diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 7415e56d..0d2a7464 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 * The "page" event is now fired after the page index has been updated (#1330)
 * Added option pixelsPerArrowPress that sets the speed of arrow keys (#1364)
 * Improved IIIF options.maxLevel calculation (#1401)
+* Added canvas-key events, along with the ability to cancel key actions (#1414)
 
 2.3.1:
 
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index fbceaf4f..bffb18ad 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -2483,6 +2483,7 @@ function onCanvasKeyDown( event ) {
       preventVerticalPan: event.preventVerticalPan,
       preventHorizontalPan: event.preventHorizontalPan
     };
+
     /**
      * Raised when a keyboard key is pressed and the focus is on the {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#canvas} element.
      *
@@ -2548,20 +2549,8 @@ function onCanvasKeyPress( event ) {
       preventVerticalPan: event.preventVerticalPan,
       preventHorizontalPan: event.preventHorizontalPan
     };
-    /**
-     * Raised when a keyboard key is pressed and the focus is on the {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#canvas} element.
-     *
-     * @event canvas-key
-     * @memberof OpenSeadragon.Viewer
-     * @type {object}
-     * @property {OpenSeadragon.Viewer} eventSource - A reference to the Viewer which raised this event.
-     * @property {Object} originalEvent - The original DOM event.
-     * @property {Boolean} preventDefaultAction - Set to true to prevent default keyboard behaviour. Default: false.
-     * @property {Boolean} preventVerticalPan - Set to true to prevent keyboard vertical panning. Default: false.
-     * @property {Boolean} preventHorizontalPan - Set to true to prevent keyboard horizontal panning. Default: false.
-     * @property {?Object} userData - Arbitrary subscriber-defined object.
-     */
 
+    // This event is documented in onCanvasKeyDown
     this.raiseEvent('canvas-key', canvasKeyPressEventArgs);
 
     if ( !canvasKeyPressEventArgs.preventDefaultAction && !event.ctrl && !event.alt && !event.meta ) {