diff --git a/sdl_keysym.h b/sdl_keysym.h
index 07969bcb43d85a991a0f7a56da6f84937a1ee16f..a1485eeca91079fc40526ba92fefd9f02bbf5023 100644
--- a/sdl_keysym.h
+++ b/sdl_keysym.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static name2keysym_t name2keysym[]={
 {"Multi_Key", SDLK_COMPOSE},
 {"Num_Lock", SDLK_NUMLOCK},
 {"Pause", SDLK_PAUSE},
+{"Escape", SDLK_ESCAPE},
 
 {0,0},
 };