diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 72a9481..4fe8a1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2371,7 +2371,13 @@ function App() {
       }
 
       const handleMacNativeEscapeCapture = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-          if (!shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit(isMacRuntime, useNativeMacWindowControls, useStore.getState().windowState === 'fullscreen', event)) {
+          if (!shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit(
+              isMacRuntime,
+              useNativeMacWindowControls,
+              useStore.getState().windowState === 'fullscreen',
+              event,
+              { isEditableTarget: isEditableElement(event.target) },
+          )) {
               return;
           }
           event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.test.ts b/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.test.ts
index 5e1d0d0..6620ac4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.test.ts
@@ -44,4 +44,14 @@ describe('macWindow helpers', () => {
     expect(shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit(true, true, true, { key: 'Enter', defaultPrevented: false })).toBe(false);
     expect(shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit(true, true, true, { key: 'Escape', defaultPrevented: true })).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('does not suppress Escape for editable targets so editor widgets can close', () => {
+    expect(shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit(
+      true,
+      true,
+      true,
+      { key: 'Escape', defaultPrevented: false },
+      { isEditableTarget: true },
+    )).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.ts b/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.ts
index bb156f8..d5f3dde 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/macWindow.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ export const shouldSuppressMacNativeEscapeExit = (
   useNativeMacWindowControls: boolean,
   isFullscreen: boolean,
   event: Pick<KeyboardEvent, 'key' | 'defaultPrevented'>,
+  options?: { isEditableTarget?: boolean },
 ): boolean => {
   if (!isMacRuntime || !useNativeMacWindowControls || !isFullscreen) {
     return false;
   }
+  if (options?.isEditableTarget) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (event.defaultPrevented) {
     return false;
   }