diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
index 527204c80e8..943ca0be328 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ QdsNewDialog::QdsNewDialog(QWidget *parent)
     QObject::connect(&m_wizard, &WizardHandler::statusMessageChanged, this, &QdsNewDialog::onStatusMessageChanged);
     QObject::connect(&m_wizard, &WizardHandler::projectCanBeCreated, this, &QdsNewDialog::onProjectCanBeCreatedChanged);
 
+    m_dialog->installEventFilter(this);
+
     QObject::connect(&m_wizard, &WizardHandler::wizardCreationFailed, this, [this]() {
         QMessageBox::critical(m_dialog, tr("New project"), tr("Failed to initialize data"));
         reject();
@@ -110,6 +112,17 @@ QdsNewDialog::QdsNewDialog(QWidget *parent)
     });
 }
 
+bool QdsNewDialog::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (obj == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress
+        && static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event)->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
+        reject();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void QdsNewDialog::onDeletingWizard()
 {
     m_screenSizeModel->setBackendModel(nullptr);
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
index 670b39192d9..09a425c4996 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class QStandardItemModel;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace StudioWelcome {
+
 class QdsNewDialog : public QObject, public Core::NewDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ private:
     QString projectDescription() const { return m_qmlProjectDescription; }
 
     void updateScreenSizes();
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev) override;
 
 private slots:
     void onDeletingWizard();