diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76006efc24..535ecdfaab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - ID and class validation was too lenient https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/3954
 - Fixed CSS watcher crash if file becomes unreadable (even temporarily) https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/4079
 - Fixed display of keys when used in conjunction with other keys https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/3050
+- Fixed double detection of <kbd>Escape</kbd> on Windows https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/4038
 
 ## [0.47.1] - 2023-01-05
 
diff --git a/src/textual/drivers/win32.py b/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
index a191cd4d57..bfa4a11fec 100644
--- a/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
+++ b/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
                         # Key event, store unicode char in keys list
                         key_event = input_record.Event.KeyEvent
                         key = key_event.uChar.UnicodeChar
-                        if key_event.bKeyDown or key == "\x1b":
+                        if key_event.bKeyDown:
                             if (
                                 key_event.dwControlKeyState
                                 and key_event.wVirtualKeyCode == 0