diff --git a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.svelte b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.svelte
index 8c2c3994b4..29ed49d040 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.svelte
+++ b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.svelte
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
         }
     };
 
-    const keyPress = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-        if (e.key === "Escape") {
+    const keyPress = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (event.key === "Escape" && visible) {
+            event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+
             close();
         }
     };
diff --git a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.test.ts b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.test.ts
index 7ce7ba32c4..e7f001cb7f 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.test.ts
+++ b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Modal/Modal.test.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,36 @@ describe("Modal", () => {
             expectModalVisible(false);
         });
 
+        it("should stop esc press propagation when closing a visible modal", async () => {
+            const laterWindowListener = sinon.spy();
+            render(Modal, { id: "test-modal", visible: true });
+            window.addEventListener("keydown", laterWindowListener);
+
+            try {
+                await userEvent.keyboard("{Escape}");
+
+                expectModalVisible(false);
+                expect(laterWindowListener).not.to.have.been.called;
+            } finally {
+                window.removeEventListener("keydown", laterWindowListener);
+            }
+        });
+
+        it("should not stop esc press propagation when modal is not visible", async () => {
+            const laterWindowListener = sinon.spy();
+            render(Modal, { id: "test-modal", visible: false });
+            window.addEventListener("keydown", laterWindowListener);
+
+            try {
+                await userEvent.keyboard("{Escape}");
+
+                expectModalVisible(false);
+                expect(laterWindowListener).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            } finally {
+                window.removeEventListener("keydown", laterWindowListener);
+            }
+        });
+
         it("should emit close event on close when modal is visible", async () => {
             const onClose = sinon.spy();
             render(Modal, {