diff --git a/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el b/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
index f814fd85a..87e1c4761 100644
--- a/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ There are 2 possible values:
 
 (def-package! treemacs-evil
   :when (featurep! :feature evil +everywhere)
-  :after treemacs)
+  :after treemacs
+  :config (define-key evil-treemacs-state-map [escape] #'delete-window))
 
 
 (def-package! treemacs-projectile