diff --git a/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx b/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
index 43339d23..204929ce 100644
--- a/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/scripts/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker.tsx
@@ -235,6 +235,32 @@ export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, Sectio
 		};
 	}
 
+	
+	// Attach escape key handler to return focus to the dropdown button when Escape is pressed
+	// This is needed because the OneNotePicker component handles Escape internally without calling onPopupToggle
+	attachEscapeFocusHandler(element: HTMLElement, isInitialized: boolean) {
+		if (!isInitialized) {
+			const escKeyCode = 27;
+			const handleKeyDown = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
+				if (ev.keyCode === escKeyCode) {
+					// Check if the dropdown popup is currently visible
+					let sectionPickerPopup = document.querySelector(".SectionPickerPopup");
+					if (sectionPickerPopup) {
+						// The popup is open - schedule focus return after it closes
+						setTimeout(() => {
+							let locationButton = document.getElementById(Constants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer);
+							if (locationButton) {
+								locationButton.focus();
+							}
+						}, 10);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+			// Use capture phase to run before OneNotePicker's handler
+			document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown, true);
+		}
+	}
+
 	addSrOnlyLocationDiv(element: HTMLElement) {
 		const pickerLinkElement = document.getElementById(Constants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer);
 		if (!pickerLinkElement) {
@@ -246,6 +272,9 @@ export class SectionPickerClass extends ComponentBase<SectionPickerState, Sectio
 		srDiv.setAttribute("class", Constants.Classes.srOnly);
 		// Make srDiv the first child of pickerLinkElement
 		pickerLinkElement.insertBefore(srDiv, pickerLinkElement.firstChild);
+
+		// Attach escape key handler to return focus to the dropdown button
+		this.attachEscapeFocusHandler(element, false);
 	}
 
 	render() {
diff --git a/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx b/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
index 00a67e55..418925a1 100644
--- a/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
+++ b/src/tests/clipperUI/components/sectionPicker_tests.tsx
@@ -272,6 +272,44 @@ export class SectionPickerTests extends TestModule {
 			let actual = SectionPickerClass.formatSectionInfoForStorage([]);
 			strictEqual(actual, undefined, "The section info should be formatted correctly");
 		});
+
+		test("onPopupToggle should restore focus to sectionLocationContainer when popup closes", (assert: QUnitAssert) => {
+			let done = assert.async();
+			let clipperState = MockProps.getMockClipperState();
+			let mockNotebooks = MockProps.getMockNotebooks();
+			initializeClipperStorage(JSON.stringify(mockNotebooks), undefined);
+
+			let popupToggleCalled = false;
+			let component = <SectionPicker
+				onPopupToggle={() => { popupToggleCalled = true; }}
+				clipperState={clipperState} />;
+			let controllerInstance = MithrilUtils.mountToFixture(component);
+
+			// Open the popup first
+			MithrilUtils.simulateAction(() => {
+				document.getElementById(TestConstants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer).click();
+			});
+
+			// Focus another element to simulate focus being elsewhere
+			let anotherElement = document.createElement("button");
+			document.body.appendChild(anotherElement);
+			anotherElement.focus();
+
+			// Close the popup by calling onPopupToggle with false
+			controllerInstance.onPopupToggle(false);
+
+			// Wait for the deferred focus (setTimeout) to execute
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				// Verify focus was restored to the location container
+				strictEqual(document.activeElement.id, TestConstants.Ids.sectionLocationContainer,
+					"Focus should be restored to sectionLocationContainer when popup closes");
+				ok(popupToggleCalled, "The parent onPopupToggle callback should have been called");
+
+				// Clean up
+				document.body.removeChild(anotherElement);
+				done();
+			}, 10);
+		});
 	}
 }