diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
index 00aee2737b0..a38b8d42cef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QPushButton>
 
@@ -97,3 +98,15 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
     layout->addWidget(copyRightLabel, 0, 1, 4, 4);
     layout->addWidget(buttonBox, 4, 0, 1, 5);
 }
+
+bool VersionDialog::event(QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::ShortcutOverride) {
+        QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
+        if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Escape && !ke->modifiers()) {
+            ke->accept();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return QDialog::event(event);
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
index 4ed50a858b6..d68ca72e7a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 #include <QDialog>
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QEvent;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ class VersionDialog : public QDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit VersionDialog(QWidget *parent);
+
+    bool event(QEvent *event);
+
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal