diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/blur-shortcut.ts b/packages/views/editor/extensions/blur-shortcut.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea0b0a18f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/blur-shortcut.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Extension } from "@tiptap/core";
+
+/**
+ * Escape → blur the editor. Without this, pressing ESC inside the
+ * contenteditable does nothing (browsers don't blur contenteditables by
+ * default), leaving users stuck in the editor with no keyboard escape hatch.
+ */
+export function createBlurShortcutExtension() {
+  return Extension.create({
+    name: "blurShortcut",
+    addKeyboardShortcuts() {
+      return {
+        Escape: ({ editor }) => {
+          editor.commands.blur();
+          return true;
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/index.ts b/packages/views/editor/extensions/index.ts
index b0af1c2be7..d750244f1d 100644
--- a/packages/views/editor/extensions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { createMentionSuggestion } from "./mention-suggestion";
 import { CodeBlockView } from "./code-block-view";
 import { createMarkdownPasteExtension } from "./markdown-paste";
 import { createSubmitExtension } from "./submit-shortcut";
+import { createBlurShortcutExtension } from "./blur-shortcut";
 import { createFileUploadExtension } from "./file-upload";
 import { FileCardExtension } from "./file-card";
 import { ImageView } from "./image-view";
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ export function createEditorExtensions(
         },
         { submitOnEnter: options.submitOnEnter ?? false },
       ),
+      createBlurShortcutExtension(),
       createFileUploadExtension(options.onUploadFileRef!),
     );
   }