diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_quick_create.js
index 216cf1bbe88..9c317552329 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_quick_create.js
@@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ var ColumnQuickCreate = AbstractQuickCreate.extend({
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     */
+    _cancel: function () {
+        this.folded = true;
+        this.$input.val('');
+        this._update();
+    },
     /**
      * Triggers up an event to quick create a column with the given value
      *
@@ -298,9 +307,7 @@ var ColumnQuickCreate = AbstractQuickCreate.extend({
         if (hasFocus) {
             return;
         }
-        this.folded = true;
-        this.$input.val('');
-        this._update();
+        this._cancel();
     },
     /**
      * Stops the propagation of the event to prevent the quick create from
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index f003bba199c..d4054e9f7af 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 odoo.define('web.kanban_tests', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
-var core = require('web.core');
 var KanbanColumnProgressBar = require('web.KanbanColumnProgressBar');
 var KanbanRenderer = require('web.KanbanRenderer');
 var KanbanView = require('web.KanbanView');
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 var widgetRegistry = require('web.widget_registry');
 
-var createAsyncView = testUtils.createAsyncView;
 var createView = testUtils.createView;
 
 QUnit.module('Views', {
@@ -1425,6 +1423,43 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('cancel column quick create by pressing ESCAPE', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        var kanban = createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<kanban class="o_kanban_test">' +
+                        '<field name="product_id"/>' +
+                        '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                            '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                        '</t></templates>' +
+                    '</kanban>',
+            groupBy: ['product_id'],
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create').length, 1, "should have a quick create column");
+        assert.notOk(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').is(':visible'),
+            "the input should not be visible");
+
+        kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create').click();
+
+        assert.ok(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').is(':visible'),
+            "the input should be visible");
+
+        // discard the column creation by pressing ESCAPE
+        kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').trigger($.Event('keydown', {
+            keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE,
+            which: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE,
+        }));
+
+        assert.notOk(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').is(':visible'),
+            "the input should not be visible anymore");
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('if view was grouped at start, it stays grouped', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);