1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/readline.js b/lib/internal/readline.js
index 1cc0b58d67..ce22fb9ffb 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline.js
@@ -376,11 +376,15 @@ function* emitKeys(stream) {
       key.name = ch.toLowerCase();
       key.shift = /^[A-Z]$/.test(ch);
       key.meta = escaped;
+    } else if (escaped) {
+      // Escape sequence timeout
+      key.name = ch.length ? undefined : 'escape';
+      key.meta = true;
     }
 
     key.sequence = s;
 
-    if (key.name !== undefined) {
+    if (s.length !== 0 && (key.name !== undefined || escaped)) {
       /* Named character or sequence */
       stream.emit('keypress', escaped ? undefined : s, key);
     } else if (s.length === 1) {