diff --git a/packages/@react-aria/menu/src/useMenu.ts b/packages/@react-aria/menu/src/useMenu.ts
index 795a8caf061..251b2138f32 100644
--- a/packages/@react-aria/menu/src/useMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/@react-aria/menu/src/useMenu.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ export function useMenu<T>(props: AriaMenuOptions<T>, state: TreeState<T>, ref:
   return {
     menuProps: mergeProps(domProps, {
       role: 'menu',
-      ...listProps
+      ...listProps,
+      onKeyDown: (e) => {
+        // don't clear the menu selected keys if the user is presses escape since escape closes the menu
+        if (e.key !== 'Escape') {
+          listProps.onKeyDown(e);
+        }
+      }
     })
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/@react-spectrum/menu/test/MenuTrigger.test.js b/packages/@react-spectrum/menu/test/MenuTrigger.test.js
index c3fcedd219f..76f21849c3d 100644
--- a/packages/@react-spectrum/menu/test/MenuTrigger.test.js
+++ b/packages/@react-spectrum/menu/test/MenuTrigger.test.js
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ describe('MenuTrigger', function () {
       act(() => {jest.runAllTimers();}); // FocusScope raf
     }
 
-    // Can't figure out why this isn't working for the v2 component
     it.each`
       Name             | Component      | props
       ${'MenuTrigger'} | ${MenuTrigger} | ${{onOpenChange}}
@@ -389,7 +388,39 @@ describe('MenuTrigger', function () {
       expect(document.activeElement).toBe(button);
     });
 
-    // Can't figure out why this isn't working for the v2 component
+    it.each`
+      Name             | Component      | props
+      ${'MenuTrigger'} | ${MenuTrigger} | ${{onOpenChange}}
+    `('$Name does not clear selection with escape', function ({Component, props}) {
+      let onSelectionChange = jest.fn();
+      tree = renderComponent(Component, props, {selectionMode: 'multiple', defaultSelectedKeys: ['Foo'], onSelectionChange});
+      let button = tree.getByRole('button');
+      triggerPress(button);
+      act(() => {jest.runAllTimers();});
+      expect(onSelectionChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      let menu = tree.getByRole('menu');
+      expect(menu).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(within(menu).getAllByRole('menuitemcheckbox')[0]).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+      fireEvent.keyDown(menu, {key: 'Escape', code: 27, charCode: 27});
+      act(() => {jest.runAllTimers();}); // FocusScope useLayoutEffect cleanup
+      act(() => {jest.runAllTimers();}); // FocusScope raf
+      expect(menu).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(button);
+      expect(onSelectionChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // reopen and make sure we still have the selection
+      triggerPress(button);
+      act(() => {jest.runAllTimers();});
+      expect(onSelectionChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      menu = tree.getByRole('menu');
+      expect(within(menu).getAllByRole('menuitemcheckbox')[0]).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+      expect(menu).toBeTruthy();
+      fireEvent.keyDown(menu, {key: 'Escape', code: 27, charCode: 27});
+      expect(onSelectionChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it.each`
       Name             | Component      | props
       ${'MenuTrigger'} | ${MenuTrigger} | ${{onOpenChange}}