diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/hamburger-menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/hamburger-menu.js
index 14b2848ebeb..2edd4b23a5e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/hamburger-menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/hamburger-menu.js
@@ -400,4 +400,12 @@ export default createWidget("hamburger-menu", {
       this.sendWidgetAction("toggleHamburger");
     }
   },
+
+  keyDown(e) {
+    if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      this.sendWidgetAction("toggleHamburger");
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/user-menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/user-menu.js
index 49e589e7679..89aaa688aaf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/user-menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/user-menu.js
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ export default createWidget("user-menu", {
     }
   },
 
+  keyDown(e) {
+    if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      this.sendWidgetAction("toggleUserMenu");
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
+
   quickAccess(type) {
     if (this.state.currentQuickAccess !== type) {
       this.state.currentQuickAccess = type;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/hamburger-menu-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/hamburger-menu-test.js
index 4d9fe1b5dfb..364118c49e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/hamburger-menu-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/hamburger-menu-test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import {
   acceptance,
+  exists,
   query,
   updateCurrentUser,
 } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
-import { click, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
+import { click, triggerKeyEvent, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import { test } from "qunit";
 
 acceptance(
@@ -26,3 +27,12 @@ acceptance(
     });
   }
 );
+
+acceptance("Hamburger Menu accessibility", function () {
+  test("Escape key closes hamburger menu", async function (assert) {
+    await visit("/");
+    await click("#toggle-hamburger-menu");
+    await triggerKeyEvent(".hamburger-panel", "keydown", "Escape");
+    assert.ok(!exists(".hamburger-panel"), "Esc closes the hamburger panel");
+  });
+});