diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index 1c2e126c..1ed6b98a 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
 }: Props) {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const {data: currentProfile} = useProfileQuery({did: currentAccount!.did})
-  const {activeModals} = useModals()
+  const {isModalActive, activeModals} = useModals()
   const {openModal, closeModal} = useModalControls()
   const {closeComposer} = useComposerControls()
   const {track} = useAnalytics()
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
     [onPressCancel],
   )
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isWeb) {
+    if (isWeb && !isModalActive) {
       window.addEventListener('keydown', onEscape)
       return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onEscape)
     }
-  }, [onEscape])
+  }, [onEscape, isModalActive])
 
   const onPressAddLinkCard = useCallback(
     (uri: string) => {
diff --git a/src/view/com/modals/Modal.web.tsx b/src/view/com/modals/Modal.web.tsx
index c43a8a6c..e11e76fc 100644
--- a/src/view/com/modals/Modal.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/modals/Modal.web.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ function Modal({modal}: {modal: ModalIface}) {
   }
 
   const onPressMask = () => {
-    if (modal.name === 'crop-image' || modal.name === 'edit-image') {
+    if (
+      modal.name === 'crop-image' ||
+      modal.name === 'edit-image' ||
+      modal.name === 'alt-text-image'
+    ) {
       return // dont close on mask presses during crop
     }
     closeModal()