diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/GuiScript.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/GuiScript.java
index 8b0d7d24a..206526c65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/GuiScript.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/GuiScript.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class GuiScript extends GuiNPCInterface implements IGuiData, GuiYesNoCall
                 textArea.init(guiLeft + 74, guiTop + 4, 239, 208, container == null ? "" : container.script);
             textArea.enableCodeHighlighting();
             textArea.setListener(this);
+            this.closeOnEsc(textArea::closeOnEsc);
             this.addTextField(textArea);
 
             addButton(new GuiNpcButton(102, guiLeft + 315, guiTop + 4, 50, 20, "gui.clear"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptEffect.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptEffect.java
index f3a4d219d..22db14a2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptEffect.java
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ public class GuiScriptEffect extends GuiNPCInterface implements GuiYesNoCallback
                 textArea.init(this.guiLeft + 1 + yoffset, this.guiTop + yoffset, this.xSize - 108 - yoffset, (int) ((double) this.ySize * 0.96) - yoffset * 2, container == null ? "" : container.script);
             textArea.enableCodeHighlighting();
             textArea.setListener(this);
+            this.closeOnEsc(textArea::closeOnEsc);
             this.addTextField(textArea);
+            
             int left1 = this.guiLeft + this.xSize - 104;
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(102, left1, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.clear"));
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(101, left1 + 61, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.paste"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptInterface.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptInterface.java
index 4afa22144..99fbf7d3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptInterface.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class GuiScriptInterface extends GuiNPCInterface implements GuiYesNoCallb
 
             textArea.enableCodeHighlighting();
             textArea.setListener(this);
-
+            this.closeOnEsc(textArea::closeOnEsc);
             this.addTextField(textArea);
 
             int left1 = this.guiLeft + this.xSize - 104;
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptLinkedItem.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptLinkedItem.java
index a6803d2c4..8c22c2dd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptLinkedItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptLinkedItem.java
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ public class GuiScriptLinkedItem extends GuiNPCInterface implements GuiYesNoCall
                 textArea.init(this.guiLeft + 1 + yoffset, this.guiTop + yoffset, this.xSize - 108 - yoffset, (int) ((double) this.ySize * 0.96) - yoffset * 2, container == null ? "" : container.script);
             textArea.enableCodeHighlighting();
             textArea.setListener(this);
+            this.closeOnEsc(textArea::closeOnEsc);
             this.addTextField(textArea);
+            
             int left1 = this.guiLeft + this.xSize - 104;
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(102, left1, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.clear"));
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(101, left1 + 61, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.paste"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptRecipe.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptRecipe.java
index fd93d8fe3..0215fd403 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/script/GuiScriptRecipe.java
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ public class GuiScriptRecipe extends GuiNPCInterface implements GuiYesNoCallback
                 textArea.init(this.guiLeft + 1 + yoffset, this.guiTop + yoffset, this.xSize - 108 - yoffset, (int) ((double) this.ySize * 0.96) - yoffset * 2, container == null ? "" : container.script);
             textArea.enableCodeHighlighting();
             textArea.setListener(this);
+            this.closeOnEsc(textArea::closeOnEsc);
             this.addTextField(textArea);
+            
             int left1 = this.guiLeft + this.xSize - 104;
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(102, left1, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.clear"));
             this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(101, left1 + 61, this.guiTop + yoffset, 60, 20, "gui.paste"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiScriptTextArea.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiScriptTextArea.java
index 67aa5f748..55cb47cb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiScriptTextArea.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiScriptTextArea.java
@@ -1470,6 +1470,10 @@ public class GuiScriptTextArea extends GuiNpcTextField {
         setCursor(result.newCursorPosition, false);
     }
     
+    public boolean closeOnEsc(){
+        return !searchBar.isVisible() && !goToLineDialog.isVisible(); 
+    }
+    
     // ==================== KEYBOARD MODIFIERS ====================
 
     private boolean isAltKeyDown() {