diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
index f6fb3d7249..36d17b6ab1 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ ve.ce.Surface.prototype.onDocumentKeyPress = function ( e ) {
  */
 ve.ce.Surface.prototype.onDocumentKeyUp = function ( e ) {
 	// Detect end of selecting by letting go of shift
-	if ( !this.dragging && this.selecting && e.keyCode === 16 ) {
+	if ( !this.dragging && this.selecting && e.keyCode === ve.Keys.SHIFT ) {
 		this.selecting = false;
 		this.emit( 'selectionEnd' );
 	}
diff --git a/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js b/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
index 8bdf07f4d4..9ef0463528 100644
--- a/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.prototype.showSaveDialog = function () {
 
 	$( document ).on( 'keydown.ve-savedialog', function ( e ) {
 		// Escape
-		if ( e.which === 27 ) {
+		if ( e.which === ve.Keys.ESCAPE ) {
 			viewPage.onSaveDialogCloseButtonClick();
 		}
 	} );
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Dialog.js b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Dialog.js
index a9faa93a57..3178297c09 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Dialog.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Dialog.js
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ ve.ui.Dialog.prototype.onDocumentKeyDown = function ( e ) {
 	}
 };
 
+/**
+ * Handle frame document key down events.
+ *
+ * @method
+ * @param {jQuery.Event} e Key down event
+ */
+ve.ui.Dialog.prototype.onFrameDocumentKeyDown = function ( e ) {
+	if ( e.which === ve.Keys.ESCAPE ) {
+		this.close( 'cancel' );
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
 /**
  * Open window.
  *
@@ -139,6 +152,7 @@ ve.ui.Dialog.prototype.initialize = function () {
 	// Events
 	this.closeButton.connect( this, { 'click': 'onCloseButtonClick' } );
 	this.applyButton.connect( this, { 'click': 'onApplyButtonClick' } );
+	this.frame.$document.on( 'keydown', ve.bind( this.onFrameDocumentKeyDown, this ) );
 
 	// Initialization
 	this.closeButton.$.addClass( 've-ui-window-closeButton' );
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Frame.js b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Frame.js
index 4d6b33f808..0699e9c66f 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Frame.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Frame.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ ve.ui.Frame.prototype.load = function () {
 	// Properties
 	this.$$ = ve.Element.static.get$$( doc, this );
 	this.$content = this.$$( '.ve-ui-frame-content' );
+	this.$document = this.$$( doc );
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Inspector.js b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Inspector.js
index dc956368f3..572a0ca78e 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Inspector.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Inspector.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ve.ui.Inspector.prototype.onFormSubmit = function () {
  */
 ve.ui.Inspector.prototype.onFormKeyDown = function ( e ) {
 	// Escape
-	if ( e.which === 27 ) {
+	if ( e.which === ve.Keys.ESCAPE ) {
 		this.close( 'back' );
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Window.js b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Window.js
index a108918422..c93a3061b1 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Window.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/ve.ui.Window.js
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ ve.ui.Window.prototype.open = function () {
 		this.emit( 'setup' );
 		this.$.show();
 		this.visible = true;
+		this.frame.$.focus();
 		this.frame.run( ve.bind( function () {
 			this.onOpen();
 			this.opening = false;
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MenuWidget.js b/modules/ve/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MenuWidget.js
index e33c213304..a0b7daaf92 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MenuWidget.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MenuWidget.js
@@ -57,23 +57,19 @@ ve.ui.MenuWidget.prototype.onKeyDown = function ( e ) {
 
 	if ( !this.disabled && this.visible ) {
 		switch ( e.keyCode ) {
-			// Enter
-			case 13:
+			case ve.Keys.ENTER:
 				this.selectItem( highlightItem );
 				handled = true;
 				break;
-			// Up arrow
-			case 38:
+			case ve.Keys.UP:
 				this.highlightItem( this.getRelativeSelectableItem( highlightItem, -1 ) );
 				handled = true;
 				break;
-			// Down arrow
-			case 40:
+			case ve.Keys.DOWN:
 				this.highlightItem( this.getRelativeSelectableItem( highlightItem, 1 ) );
 				handled = true;
 				break;
-			// Escape
-			case 27:
+			case ve.Keys.ESCAPE:
 				if ( highlightItem ) {
 					highlightItem.setHighlighted( false );
 				}
diff --git a/modules/ve/ve.js b/modules/ve/ve.js
index efb9c4091e..9743b493ab 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ve.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ve.js
@@ -917,7 +917,9 @@
 		'HOME': 36,
 		'TAB': 9,
 		'PAGEUP': 33,
-		'PAGEDOWN': 34
+		'PAGEDOWN': 34,
+		'ESCAPE': 27,
+		'SHIFT': 16
 	};
 
 	// Expose