diff --git a/masks/project.html b/masks/project.html
index f3049c7..d96fe9d 100644
--- a/masks/project.html
+++ b/masks/project.html
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ oSpot.onQuitPage = function() {
 oSpot.onKeydown = function(oEvent) {
 	switch(oEvent.which) {
 		case 27:
-			$bFeedPanelOpen = isFeedPanelOpen();
-			$bSettingsPanelOpen = isSettingsPanelOpen();
-			$bAnimation = ($bFeedPanelOpen && $bSettingsPanelOpen)?'none':null;
-			if($bFeedPanelOpen) toggleFeedPanel(false, $bAnimation);
-			if($bSettingsPanelOpen)	toggleSettingsPanel(false, $bAnimation);
+			if(!isLightboxOpen()) {
+				$bFeedPanelOpen = isFeedPanelOpen();
+				$bSettingsPanelOpen = isSettingsPanelOpen();
+				$bAnimation = ($bFeedPanelOpen && $bSettingsPanelOpen)?'none':null;
+				if($bFeedPanelOpen) toggleFeedPanel(false, $bAnimation);
+				if($bSettingsPanelOpen)	toggleSettingsPanel(false, $bAnimation);
+			}
 			break;
 	}
 }
@@ -153,6 +155,10 @@ function updateSettingsPanel(asLastUpdate) {
 		.text(oSpot.lang('last_update')+' '+asLastUpdate.relative_time);
 }
 
+function isLightboxOpen() {
+	return $('#lightbox').is(':visible');
+}
+
 function isMobile() {
 	return $('#mobile').is(':visible');
 }