diff --git a/components/lib/calendar/Calendar.js b/components/lib/calendar/Calendar.js
index 3fe463b84f..9950ab9196 100644
--- a/components/lib/calendar/Calendar.js
+++ b/components/lib/calendar/Calendar.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import PrimeReact, { PrimeReactContext, localeOption, localeOptions } from '../api/Api';
 import { Button } from '../button/Button';
 import { useHandleStyle } from '../componentbase/ComponentBase';
-import { useMergeProps, useMountEffect, useOverlayListener, usePrevious, useUnmountEffect, useUpdateEffect } from '../hooks/Hooks';
+import { useMergeProps, useMountEffect, useOverlayListener, usePrevious, useUnmountEffect, useUpdateEffect, useGlobalOnEscapeKey, ESC_KEY_HANDLING_PRIORITIES } from '../hooks/Hooks';
 import { CalendarIcon } from '../icons/calendar';
 import { ChevronDownIcon } from '../icons/chevrondown';
 import { ChevronLeftIcon } from '../icons/chevronleft';
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ export const Calendar = React.memo(
         };
         const { ptm, cx, isUnstyled } = CalendarBase.setMetaData(metaData);
 
+        useGlobalOnEscapeKey({
+            callback: () => {
+                hide();
+            },
+            when: overlayVisibleState,
+            priority: [ESC_KEY_HANDLING_PRIORITIES.OVERLAY_PANEL, 0]
+        });
+
         useHandleStyle(CalendarBase.css.styles, isUnstyled, { name: 'calendar' });
         const elementRef = React.useRef(null);
         const overlayRef = React.useRef(null);