diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 22ae147fe4..934540ba4c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			orderManager.StartGame();
 		}
 
-		public static event Action OnGameStart = () => { };
+		public static event Action OnGameStart = () => {};
+		public static event Action BeforeGameStart = () => {};
 		internal static void StartGame()
 		{
+			BeforeGameStart();
 			LoadMap(LobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.Map);
 			if (orderManager.GameStarted) return;
 			Widget.SelectedWidget = null;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
index 25b233f730..8c89df33aa 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 				Game.Renderer.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(overlaySprite, videoOrigin, "chrome", videoSize);
 		}
 		
+		public override bool HandleKeyPressInner(KeyInput e)
+		{
+			if (e.Event == KeyInputEvent.Down)
+			{
+				if (e.KeyChar == 27) // Escape
+				{
+					Stop();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		
 		public void Play()
 		{
 			PlayThen(() => {});	
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
index 89f8a27ac4..01001cce1a 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			var gameRoot = r.GetWidget("INGAME_ROOT");
 			var optionsBG = gameRoot.GetWidget("INGAME_OPTIONS_BG");
 			
-			Game.OnGameStart += () => r.OpenWindow("INGAME_ROOT");
+			Game.BeforeGameStart += () => r.OpenWindow("INGAME_ROOT");
 			Game.OnGameStart += () => gameRoot.GetWidget<RadarBinWidget>("INGAME_RADAR_BIN").SetWorld(Game.world);
 
 			r.GetWidget("INGAME_OPTIONS_BUTTON").OnMouseUp = mi => {