diff --git a/docs/dev/Codebase_Guide.md b/docs/dev/Codebase_Guide.md
index 307482e2a..7f9752f5d 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Codebase_Guide.md
+++ b/docs/dev/Codebase_Guide.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 * `pkg/gui/gui_common.go`: defines gui-specific methods that all controllers and helpers have access to
 * `pkg/i18n/english.go`: defines the set of i18n strings and their English values
 * `pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go`: manages refreshing of models. The refresh helper is typically invoked at the end of an action to re-load affected models from git (e.g. re-load branches after doing a git pull)
+* `pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go`: contains code that runs when you hit 'escape' on a view (assuming the view doesn't define its own escape handler)
 * `vendor/github.com/jesseduffield/gocui/gui.go`: defines the gocui gui struct
 * `vendor/github.com/jesseduffield/gocui/view.go`: defines the gocui view struct
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_building_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_building_controller.go
index 68179d158..ff5bd777b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_building_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_building_controller.go
@@ -154,5 +154,13 @@ func (self *PatchBuildingController) toggleSelection() error {
 }
 
 func (self *PatchBuildingController) Escape() error {
+	context := self.c.Contexts().CustomPatchBuilder
+	state := context.GetState()
+
+	if state.SelectingRange() || state.SelectingHunk() {
+		state.SetLineSelectMode()
+		return self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(context)
+	}
+
 	return self.c.Helpers().PatchBuilding.Escape()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go
index dd23448ec..7b1ba4c2d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ func (self *QuitActions) confirmQuitDuringUpdate() error {
 func (self *QuitActions) Escape() error {
 	currentContext := self.c.CurrentContext()
 
+	if listContext, ok := currentContext.(types.IListContext); ok {
+		if listContext.GetList().IsSelectingRange() {
+			listContext.GetList().CancelRangeSelect()
+			return self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(listContext)
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch ctx := currentContext.(type) {
 	case types.IFilterableContext:
 		if ctx.IsFiltering() {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/staging_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/staging_controller.go
index 46cd6cb69..31432fa68 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/staging_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/staging_controller.go
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ func (self *StagingController) EditFile() error {
 }
 
 func (self *StagingController) Escape() error {
+	if self.context.GetState().SelectingRange() || self.context.GetState().SelectingHunk() {
+		self.context.GetState().SetLineSelectMode()
+		return self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(self.context)
+	}
+
 	return self.c.PopContext()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/specific_selection.go b/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/specific_selection.go
index b9c9da8a6..a9dbf9f11 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/specific_selection.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/specific_selection.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ var SpecificSelection = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 						Contains(" 1f"),
 				)
 			}).
+			// Cancel hunk select
+			PressEscape().
+			// Escape the view
 			PressEscape()
 
 		t.Views().CommitFiles().
@@ -97,11 +100,6 @@ var SpecificSelection = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.Views().PatchBuilding().
 			IsFocused().
-			// hunk is selected because selection mode persists across files
-			ContainsLines(
-				Contains("@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@").IsSelected(),
-			).
-			Press(keys.Main.ToggleSelectHunk).
 			SelectedLines(
 				Contains("+2a"),
 			).
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/ui/range_select.go b/pkg/integration/tests/ui/range_select.go
index 84441701c..4885c7cb4 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/ui/range_select.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/ui/range_select.go
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import (
 // (no range, press arrow) -> no range
 // (no range, press shift+arrow) -> nonsticky range
 // (sticky range, press 'v') -> no range
+// (sticky range, press 'escape') -> no range
 // (sticky range, press arrow) -> sticky range
 // (sticky range, press shift+arrow) -> nonsticky range
 // (nonsticky range, press 'v') -> no range
+// (nonsticky range, press 'escape') -> no range
 // (nonsticky range, press arrow) -> no range
 // (nonsticky range, press shift+arrow) -> nonsticky range
 
@@ -125,6 +127,30 @@ var RangeSelect = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Press(keys.Universal.ToggleRangeSelect).
 				SelectedLines(
 					Contains("line 7"),
+				).
+				Press(keys.Universal.RangeSelectDown).
+				SelectedLines(
+					Contains("line 7"),
+					Contains("line 8"),
+				).
+				// (nonsticky range, press 'escape') -> no range
+				PressEscape().
+				SelectedLines(
+					Contains("line 8"),
+				).
+				Press(keys.Universal.ToggleRangeSelect).
+				SelectedLines(
+					Contains("line 8"),
+				).
+				SelectNextItem().
+				SelectedLines(
+					Contains("line 8"),
+					Contains("line 9"),
+				).
+				// (sticky range, press 'escape') -> no range
+				PressEscape().
+				SelectedLines(
+					Contains("line 9"),
 				)
 		}