diff --git a/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js b/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
index b60888365..dff5497cf 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class Entrypoints extends Component {
 
         await appContext.tabManager.openContextWithNote(note.noteId, true, null, hoistedNoteId);
 
-        appContext.triggerEvent('focusAndSelectTitle');
+        appContext.triggerEvent('focusAndSelectTitle', {isNewNote: true});
     }
 
     async toggleNoteHoistingCommand() {
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/note_create.js b/src/public/app/services/note_create.js
index 641b5e377..778cf237d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/note_create.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/note_create.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async function createNote(parentNotePath, options = {}) {
         await activeNoteContext.setNote(`${parentNotePath}/${note.noteId}`);
 
         if (options.focus === 'title') {
-            appContext.triggerEvent('focusAndSelectTitle');
+            appContext.triggerEvent('focusAndSelectTitle', {isNewNote: true});
         }
         else if (options.focus === 'content') {
             appContext.triggerEvent('focusOnDetail', {ntxId: activeNoteContext.ntxId});
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_title.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_title.js
index 4003b7942..71cf0db42 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_title.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_title.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import protectedSessionHolder from "../services/protected_session_holder.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import SpacedUpdate from "../services/spaced_update.js";
 import appContext from "../services/app_context.js";
+import branchService from "../services/branches.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-title-widget">
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ export default class NoteTitleWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             await server.put(`notes/${this.noteId}/change-title`, {title}, this.componentId);
         });
 
+        this.deleteNoteOnEscape = false;
+
         appContext.addBeforeUnloadListener(this);
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +52,14 @@ export default class NoteTitleWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
         this.$noteTitle.on('input', () => this.spacedUpdate.scheduleUpdate());
 
+        this.$noteTitle.on('blur', () => { this.deleteNoteOnEscape = false });
+
+        utils.bindElShortcut(this.$noteTitle, 'esc', () => {
+            if (this.deleteNoteOnEscape && this.noteContext.isActive()) {
+                branchService.deleteNotes(Object.values(this.noteContext.note.parentToBranch));
+            }
+        });
+
         utils.bindElShortcut(this.$noteTitle, 'return', () => {
             this.triggerCommand('focusOnAttributes', {ntxId: this.noteContext.ntxId});
         });
@@ -84,11 +95,13 @@ export default class NoteTitleWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         }
     }
 
-    focusAndSelectTitleEvent() {
+    focusAndSelectTitleEvent({isNewNote} = {isNewNote: false}) {
         if (this.noteContext && this.noteContext.isActive()) {
             this.$noteTitle
                 .trigger('focus')
                 .trigger('select');
+
+            this.deleteNoteOnEscape = isNewNote;
         }
     }