diff --git a/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp b/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
index 0036250bb9d4f041c4a5bdde9bc64792b79ee0d8..18810f5794c331a8262f9f3a9e6414dc6d8d6b9a 100644
--- a/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
+++ b/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
@@ -747,8 +747,9 @@ void MediaPluginCEF::keyEvent(dullahan::EKeyEvent key_event, LLSD native_key_dat
 	bool event_isrepeat = native_key_data["event_isrepeat"].asBoolean();
 
 	// adding new code below in unicodeInput means we don't send ascii chars
-	// here too or we get double key presses on a mac.  
-	if (((unsigned char)event_chars < 0x10 || (unsigned char)event_chars >= 0x7f ))
+	// here too or we get double key presses on a mac.
+	bool esc_key = (event_umodchars == 27);
+	if (esc_key || ((unsigned char)event_chars < 0x10 || (unsigned char)event_chars >= 0x7f ))
 	{
 		mCEFLib->nativeKeyboardEventOSX(key_event, event_modifiers, 
 										event_keycode, event_chars,