diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
index 79b67690babdd..e55b70b1f6e1a 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
@@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				this.openedMenu = false
 			}
 
-			// a open the action menu
-			if (event.key === 'a' && !this.openedMenu) {
+			// Otherwise it's the `a` hotkey: open the action menu
+			// (matched by physical key, event.key may differ on non-Latin layouts, e.g. 'ф')
+			if (event.key !== 'Escape' && !this.openedMenu) {
 				this.openedMenu = true
 			}
 		},