diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/right.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/right.rs
index d434a17b9..23b7adc2b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/right.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/right.rs
@@ -773,9 +773,13 @@ fn keywords(app: &mut LightcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, id: PhotoId) {
     padded(ui, |ui| {
         let kid = egui::Id::new("kw-input");
         let mut text = ui.data_mut(|d| d.get_temp::<String>(kid).unwrap_or_default());
-        let r = ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut text).hint_text(crate::i18n::tr("Add keyword")).desired_width(f32::INFINITY));
-        register(ui.ctx(), "field:keyword", r.rect);
-        if r.lost_focus() && ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Enter)) && !text.trim().is_empty() {
+        let r =
+            crate::text_field::TextField::singleline("field:keyword", &mut text).hint(crate::i18n::tr("Add keyword")).width(f32::INFINITY).show(ui);
+        // Return gives the keywords to the selected photos; Esc gives up what was typed
+        if r.cancelled() {
+            text.clear();
+        }
+        if r.ending == Some(crate::text_field::Ending::Return) && !text.trim().is_empty() {
             // a new name goes inside the default parent (Put New Keywords Inside This Keyword)
             let kws: Vec<String> = text.split(',').map(|s| app.session.catalog.typed_keyword(s)).filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect();
             let _ = app.run("photo.setMeta", json!({"addKeywords": kws}));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_keywording.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_keywording.rs
index 4f8b034f7..c5dd7ea37 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_keywording.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_keywording.rs
@@ -86,3 +86,24 @@ fn a_chips_menu_acts_on_the_selection() {
     ask(&mut h, "ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "keywordChipMenu:edit"}));
     assert!(matches!(&h.app.ui.dialog, Some(crate::state::Dialog::KeywordTag { editing: Some(k), .. }) if k == "Weddings"), "{:?}", h.app.ui.dialog);
 }
+
+/// The "Add keyword" box is a shared text field: right-click ▸ Paste fills it, Return gives the
+/// keywords to every selected photo, and Esc gives up what was typed.
+#[test]
+fn the_add_keyword_box_pastes_adds_and_gives_up() {
+    let (mut h, ids) = two_selected();
+    h.view.clipboard = "travel, sunset".into();
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "field:keyword", "button": "right"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "field:keyword:paste"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.key", json!({"key": "Enter"}));
+    for id in &ids {
+        let k = keywords_of(&h, *id);
+        assert!(k.contains(&"travel".to_string()) && k.contains(&"sunset".to_string()), "{k:?}");
+    }
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "field:keyword"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.text", json!({"text": "harbour"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.key", json!({"key": "Escape"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "field:keyword"}));
+    ask(&mut h, "ui.key", json!({"key": "Enter"}));
+    assert!(ids.iter().all(|id| !keywords_of(&h, *id).contains(&"harbour".to_string())), "Esc gave it up");
+}