diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 70e4da89..8f067a23 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static const struct state_transition* states[] = {
 static const enum action entry_actions[] = {
     [STATE_SAME] = ACTION_NONE,
     [STATE_ANYWHERE] = ACTION_NONE,
-    [STATE_ESCAPE] = ACTION_NONE,
+    [STATE_ESCAPE] = ACTION_CLEAR,
     [STATE_GROUND] = ACTION_NONE,
     [STATE_CSIENTRY] = ACTION_CLEAR,
     [STATE_CSIPARAM] = ACTION_NONE,