diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 30e0dc95c73..1f9f23b5d07 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_pivot(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection);
 			_reset_drag();
 			viewport->queue_redraw();
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_rotate(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection);
 			_reset_drag();
 			viewport->queue_redraw();
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_anchors(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection);
 			_reset_drag();
 			viewport->queue_redraw();
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_resize(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection);
 			snap_target[0] = SNAP_TARGET_NONE;
 			snap_target[1] = SNAP_TARGET_NONE;
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_scale(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection);
 			_reset_drag();
 			viewport->queue_redraw();
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_move(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		}
 
 		// Cancel a drag
-		if (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed()) {
+		if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", p_event) || (b.is_valid() && b->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && b->is_pressed())) {
 			_restore_canvas_item_state(drag_selection, true);
 			snap_target[0] = SNAP_TARGET_NONE;
 			snap_target[1] = SNAP_TARGET_NONE;
@@ -5132,6 +5132,8 @@ CanvasItemEditor::CanvasItemEditor() {
 	controls_vb = memnew(VBoxContainer);
 	controls_vb->set_begin(Point2(5, 5));
 
+	ED_SHORTCUT("canvas_item_editor/cancel_transform", TTR("Cancel Transformation"), Key::ESCAPE);
+
 	// To ensure that scripts can parse the list of shortcuts correctly, we have to define
 	// those shortcuts one by one. Define shortcut before using it (by EditorZoomWidget).
 	ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY("canvas_item_editor/zoom_3.125_percent", TTR("Zoom to 3.125%"),