diff --git a/src/core/event.rs b/src/core/event.rs
index 2dc4a092..78193f2c 100644
--- a/src/core/event.rs
+++ b/src/core/event.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static mut TX: Option<UnboundedSender<Event>> = None;
 pub enum Event {
 	Quit,
 	Key(KeyEvent),
+	Paste(String),
 	Render(String),
 	Resize(u16, u16),
 	Stop(bool, Option<oneshot::Sender<()>>),
diff --git a/src/core/input/input.rs b/src/core/input/input.rs
index aaba385a..33499685 100644
--- a/src/core/input/input.rs
+++ b/src/core/input/input.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub enum InputMode {
 
 impl InputMode {
 	#[inline]
-	fn delta(&self) -> usize { (*self != InputMode::Insert) as usize }
+	pub(super) fn delta(&self) -> usize { (*self != InputMode::Insert) as usize }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -199,24 +199,26 @@ impl Input {
 		self.move_(snap.len() as isize)
 	}
 
+	#[inline]
 	pub fn type_(&mut self, c: char) -> bool {
+		let mut bits = [0; 4];
+		self.type_str(c.encode_utf8(&mut bits))
+	}
+
+	pub fn type_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> bool {
 		let snap = self.snap_mut();
 		if snap.cursor < 1 {
-			snap.value.insert(0, c);
-		} else if snap.cursor == snap.count() {
-			snap.value.push(c);
+			snap.value.insert_str(0, s);
 		} else {
-			snap.value.insert(snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap(), c);
+			snap.value.insert_str(snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap(), s);
 		}
-		self.move_(1)
+		self.move_(s.chars().count() as isize)
 	}
 
 	pub fn backspace(&mut self) -> bool {
 		let snap = self.snap_mut();
 		if snap.cursor < 1 {
 			return false;
-		} else if snap.cursor == snap.count() {
-			snap.value.pop();
 		} else {
 			snap.value.remove(snap.idx(snap.cursor - 1).unwrap());
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/input/snap.rs b/src/core/input/snap.rs
index ed83b6dc..c100a8d2 100644
--- a/src/core/input/snap.rs
+++ b/src/core/input/snap.rs
@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@ pub(super) struct InputSnap {
 
 impl InputSnap {
 	pub(super) fn new(value: String) -> Self {
-		let cursor = value.chars().count();
-		let offset =
-			cursor.saturating_sub(Self::find_window(&value.chars().rev().collect::<String>(), 0).end);
-
-		Self {
+		let mut snap = Self {
 			value,
 
 			op: Default::default(),
 			start: Default::default(),
 
 			mode: Default::default(),
-			offset,
-			cursor,
-		}
+			offset: usize::MAX,
+			cursor: usize::MAX,
+		};
+		snap.reset();
+		snap
+	}
+
+	#[inline]
+	pub(super) fn reset(&mut self) {
+		self.cursor = self.cursor.min(self.value.chars().count().saturating_sub(self.mode.delta()));
+		self.offset =
+			self.offset.min(self.cursor.saturating_sub(Self::find_window(&self.rev(), 0).end));
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn insert(&mut self) -> bool {
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ impl InputSnap {
 		&self.value[s.unwrap()..e.unwrap()]
 	}
 
+	#[inline]
+	pub(super) fn rev(&self) -> String { self.value.chars().rev().collect::<String>() }
+
 	#[inline]
 	pub(super) fn range(&mut self, cursor: usize, include: bool) -> Option<Range<usize>> {
 		self
diff --git a/src/core/input/snaps.rs b/src/core/input/snaps.rs
index 2076a724..3b882a29 100644
--- a/src/core/input/snaps.rs
+++ b/src/core/input/snaps.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ impl InputSnaps {
 		let value = mem::replace(&mut self.versions[self.idx].value, String::new());
 		self.versions[self.idx] = self.current.clone();
 		self.versions[self.idx].value = value;
+		self.versions[self.idx].reset();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/app.rs b/src/ui/app.rs
index 30f564ef..6c615b8f 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot::{self};
 
 use super::{root::Root, Ctx, Executor, Logs, Signals, Term};
-use crate::{config::keymap::{Control, Key, KeymapLayer}, core::{files::FilesOp, Event}, emit, misc::absolute_path};
+use crate::{config::keymap::{Control, Key, KeymapLayer}, core::{files::FilesOp, input::InputMode, Event}, emit, misc::absolute_path};
 
 pub struct App {
 	cx:      Ctx,
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ impl App {
 			match event {
 				Event::Quit => break,
 				Event::Key(key) => app.dispatch_key(key),
+				Event::Paste(str) => app.dispatch_paste(str),
 				Event::Render(_) => app.dispatch_render(),
 				Event::Resize(..) => app.dispatch_resize(),
 				Event::Stop(state, tx) => app.dispatch_stop(state, tx),
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ impl App {
 		}
 	}
 
+	fn dispatch_paste(&mut self, str: String) {
+		if self.cx.layer() == KeymapLayer::Input {
+			let input = &mut self.cx.input;
+			if input.mode() == InputMode::Insert && input.type_str(&str) {
+				emit!(Render);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	fn dispatch_render(&mut self) {
 		if let Some(term) = &mut self.term {
 			let _ = term.draw(|f| {
diff --git a/src/ui/signals.rs b/src/ui/signals.rs
index 99b10974..3636c703 100644
--- a/src/ui/signals.rs
+++ b/src/ui/signals.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ impl Signals {
 					Some(Ok(event)) = reader.next() => {
 						let event = match event {
 							CrosstermEvent::Key(key) => Event::Key(key),
+							CrosstermEvent::Paste(str) => Event::Paste(str),
 							CrosstermEvent::Resize(cols, rows) => Event::Resize(cols, rows),
 							_ => continue,
 						};