diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.cpp
index 4d4ab4ad8e..873d4cfd51 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ static void set_flood_selection(Gfx::Bitmap& bitmap, Image& image, Gfx::IntPoint
     image.selection().merge(selection_mask, merge_mode);
 }
 
+void WandSelectTool::on_keydown(GUI::KeyEvent& key_event)
+{
+    Tool::on_keydown(key_event);
+    if (key_event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Escape) {
+        m_editor->image().selection().clear();
+    }
+}
+
 void WandSelectTool::on_mousedown(Layer* layer, MouseEvent& event)
 {
     if (!layer)
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.h
index f1e281b3b6..e239bd266a 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/WandSelectTool.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~WandSelectTool() = default;
 
     virtual void on_mousedown(Layer*, MouseEvent& event) override;
+    virtual void on_keydown(GUI::KeyEvent&) override;
     virtual GUI::Widget* get_properties_widget() override;
     virtual Variant<Gfx::StandardCursor, NonnullRefPtr<Gfx::Bitmap>> cursor() override { return Gfx::StandardCursor::Crosshair; }