diff --git a/assets/chat/js/chat.js b/assets/chat/js/chat.js
index cf74b956..05293cc1 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/chat.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/chat.js
@@ -436,7 +436,18 @@ class Chat {
 
     // ESC
     document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-      if (isKeyCode(e, KEYCODES.ESC)) ChatMenu.closeMenus(this); // ESC key
+      if (isKeyCode(e, KEYCODES.ESC)) {
+        const activeWindow = this.getActiveWindow();
+        if (this.getActiveMenu()) {
+          ChatMenu.closeMenus(this);
+        } else if (this.eventBar.isEventSelected()) {
+          this.eventBar.unselect();
+        } else if (!activeWindow.isScrollPinned()) {
+          activeWindow.scrollBottom();
+        } else if (this.userfocus.isFocused()) {
+          this.userfocus.clearFocus();
+        }
+      }
     });
 
     // Visibility
@@ -943,6 +954,10 @@ class Chat {
     if (this.mainwindow !== null) this.mainwindow.update();
   }
 
+  getActiveMenu() {
+    return [...this.menus.values()].find((menu) => menu.visible);
+  }
+
   censor(nick) {
     for (const message of this.mainwindow.messages) {
       if (message.user?.username === nick.toLowerCase()) {
diff --git a/assets/chat/js/event-bar/EventBar.js b/assets/chat/js/event-bar/EventBar.js
index 3755c12a..69c5bbbc 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/event-bar/EventBar.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/event-bar/EventBar.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class ChatEventBar extends EventEmitter {
    * Unselects the currently highlighted event.
    */
   unselect() {
-    if (this.eventSelectUI.hasChildNodes()) {
+    if (this.isEventSelected()) {
       this.eventSelectUI.replaceChildren();
       this.eventSelectUI.classList.add('hidden');
       this.emit('eventUnselected');
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ export default class ChatEventBar extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit('eventSelected');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if an event is currently selected
+   */
+  isEventSelected() {
+    return this.eventSelectUI.hasChildNodes();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Checks if the specified event is already in the event bar.
    * @param {string} uuid
diff --git a/assets/chat/js/focus.js b/assets/chat/js/focus.js
index 7ff52857..9330c16a 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/focus.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/focus.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ChatUserFocus {
       this.toggleFocus(t.text());
     } else if (t.hasClass('flair')) {
       this.toggleFocus(t.data('flair'), true);
-    } else if (this.focused.length > 0) {
+    } else if (this.isFocused()) {
       this.clearFocus();
     }
   }
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class ChatUserFocus {
     return this;
   }
 
+  isFocused() {
+    return this.focused.length > 0;
+  }
+
   addCssRule(value, isFlair) {
     let rule;
     if (isFlair) {
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ class ChatUserFocus {
   }
 
   redraw() {
-    this.chat.ui.toggleClass('focus', this.focused.length > 0);
+    this.chat.ui.toggleClass('focus', this.isFocused());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/assets/chat/js/window.js b/assets/chat/js/window.js
index 9c57a436..30703321 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/window.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/window.js
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ class ChatWindow extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  isScrollPinned() {
+    return this.scrollplugin.pinned;
+  }
+
+  scrollBottom() {
+    this.scrollplugin.scrollBottom();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Use chat state (settings and authentication data) to update the messages in
    * this window.