diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c1ccbddde..fba699d5e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ cython_debug/
 # Scratch folder
 .scratch/
 .vscode/
+.zed/
 
 # source installer files
 installer/*zip
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.tsx
index 521c0a2486..decb9a2c78 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ export const ImageViewerModal = memo(() => {
     handler: imageViewer.close,
   });
 
+  useHotkeys(
+    'esc',
+    imageViewer.close,
+    {
+      preventDefault: true,
+      enabled: imageViewer.isOpen,
+    },
+    [imageViewer.isOpen]
+  );
+
   return (
     <Box sx={imageViewerContainerSx} data-hidden={!imageViewer.isOpen}>
       <Flex
diff --git a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
index b1eaa2d447..fce95e672c 100644
--- a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
+++ b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.15.0"
+__version__ = "6.0.0a1"