diff --git a/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp b/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 
     mapper = new QDataWidgetMapper(this);
     mapper->setSubmitPolicy(QDataWidgetMapper::ManualSubmit);
+
+    GUIUtil::ItemDelegate *delegate = new GUIUtil::ItemDelegate(mapper);
+    connect(delegate, &GUIUtil::ItemDelegate::keyEscapePressed, this,
+            &EditAddressDialog::reject);
+    mapper->setItemDelegate(delegate);
 }
 
 EditAddressDialog::~EditAddressDialog() {
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QHeaderView>
+#include <QItemDelegate>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QObject>
@@ -265,6 +266,17 @@
 
 typedef ClickableProgressBar ProgressBar;
 
+class ItemDelegate : public QItemDelegate {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    ItemDelegate(QObject *parent) : QItemDelegate(parent) {}
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void keyEscapePressed();
+
+private:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event);
+};
 } // namespace GUIUtil
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_QT_GUIUTIL_H
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <QDoubleValidator>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QFont>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QSettings>
@@ -970,4 +971,13 @@
     Q_EMIT clicked(event->pos());
 }
 
+bool ItemDelegate::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) {
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+        if (static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event)->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
+            Q_EMIT keyEscapePressed();
+        }
+    }
+    return QItemDelegate::eventFilter(object, event);
+}
+
 } // namespace GUIUtil
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
     mapper->setSubmitPolicy(QDataWidgetMapper::ManualSubmit);
     mapper->setOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
 
+    GUIUtil::ItemDelegate *delegate = new GUIUtil::ItemDelegate(mapper);
+    connect(delegate, &GUIUtil::ItemDelegate::keyEscapePressed, this,
+            &OptionsDialog::reject);
+    mapper->setItemDelegate(delegate);
+
     /* setup/change UI elements when proxy IPs are invalid/valid */
     ui->proxyIp->setCheckValidator(new ProxyAddressValidator(parent));
     ui->proxyIpTor->setCheckValidator(new ProxyAddressValidator(parent));