diff --git a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/Widgets/TargetMemoryInspectionPane/HexViewerWidget/ItemGraphicsScene.cpp b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/Widgets/TargetMemoryInspectionPane/HexViewerWidget/ItemGraphicsScene.cpp
index 2c036f95..3c460123 100644
--- a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/Widgets/TargetMemoryInspectionPane/HexViewerWidget/ItemGraphicsScene.cpp
+++ b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/Widgets/TargetMemoryInspectionPane/HexViewerWidget/ItemGraphicsScene.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ namespace Widgets
     void ItemGraphicsScene::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* keyEvent) {
         const auto key = keyEvent->key();
 
-        if (key == Qt::Key_Escape) {
+        if (key == Qt::Key_Escape && !this->selectedByteItemsByAddress.empty()) {
             this->clearByteItemSelection();
             return;
         }