diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 5dd83010f..55f89f721 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import { TablesService } from './services/tables.service';
 import { ViewModeService } from './services/view-mode.service';
 import { ALL_HOTKEYS, TextPopups } from './utils/constants';
 import { RedactTextData } from './utils/dialog-types';
+import { AnnotationActionsService } from './services/annotation-actions.service';
 
 const textActions = [TextPopups.REDACT_TEXT, TextPopups.ADD_HINT, TextPopups.ADD_FALSE_POSITIVE];
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent
         private readonly _dossierTemplatesService: DossierTemplatesService,
         private readonly _dialog: MatDialog,
         private readonly _tablesService: TablesService,
+        private readonly _annotationActionsService: AnnotationActionsService,
     ) {
         super();
         effect(() => {
@@ -398,6 +400,12 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent
 
         if (['Escape'].includes($event.key)) {
             $event.preventDefault();
+            if (this._annotationManager.resizingAnnotationId) {
+                const resizedAnnotation = this._fileDataService
+                    .annotations()
+                    .find(annotation => annotation.id === this._annotationManager.resizingAnnotationId);
+                this._annotationActionsService.cancelResize(resizedAnnotation).then();
+            }
             this.fullScreen = false;
             this.closeFullScreen();
             this._changeRef.markForCheck();
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/pdf-viewer.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/pdf-viewer.service.ts
index 593c5d132..a064347f8 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/pdf-viewer.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/pdf-viewer.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import TextHighlightAnnotation = Core.Annotations.TextHighlightAnnotation;
 import DocumentViewer = Core.DocumentViewer;
 import Quad = Core.Math.Quad;
 import TextTool = Core.Tools.TextTool;
+import { REDAnnotationManager } from './annotation-manager.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PdfViewer {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class PdfViewer {
         private readonly _logger: NGXLogger,
         private readonly _errorService: ErrorService,
         private readonly _userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
+        private readonly _annotationManager: REDAnnotationManager,
     ) {
         this.totalPages = this.#totalPages.asReadonly();
         this.isCompareMode = this.#isCompareMode.asReadonly();
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ export class PdfViewer {
     #listenForEsc() {
         this.#instance.UI.hotkeys.on('esc', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            if (this.#isElementActive('searchPanel')) {
+            if (this.#isElementActive('searchPanel') && !this._annotationManager.resizingAnnotationId) {
                 this.#focusViewer();
                 this.deactivateSearch();
             }