diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 13e4015b..50484e77 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25001,7 +25001,7 @@
                             "requires": {
                                 "debuglog": "^1.0.1",
                                 "dezalgo": "^1.0.0",
-                                "graceful-fs": "4.2.2",
+                                "graceful-fs": "^4.1.2",
                                 "once": "^1.3.0"
                             }
                         },
diff --git a/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx b/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
index 43339d23..3e8d770d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ interface SectionPickerProp extends ClipperStateProp {
 
 export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, SectionPickerProp> {
 	static dataSource: OneNotePicker.OneNotePickerDataSource;
+	private popupIsOpen: boolean = false;
+	private escWasPressed: boolean = false;
 
 	getInitialState(): SectionPickerState {
 		return {
@@ -54,6 +56,20 @@ export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, Sectio
 			// If the user selects a section, onPopupToggle will fire because it closes the popup, even though it wasn't a click
 			// so logging only when they open it is potentially the next best thing
 			Clipper.logger.logClickEvent(Log.Click.Label.sectionPickerLocationContainer);
+			this.popupIsOpen = true;
+		} else {
+			this.popupIsOpen = false;
+			// If ESC was pressed to close the popup, restore focus to the trigger element
+			if (this.escWasPressed) {
+				this.escWasPressed = false;
+				// Delay focus restoration slightly to ensure the popup has fully closed
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					const sectionLocationContainer = document.getElementById(Constants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer);
+					if (sectionLocationContainer) {
+						sectionLocationContainer.focus();
+					}
+				}, 0);
+			}
 		}
 		this.props.onPopupToggle(shouldNowBeOpen);
 	}
@@ -248,6 +264,27 @@ export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, Sectio
 		pickerLinkElement.insertBefore(srDiv, pickerLinkElement.firstChild);
 	}
 
+	attachEscapeHandler(element: HTMLElement, isInitialized: boolean, context: any) {
+		if (!isInitialized) {
+			// Attach ESC key listener at initialization
+			let oldOnKeyDown = document.onkeydown;
+			document.onkeydown = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
+				if (ev.keyCode === Constants.KeyCodes.esc && this.popupIsOpen) {
+					// Mark that ESC was pressed so we can restore focus after the popup closes
+					this.escWasPressed = true;
+				}
+				if (oldOnKeyDown) {
+					oldOnKeyDown.call(document, ev);
+				}
+			};
+
+			// Remove listener when this element is unmounted
+			context.onunload = () => {
+				document.onkeydown = oldOnKeyDown ? oldOnKeyDown.bind(document) : undefined;
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		if (this.dataSourceUninitialized()) {
 			// This logic gets executed on app launch (if already signed in) and whenever the user signs in or out ...
@@ -295,7 +332,7 @@ export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, Sectio
 		let locationString = Localization.getLocalizedString("WebClipper.Label.ClipLocation");
 
 		return (
-			<div id={Constants.Ids.locationPickerContainer} {...this.onElementFirstDraw(this.addSrOnlyLocationDiv)}>
+			<div id={Constants.Ids.locationPickerContainer} {...this.onElementFirstDraw(this.addSrOnlyLocationDiv)} config={this.attachEscapeHandler.bind(this)}>
 				<div id={Constants.Ids.optionLabel} className="optionLabel">
 					<label htmlFor={Constants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer} aria-label={locationString} className="buttonLabelFont" style={Localization.getFontFamilyAsStyle(Localization.FontFamily.Regular)}>
 						<span aria-hidden="true">{locationString}</span>
diff --git a/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx b/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
index 00a67e55..17ca9e8a 100644
--- a/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
+++ b/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
@@ -882,6 +882,73 @@ export class SectionPickerSinonTests extends TestModule {
 				done();
 			});
 		});
+
+		test("onPopupToggle should restore focus to the section location container when the popup closes via ESC key", (assert: QUnitAssert) => {
+			let done = assert.async();
+
+			let clipperState = MockProps.getMockClipperState();
+			let mockNotebooks = MockProps.getMockNotebooks();
+			initializeClipperStorage(JSON.stringify(mockNotebooks), undefined, TestConstants.defaultUserInfoAsJsonString);
+
+			let component = <SectionPicker
+				onPopupToggle={() => {}}
+				clipperState={clipperState} />;
+			let controllerInstance = MithrilUtils.mountToFixture(component);
+
+			// Simulate opening the popup
+			controllerInstance.onPopupToggle(true);
+			strictEqual(controllerInstance.popupIsOpen, true, "The popupIsOpen flag should be true when popup opens");
+
+			// Create and dispatch an ESC key event
+			let escEvent: KeyboardEvent;
+			try {
+				// Try modern KeyboardEvent constructor first
+				escEvent = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+					keyCode: 27,
+					bubbles: true,
+					cancelable: true
+				} as any);
+			} catch (e) {
+				// Fallback to deprecated initKeyboardEvent for older test environments
+				if (document.createEvent) {
+					escEvent = document.createEvent("KeyboardEvent") as KeyboardEvent;
+					escEvent.initKeyboardEvent(
+						"keydown",
+						true,
+						true,
+						/* tslint:disable:no-null-keyword */
+						null,
+						/* tslint:enable:no-null-keyword */
+						false,
+						false,
+						false,
+						false,
+						27, // ESC key code
+						0);
+				}
+			}
+			document.dispatchEvent(escEvent);
+
+			// The escWasPressed flag should be set
+			strictEqual(controllerInstance.escWasPressed, true, "The escWasPressed flag should be true after ESC is pressed");
+
+			// Simulate the popup closing
+			controllerInstance.onPopupToggle(false);
+
+			// Use a short delay to allow focus restoration to complete
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				strictEqual(controllerInstance.popupIsOpen, false, "The popupIsOpen flag should be false when popup closes");
+				strictEqual(controllerInstance.escWasPressed, false, "The escWasPressed flag should be reset after focus restoration");
+				
+				// Verify focus was set (in a real browser, document.activeElement would be the section container)
+				let sectionContainer = document.getElementById(TestConstants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer);
+				if (sectionContainer) {
+					// In test environment, just verify the element exists and is accessible
+					ok(sectionContainer, "The section location container should exist and be accessible for focus");
+				}
+				done();
+			}, 10);
+		});
 	}
 }