13
         evt.preventDefault()
         this.result_select() if this.results_showing
-      when 9, 13, 38, 40, 16
+      when 27
+        this.results_hide() if @results_showing
+      when 9, 38, 40, 16
         # don't do anything on these keys
       else this.results_search()