diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 8086094..e69d7bc 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keymap.Close):
 			closed, ccmds := m.wm.CloseFocused()
 			if !closed {
-				return m, tea.Quit
+				break
+				// return m, tea.Quit
 			}
 			return m, tea.Batch(ccmds...)
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keymap.SystemSelect):
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			}
 
 		case cmd.WinClose:
+			m.ctx.Logger.Debugf("got cmd.WinClose, target: %s", msg.Target)
+
 			switch msg.Target {
 
 			case postcreate.WIN_ID:
diff --git a/ui/views/posts/posts.go b/ui/views/posts/posts.go
index d068726..f09328c 100644
--- a/ui/views/posts/posts.go
+++ b/ui/views/posts/posts.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type KeyMap struct {
 	Refresh key.Binding
 	NewPost key.Binding
 	Select  key.Binding
+	Quit    key.Binding
 }
 
 var DefaultKeyMap = KeyMap{
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ var DefaultKeyMap = KeyMap{
 		key.WithKeys("r", "enter"),
 		key.WithHelp("r/enter", "read"),
 	),
+	Quit: key.NewBinding(
+		key.WithKeys("esc"),
+		key.WithHelp("esc", "quit"),
+	),
 }
 
 type Model struct {
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ func NewModel(c *ctx.Ctx) Model {
 	m.list = list.New(m.items, listDelegate, 0, 0)
 	m.list.SetShowTitle(false)
 	m.list.SetShowStatusBar(false)
+	m.list.DisableQuitKeybindings()
 
 	m.a, _ = aggregator.New(m.ctx)
 
@@ -92,6 +98,11 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
+		case key.Matches(msg, m.keymap.Quit):
+			if m.list.FilterState() == list.Filtering {
+				break
+			}
+			return m, tea.Quit
 
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keymap.Refresh):
 			m.ctx.Loading = true