diff --git a/include/rootston/seat.h b/include/rootston/seat.h
index 966d98e58..70e8e8671 100644
--- a/include/rootston/seat.h
+++ b/include/rootston/seat.h
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ void roots_seat_cycle_focus(struct roots_seat *seat);
 
 void roots_seat_begin_move(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
 
+void roots_seat_cancel_move(struct roots_seat *seat);
+
 void roots_seat_begin_resize(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view,
 		uint32_t edges);
 
+void roots_seat_cancel_resize(struct roots_seat *seat);
+
 void roots_seat_begin_rotate(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
 
+void roots_seat_cancel_rotate(struct roots_seat *seat);
+
 struct roots_seat_view *roots_seat_view_from_view( struct roots_seat *seat,
 		struct roots_view *view);
 
diff --git a/rootston/keyboard.c b/rootston/keyboard.c
index f1123599a..c29df46a8 100644
--- a/rootston/keyboard.c
+++ b/rootston/keyboard.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ static bool keyboard_execute_compositor_binding(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
 	if (keysym == XKB_KEY_Escape) {
 		wlr_seat_pointer_end_grab(keyboard->seat->seat);
 		wlr_seat_keyboard_end_grab(keyboard->seat->seat);
+		roots_seat_cancel_move(keyboard->seat);
+		roots_seat_cancel_resize(keyboard->seat);
+		roots_seat_cancel_rotate(keyboard->seat);
 	}
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index d7353d1ed..a97f66ba6 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -738,6 +738,18 @@ void roots_seat_begin_move(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 		ROOTS_XCURSOR_MOVE, seat->cursor->cursor);
 }
 
+void roots_seat_cancel_move(struct roots_seat *seat) {
+	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
+	struct roots_view *view = roots_seat_get_focus(seat);
+
+	if (cursor->mode != ROOTS_CURSOR_MOVE || view == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_PASSTHROUGH;
+	view_move(view, cursor->view_x, cursor->view_y);
+}
+
 void roots_seat_begin_resize(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view,
 		uint32_t edges) {
 	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
@@ -766,6 +778,18 @@ void roots_seat_begin_resize(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view,
 		resize_name, seat->cursor->cursor);
 }
 
+void roots_seat_cancel_resize(struct roots_seat *seat) {
+	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
+	struct roots_view *view = roots_seat_get_focus(seat);
+
+	if (cursor->mode != ROOTS_CURSOR_RESIZE || view == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_PASSTHROUGH;
+	view_move_resize(view, cursor->view_x, cursor->view_y, cursor->view_width, cursor->view_height);
+}
+
 void roots_seat_begin_rotate(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
 	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_ROTATE;
@@ -778,3 +802,15 @@ void roots_seat_begin_rotate(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	wlr_xcursor_manager_set_cursor_image(seat->cursor->xcursor_manager,
 		ROOTS_XCURSOR_ROTATE, seat->cursor->cursor);
 }
+
+void roots_seat_cancel_rotate(struct roots_seat *seat) {
+	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
+	struct roots_view *view = roots_seat_get_focus(seat);
+
+	if (cursor->mode != ROOTS_CURSOR_ROTATE || view == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_PASSTHROUGH;
+	view->rotation = cursor->view_rotation;
+}