diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index dea361968..4ddb344b5 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@
           "C-j" nil
           "C-k" nil)
         (:map transient-map
-          [escape] #'transient-quit-one
-          "q"      #'transient-quit-one))
+          "q" #'transient-quit-one))
 
       (:when (featurep! :tools gist)
         :after gist
diff --git a/modules/tools/magit/config.el b/modules/tools/magit/config.el
index bccf6162d..483b65bb8 100644
--- a/modules/tools/magit/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/magit/config.el
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ It is passed a user and repository name.")
     #'hide-mode-line-mode)
 
   ;; properly kill leftover magit buffers on quit
-  (define-key magit-status-mode-map [remap magit-mode-bury-buffer] #'+magit/quit))
+  (define-key magit-status-mode-map [remap magit-mode-bury-buffer] #'+magit/quit)
+
+  ;; Close transient with ESC
+  (define-key transient-map [escape] #'transient-quit-one))
 
 
 (def-package! forge