diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/Events.md b/docs/scarpet/api/Events.md
index 6367e3c2..2f343835 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/Events.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/Events.md
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ Triggered when a server receives a request to deploy elytra, regardless if the f
 ### `__on_player_wakes_up(player)`
 Player wakes up from the bed mid sleep, but not when it is kicked out of bed because it finished sleeping.
 
+### `__on_player_escapes_sleep(player)`
+Same as `player_wakes_up` but only triggered when pressing the ESC button. Not sure why Mojang decided to send that event
+twice when pressing escape, but might be interesting to be able to detect that.
+
 ### `__on_player_starts_sneaking(player)`
 ### `__on_player_stops_sneaking(player)`
 ### `__on_player_starts_sprinting(player)`
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/4.txt b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/4.txt
index e9ac7ae1..a7065d6d 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/4.txt
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/4.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ __on_player_stops_sprinting(player) ->
 __on_player_switches_slot(player, from, to) -> 
 __on_player_swaps_hands(player) -> 
 __on_player_uses_item(player, item_tuple, hand) -> 
-__on_player_wakes_up(player) -> 
+__on_player_wakes_up(player) ->
+__on_player_escapes_sleep(player) ->
 __on_statistic(player, category, event, value) -> 
 __on_tick() -> 
 __on_tick_ender() -> 
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
index 3ad710dc..1cf4e378 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
                 __on_player_swaps_hands
                 __on_player_uses_item
                 __on_player_wakes_up
+                __on_player_escapes_sleep
                 __on_statistic
                 __on_tick
                 __on_tick_ender
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_scarpetEventsMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_scarpetEventsMixin.java
index 1f8a099b..0ce11682 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_scarpetEventsMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_scarpetEventsMixin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package carpet.mixins;
 
+import carpet.CarpetSettings;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.network.packet.c2s.play.ButtonClickC2SPacket;
 import net.minecraft.network.packet.c2s.play.CraftRequestC2SPacket;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_CLICKS_BLOCK;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_DEPLOYS_ELYTRA;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_DROPS_ITEM;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_DROPS_STACK;
+import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_ESCAPES_SLEEP;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_INTERACTS_WITH_ENTITY;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_RELEASED_ITEM;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_RIDES;
@@ -205,7 +207,11 @@ public class ServerPlayNetworkHandler_scarpetEventsMixin
     private void onWakeUp(ClientCommandC2SPacket clientCommandC2SPacket_1, CallbackInfo ci)
     {
         //weird one - doesn't seem to work, maybe MP
-        PLAYER_WAKES_UP.onPlayerEvent(player);
+        if (player.isSleeping())
+            PLAYER_WAKES_UP.onPlayerEvent(player);
+        else
+            PLAYER_ESCAPES_SLEEP.onPlayerEvent(player);
+
     }
 
     @Inject(method = "onClientCommand", at = @At(
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetEventServer.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetEventServer.java
index e31dda16..f734c070 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetEventServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetEventServer.java
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@ public class CarpetEventServer
                 handler.call( () -> Collections.singletonList(new EntityValue(player)), player::getCommandSource);
             }
         };
+        public static final Event PLAYER_ESCAPES_SLEEP = new Event("player_escapes_sleep", 1, false)
+        {
+            @Override
+            public void onPlayerEvent(ServerPlayerEntity player)
+            {
+                handler.call( () -> Collections.singletonList(new EntityValue(player)), player::getCommandSource);
+            }
+        };
         public static final Event PLAYER_RIDES = new Event("player_rides", 5, false)
         {
             @Override
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/carpet/scripts/event_test.sc b/src/main/resources/assets/carpet/scripts/event_test.sc
index 2e655054..3c6c989e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/carpet/scripts/event_test.sc
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/carpet/scripts/event_test.sc
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ __on_player_wakes_up(player) -> (
     print('Player '+player+' wakes up')
 );
 
+__on_player_escapes_sleep(player) -> (
+    print('');
+    print('__on_player_escapes_sleep(player)');
+    print('Player '+player+' wakes up using ESC key')
+);
+
 __on_player_rides(player, forward, strafe, jumping, sneaking) ->
 (
 	print('');