diff --git a/alui/menu.go b/alui/menu.go
index 3aa532c..f4c29a7 100644
--- a/alui/menu.go
+++ b/alui/menu.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 type Menu struct {
 	Column
 
+	OnEscape func()
+
 	active  int
 	buttons []*Button
 }
@@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ func (m *Menu) Handle(e allg5.Event) {
 			if onClick := m.buttons[m.active].OnClick; onClick != nil {
 				onClick()
 			}
+		case allg5.KeyEscape:
+			if onEscape := m.OnEscape; onEscape != nil {
+				onEscape()
+			}
 		}
 	case *allg5.MouseMoveEvent:
 		for i, btn := range m.buttons {
diff --git a/cmd/krampus19/playlevel.go b/cmd/krampus19/playlevel.go
index 7adada7..8cf95f4 100644
--- a/cmd/krampus19/playlevel.go
+++ b/cmd/krampus19/playlevel.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type playLevel struct {
 
 	state playLevelState
 }
+
 type keyPressedState map[allg5.Key]bool
 
 func (s keyPressedState) CountPressed(keys ...allg5.Key) int {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ func (l *playLevel) Enter(ctx *Context) error {
 	l.menu.Add("Restart", func() { l.ctx.Navigation.playLevel(l.name) })
 	l.menu.Add("Quit to main menu", func() { l.ctx.Navigation.showMainMenu() })
 	l.menu.Add("Quit to desktop", func() { l.ctx.Navigation.quit() })
+	l.menu.OnEscape = func() { l.showMenu = false }
 
 	l.state.Init(l.ctx, l.name)
 	return nil
@@ -137,13 +139,6 @@ func (l *playLevel) Handle(e allg5.Event) {
 
 	if l.showMenu {
 		l.menu.Handle(e)
-		switch e := e.(type) {
-		case *allg5.KeyDownEvent:
-			switch e.KeyCode {
-			case allg5.KeyEscape:
-				l.showMenu = false
-			}
-		}
 		return
 	}