diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index f887b15..a17abb7 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -67,22 +67,47 @@ impl Events {
 		}
 	}
 
+	fn first_byte(&mut self) -> u8 {
+		let byte = self.buffer[0];
+		self.buffer = self.buffer[1..].to_vec();
+		byte
+	}
+
+	fn parse(&mut self) -> Event {
+		let byte = self.first_byte();
+		match byte {
+			ESC => self.parse_esc(),
+			BS => Event::Key(Key::Backspace, Mod::None),
+			DEL => Event::Key(Key::Delete, Mod::None),
+			LF | CR => Event::Key(Key::Enter, Mod::None),
+			TAB => Event::Key(Key::Tab, Mod::None),
+			x @ 1..=26 => Event::Key(Key::Char((x + 96).into()), Mod::Ctrl), // ctrl + letter
+			x @ b' '..=b'~' => Event::Key(Key::Char(x.into()), Mod::None),   // regular ascii charaters
+			x => Event::Unsupported(vec![x]),
+		}
+	}
+
 	fn parse_esc(&mut self) -> Event {
 		if self.buffer.is_empty() {
 			return Event::Key(Key::Escape, Mod::None);
 		}
 
-		let byte = self.buffer[0];
-		self.buffer = self.buffer[1..].to_vec();
+		let byte = self.first_byte();
 		match byte {
-			ESC => Event::Key(Key::Escape, Mod::None),
+			ESC => {
+				// Two ESC chars in a row probably means that the first one was an escape key press
+				// and the second one was for something else, possibly because input is coming all at once from a file.
+				// Therefore reinsert the second ESC byte so it can be processed next iteration.
+				self.buffer.insert(0, ESC);
+				Event::Key(Key::Escape, Mod::None)
+			}
 			BS => Event::Key(Key::Backspace, Mod::Alt),
 			DEL => Event::Key(Key::Delete, Mod::Alt),
 			LF | CR => Event::Key(Key::Enter, Mod::Alt),
 			TAB => Event::Key(Key::Tab, Mod::Alt),
-			c @ 1..=26 => Event::Key(Key::Char((c + 96).into()), Mod::CtrlAlt), // ctrl + letter
-			c @ b' '..=b'~' => Event::Key(Key::Char(c.into()), Mod::Alt),       // regular ascii charaters
-			_ => Event::Unsupported(vec![ESC, byte]),
+			x @ 1..=26 => Event::Key(Key::Char((x + 96).into()), Mod::CtrlAlt), // ctrl + letter
+			x @ b' '..=b'~' => Event::Key(Key::Char(x.into()), Mod::Alt),       // regular ascii charaters
+			x => Event::Unsupported(vec![ESC, x]),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -96,17 +121,6 @@ impl Iterator for Events {
 			return None;
 		}
 
-		let byte = self.buffer[0];
-		self.buffer = self.buffer[1..].to_vec();
-		Some(match byte {
-			ESC => self.parse_esc(),
-			BS => Event::Key(Key::Backspace, Mod::None),
-			DEL => Event::Key(Key::Delete, Mod::None),
-			LF | CR => Event::Key(Key::Enter, Mod::None),
-			TAB => Event::Key(Key::Tab, Mod::None),
-			c @ 1..=26 => Event::Key(Key::Char((c + 96).into()), Mod::Ctrl), // ctrl + letter
-			c @ b' '..=b'~' => Event::Key(Key::Char(c.into()), Mod::None),   // regular ascii charaters
-			_ => Event::Unsupported(vec![byte]),
-		})
+		Some(self.parse())
 	}
 }