diff --git a/imgui.h b/imgui.h
index 96e86161a..0cf6f43ed 100644
--- a/imgui.h
+++ b/imgui.h
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ struct ImColor
 #define IMGUI_HAS_MULTI_SELECT      // Multi-Select/Range-Select WIP branch // <-- This is currently _not_ in the top of imgui.h to prevent merge conflicts.
 
 // Flags for BeginMultiSelect().
-// This system is designed to allow mouse/keyboard multi-selection, including support for range-selection (SHIFT + click),
+// This system is designed to allow mouse/keyboard multi-selection, including support for range-selection (SHIFT+click and SHIFT+keyboard),
 // which is difficult to re-implement manually. If you disable multi-selection with ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoMultiSelect
 // (which is provided for consistency and flexibility), the whole BeginMultiSelect() system becomes largely overkill as
 // you can handle single-selection in a simpler manner by just calling Selectable() and reacting on clicks yourself.
@@ -2735,6 +2735,7 @@ enum ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_
     ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoMultiSelect     = 1 << 0,
     ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoUnselect        = 1 << 1,   // Disable unselecting items with CTRL+Click, CTRL+Space etc.
     ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoSelectAll       = 1 << 2,   // Disable CTRL+A shortcut to set RequestSelectAll
+    ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_ClearOnEscape     = 1 << 3,   // Enable ESC shortcut to clear selection
 };
 
 // Abstract:
@@ -2773,6 +2774,7 @@ enum ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_
 // If you submit all items (no clipper), Step 2 and 3 and will be handled by Selectable() on a per-item basis.
 struct ImGuiMultiSelectData
 {
+    bool    IsFocused;              // Begin        // Set if currently focusing the selection scope (any item of the selection). May be used if you have custom shortcut associated to selection.
     bool    RequestClear;           // Begin, End   // Request user to clear selection
     bool    RequestSelectAll;       // Begin, End   // Request user to select all
     bool    RequestSetRange;        // End          // Request user to set or clear selection in the [RangeSrc..RangeDst] range
@@ -2785,6 +2787,7 @@ struct ImGuiMultiSelectData
     ImGuiMultiSelectData()  { Clear(); }
     void Clear()
     {
+        IsFocused = false;
         RequestClear = RequestSelectAll = RequestSetRange = RangeSrcPassedBy = RangeValue = false;
         RangeSrc = RangeDst = NULL;
         RangeDirection = 0;
diff --git a/imgui_demo.cpp b/imgui_demo.cpp
index 3e50d0954..023d47cf6 100644
--- a/imgui_demo.cpp
+++ b/imgui_demo.cpp
@@ -2862,7 +2862,8 @@ static void ShowDemoWindowMultiSelect()
             ImGui::Text("Selection size: %d", selection.GetSelectionSize());
             if (ImGui::BeginListBox("##Basket", ImVec2(-FLT_MIN, ImGui::GetFontSize() * 20)))
             {
-                ImGuiMultiSelectData* multi_select_data = ImGui::BeginMultiSelect(ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_None, (void*)(intptr_t)selection.RangeRef, selection.GetSelected(selection.RangeRef));
+                ImGuiMultiSelectFlags flags = ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_ClearOnEscape;
+                ImGuiMultiSelectData* multi_select_data = ImGui::BeginMultiSelect(flags, (void*)(intptr_t)selection.RangeRef, selection.GetSelected(selection.RangeRef));
                 if (multi_select_data->RequestClear)     { selection.Clear(); }
                 if (multi_select_data->RequestSelectAll) { selection.SelectAll(ITEMS_COUNT); }
 
@@ -2876,7 +2877,7 @@ static void ShowDemoWindowMultiSelect()
                     sprintf(label, "Object %05d: %s", n, random_names[n % IM_ARRAYSIZE(random_names)]);
 
                     bool item_is_selected = selection.GetSelected(n);
-                    ImGui::SetNextItemSelectionData((void*)(intptr_t)n);
+                    ImGui::SetNextItemSelectionUserData(n);
                     ImGui::Selectable(label, item_is_selected);
                     if (ImGui::IsItemToggledSelection())
                         selection.SetSelected(n, !item_is_selected);
diff --git a/imgui_widgets.cpp b/imgui_widgets.cpp
index 3729283f9..ba4cce289 100644
--- a/imgui_widgets.cpp
+++ b/imgui_widgets.cpp
@@ -7138,6 +7138,9 @@ ImGuiMultiSelectData* ImGui::BeginMultiSelect(ImGuiMultiSelectFlags flags, void*
     g.MultiSelectEnabledWindow = window;
     g.MultiSelectFlags = flags;
 
+    // Report focus
+    ms->In.IsFocused = ms->Out.IsFocused = (ms->FocusScopeId == g.NavFocusScopeId);
+
     // Use copy of keyboard mods at the time of the request, otherwise we would requires mods to be held for an extra frame.
     g.MultiSelectKeyMods = g.NavJustMovedToId ? g.NavJustMovedToKeyMods : g.IO.KeyMods;
 
@@ -7157,16 +7160,23 @@ ImGuiMultiSelectData* ImGui::BeginMultiSelect(ImGuiMultiSelectFlags flags, void*
             ms->In.RequestClear = true;
     }
 
-    // Select All helper shortcut
-    // Note: we are comparing FocusScope so we don't need to be testing for IsWindowFocused()
-    if (!(flags & ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoMultiSelect) && !(flags & ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoSelectAll))
-        if (ms->FocusScopeId == g.NavFocusScopeId && g.ActiveId == 0)
-            if (g.IO.KeyCtrl && IsKeyPressed(GetKeyIndex(ImGuiKey_A)))
+    // Shortcuts
+    if (ms->In.IsFocused)
+    {
+        // Select All helper shortcut (CTRL+A)
+        // Note: we are comparing FocusScope so we don't need to be testing for IsWindowFocused()
+        if (!(flags & ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoMultiSelect) && !(flags & ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_NoSelectAll))
+            if (Shortcut(ImGuiMod_Ctrl | ImGuiKey_A))
                 ms->In.RequestSelectAll = true;
 
+        if (flags & ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_ClearOnEscape)
+            if (Shortcut(ImGuiKey_Escape))
+                ms->In.RequestClear = true;
+    }
+
 #ifdef IMGUI_DEBUG_MULTISELECT
-    if (ms->In.RequestClear)     printf("[%05d] BeginMultiSelect: RequestClear\n", g.FrameCount);
-    if (ms->In.RequestSelectAll) printf("[%05d] BeginMultiSelect: RequestSelectAll\n", g.FrameCount);
+    if (ms->In.RequestClear)     IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("BeginMultiSelect: RequestClear\n");
+    if (ms->In.RequestSelectAll) IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("BeginMultiSelect: RequestSelectAll\n");
 #endif
 
     return &ms->In;
@@ -7186,9 +7196,9 @@ ImGuiMultiSelectData* ImGui::EndMultiSelect()
     g.MultiSelectFlags = ImGuiMultiSelectFlags_None;
 
 #ifdef IMGUI_DEBUG_MULTISELECT
-    if (ms->Out.RequestClear)     printf("[%05d] EndMultiSelect: RequestClear\n", g.FrameCount);
-    if (ms->Out.RequestSelectAll) printf("[%05d] EndMultiSelect: RequestSelectAll\n", g.FrameCount);
-    if (ms->Out.RequestSetRange)  printf("[%05d] EndMultiSelect: RequestSetRange %p..%p = %d\n", g.FrameCount, ms->Out.RangeSrc, ms->Out.RangeDst, ms->Out.RangeValue);
+    if (ms->Out.RequestClear)     IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("EndMultiSelect: RequestClear\n");
+    if (ms->Out.RequestSelectAll) IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("EndMultiSelect: RequestSelectAll\n");
+    if (ms->Out.RequestSetRange)  IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("EndMultiSelect: RequestSetRange %p..%p = %d\n", ms->Out.RangeSrc, ms->Out.RangeDst, ms->Out.RangeValue);
 #endif
 
     return &ms->Out;