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diff --git a/core/assets/options/pdn/escape_back_on.pdn b/core/assets/options/pdn/escape_back_on.pdn
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionenBackButton.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionenBackButton.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a56cb09939d204801b7478ef9ff0ad160b139066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionenBackButton.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Sound;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.InputEvent;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ClickListener;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.Main;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.ImButton;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.OptionUI;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.PauseMenuUI;
+
+public class OptionenBackButton extends ImButton {
+
+    private Sound clickSound;
+
+    private OptionUI optionUI;
+
+    private PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI;
+
+    public OptionenBackButton(float x, float y, float width, float height, OptionUI optionUI, PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI) {
+        super(new Texture("options/escape_back_on.png"), x, y, width, height);
+        this.optionUI = optionUI;
+        this.pauseMenuUI = pauseMenuUI;
+        this.addListener(new ClickListener() {
+            public void clicked(InputEvent event, float x, float y) {
+                leftClick();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void leftClick() {
+        optionUI.disposeOptionsUI();
+        pauseMenuUI.showPauseMenuUI();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
index 37d9ead8eb493e9010117ba668b9dde930e015b1..e75a4ac20a5e8b5e434a448657144be4505753af 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
      */
     private PauseMenu pauseMenu;
 
+
+    public PauseMenuUI getPauseMenuUI() {
+        return pauseMenuUI;
+    }
+
     private PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI;
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
index 6d49acc4acae569ed52e7ad226f04d7c95da2cc4..364bad5be3ff7582e9877fff93bc9a932a373edc 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Input;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Stage;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.Main;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.ContinueButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.MainMenuButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.OptionButton;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.OptionenBackButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.GamePlay;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.PauseMenu;
 
@@ -24,10 +27,14 @@ public class OptionUI {
      */
     private MainMenuButton mainMenuButton;
 
+    private OptionenBackButton optionenBackButton;
+
     private Main main;
 
     private GamePlay game;
 
+    private PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI;
+
     private float x, y;
 
     /**
@@ -38,15 +45,15 @@ public class OptionUI {
     public OptionUI(Main main, Stage stage, GamePlay game) {
         this.main = main;
         this.game = game;
-
+        this.pauseMenuUI = game.getPauseMenuUI();
         optionsBackgroundTexture = new Texture("options/options.png");
 
         x = main.WIDTH/2 - optionsBackgroundTexture.getWidth()/2;
         y = main.HEIGHT/2 - optionsBackgroundTexture.getHeight()/2;
 
-        mainMenuButton = new MainMenuButton(x+220, y+270, 128, 24, main);
+        optionenBackButton = new OptionenBackButton(x+220, y+270, 128, 24, this, pauseMenuUI);
 
-        stage.addActor(mainMenuButton);
+        stage.addActor(optionenBackButton);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ public class OptionUI {
      * no stage stuff
      */
     public void render() {
+        updateInput();
         main.batch.begin();
         main.batch.draw(optionsBackgroundTexture, x, y, 601, 471);
         main.batch.end();
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ public class OptionUI {
      */
     public void disposeOptionsUI() {
         optionsBackgroundTexture.dispose();
-        mainMenuButton.remove();
+        optionenBackButton.remove();
         game.deleteOptions();
     }
 
@@ -85,4 +93,14 @@ public class OptionUI {
      */
     public void hideOptionsUI() {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * handles input to pause game, open options
+     */
+    public void updateInput() {
+        if(Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.ESCAPE)) {
+            disposeOptionsUI();
+            pauseMenuUI.showPauseMenuUI();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
index 46a5f82853d5567404081b6336c306a3c8df71a9..2ec3a20996a399a43c36baa5fca116a7a2604ab1 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
@@ -95,19 +95,23 @@ public class PauseMenuUI {
     /**
      * Open the options menu
      */
-    public void showOptionsUI() {
+    public void showPauseMenuUI() {
+        continueButton.setVisible(true);
+        mainMenuButton.setVisible(true);
+        optionButton.setVisible(true);
     }
 
     /**
      * Close the options menu
      */
-    public void hideOptionsUI() {
-    }
-
-    public void openOptions () {
+    public void hidePauseMenuUI() {
         continueButton.setVisible(false);
         mainMenuButton.setVisible(false);
         optionButton.setVisible(false);
+    }
+
+    public void openOptions () {
+        this.hidePauseMenuUI();
         game.createOptions();
     }
 }