diff --git a/src/app/components/info-drawer/info-drawer.component.ts b/src/app/components/info-drawer/info-drawer.component.ts
index 55c3b80d2..aa22749f2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/info-drawer/info-drawer.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/info-drawer/info-drawer.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@
  * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import { Component, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  Component,
+  HostListener,
+  Input,
+  OnChanges,
+  OnInit,
+  OnDestroy
+} from '@angular/core';
 import {
   MinimalNodeEntity,
   MinimalNodeEntryEntity,
@@ -33,7 +40,10 @@ import { ContentApiService } from '@alfresco/aca-shared';
 import { AppExtensionService } from '../../extensions/extension.service';
 import { SidebarTabRef } from '@alfresco/adf-extensions';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
-import { SetInfoDrawerStateAction } from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
+import {
+  SetInfoDrawerStateAction,
+  ToggleInfoDrawerAction
+} from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aca-info-drawer',
@@ -49,6 +59,10 @@ export class InfoDrawerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   displayNode: MinimalNodeEntryEntity | SiteEntry;
   tabs: Array<SidebarTabRef> = [];
 
+  @HostListener('keydown.escape') onEscapeKeyboardEvent() {
+    this.close();
+  }
+
   constructor(
     private store: Store<any>,
     private contentApi: ContentApiService,
@@ -80,6 +94,10 @@ export class InfoDrawerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  private close() {
+    this.store.dispatch(new ToggleInfoDrawerAction());
+  }
+
   private loadNodeInfo(nodeId: string) {
     if (nodeId) {
       this.isLoading = true;