diff --git a/components/lib/galleria/Galleria.js b/components/lib/galleria/Galleria.js
index ddaeb59847..f59be5ce63 100644
--- a/components/lib/galleria/Galleria.js
+++ b/components/lib/galleria/Galleria.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import PrimeReact, { PrimeReactContext, localeOption } from '../api/Api';
 import { useHandleStyle } from '../componentbase/ComponentBase';
 import { CSSTransition } from '../csstransition/CSSTransition';
-import { useInterval, useMergeProps, useUnmountEffect } from '../hooks/Hooks';
+import { useInterval, useMergeProps, useUnmountEffect, ESC_KEY_HANDLING_PRIORITIES, useGlobalOnEscapeKey } from '../hooks/Hooks';
 import { TimesIcon } from '../icons/times';
 import { Portal } from '../portal/Portal';
 import { Ripple } from '../ripple/Ripple';
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ export const Galleria = React.memo(
 
         useHandleStyle(GalleriaBase.css.styles, isUnstyled, { name: 'galleria' });
 
+        useGlobalOnEscapeKey({
+            callback: () => {
+                hide();
+            },
+            when: props.closeOnEscape && props.fullScreen,
+            priority: [ESC_KEY_HANDLING_PRIORITIES.IMAGE, 0]
+        });
+
         useInterval(
             () => {
                 onActiveItemChange({ index: props.circular && props.value.length - 1 === activeItemIndex ? 0 : activeItemIndex + 1 });