diff --git a/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua b/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
index d312fbeffd..2b864a3315 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
@@ -371,17 +371,8 @@ end
 --- Close the Telescope window, usually used within an action
 ---@param prompt_bufnr number: The prompt bufnr
 actions.close = function(prompt_bufnr)
-  local picker = action_state.get_current_picker(prompt_bufnr)
-  local original_win_id = picker.original_win_id
-  local cursor_valid, original_cursor = pcall(a.nvim_win_get_cursor, original_win_id)
-
   actions.close_pum(prompt_bufnr)
-
   require("telescope.pickers").on_close_prompt(prompt_bufnr)
-  pcall(a.nvim_set_current_win, original_win_id)
-  if cursor_valid and a.nvim_get_mode().mode == "i" and picker._original_mode ~= "i" then
-    pcall(a.nvim_win_set_cursor, original_win_id, { original_cursor[1], original_cursor[2] + 1 })
-  end
 end
 
 --- Close the Telescope window, usually used within an action<br>
diff --git a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
index 9915416f85..e049b89542 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
@@ -1495,7 +1495,12 @@ function pickers.on_close_prompt(prompt_bufnr)
     event = "BufLeave",
     buffer = prompt_bufnr,
   }
-  picker.close_windows(status)
+
+  vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes("<esc>", true, true, true), "n", true)
+  vim.defer_fn(function()
+    picker.close_windows(status)
+  end, 0)
+
   mappings.clear(prompt_bufnr)
 end