Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/SaveLayersDialog.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/SaveLayersDialog.java	(revision 4617)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/SaveLayersDialog.java	(revision 4618)
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 import javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer;
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JDialog;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
@@ -30,4 +31,5 @@
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
 import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
 
@@ -293,4 +295,7 @@
             putValue(SHORT_DESCRIPTION, tr("Close this dialog and resume editing in JOSM"));
             putValue(SMALL_ICON, ImageProvider.get("cancel"));
+            getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW)
+            .put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("ESCAPE"), "ESCAPE");
+            getRootPane().getActionMap().put("ESCAPE", this);
         }