diff --git a/packages/console/src/components/hooks/test/useKeyListener.test.tsx b/packages/console/src/components/hooks/test/useKeyListener.test.tsx
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+++ b/packages/console/src/components/hooks/test/useKeyListener.test.tsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import { fireEvent, getByText, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useEscapeKey } from '../useKeyListener';
+
+it('calls the callback on pressing the ESC key', () => {
+  const callbackSpy = jest.fn();
+  const callback = (_?: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    callbackSpy();
+  };
+
+  const TestComponent = () => {
+    useEscapeKey(callback);
+    return <div>test</div>;
+  };
+
+  render(<TestComponent />);
+
+  fireEvent.keyDown(getByText(global.document.body, 'test'), {
+    key: 'Escape',
+  });
+
+  expect(callbackSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
diff --git a/packages/console/src/components/hooks/useKeyListener.ts b/packages/console/src/components/hooks/useKeyListener.ts
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+++ b/packages/console/src/components/hooks/useKeyListener.ts
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+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * Safely register and unregister a key listener on the document.
+ * @param onKeyPress
+ * @param keycode
+ */
+export const useKeyListener = (
+  onKeyPress: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+  keycode = 'Escape',
+) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const eventCallback = e => {
+      if (e.key === keycode) {
+        onKeyPress(e);
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', eventCallback);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', eventCallback);
+  }, []);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Register a key listener for the Escape key.
+ * @param onKeyPress
+ */
+export const useEscapeKey = (onKeyPress: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void) => {
+  useKeyListener(onKeyPress, 'Escape');
+};