diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/sortwidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/sortwidget.lua
index 81c1b6200..9c3598862 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/sortwidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/sortwidget.lua
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ end
 
 function SortWidget:registerKeyEvents()
     if Device:hasKeys() then
-        self.key_events.Close = { { Device.input.group.Back } }
+        self.key_events.CancelOrClose = { { Device.input.group.Back } }
         self.key_events.NextPage = { { Device.input.group.PgFwd } }
         self.key_events.PrevPage = { { Device.input.group.PgBack } }
         self.key_events.ShowWidgetMenu = { { "Menu" } }
@@ -580,6 +580,15 @@ function SortWidget:onClose()
     return true
 end
 
+function SortWidget:onCancelOrClose()
+    if self.marked > 0 then
+        self:onCancel()
+    else
+        self:onClose()
+    end
+    return true
+end
+
 function SortWidget:onCancel()
     self.marked = 0
     if self.orig_item_table then