diff --git a/static/koboldai.js b/static/koboldai.js
index be531ee7..169225cf 100644
--- a/static/koboldai.js
+++ b/static/koboldai.js
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ function do_story_text_updates(action) {
 			item = document.createElement("span");
 			item.id = 'Selected Text Chunk '+action.id;
 			item.classList.add("rawtext");
+			item.addEventListener("paste", function(e) {
+															e.preventDefault();
+															var text = e.clipboardData.getData("text/plain");
+															document.execCommand("insertHTML", false, text);
+														});
 			item.setAttribute("chunk", action.id);
 			//need to find the closest element
 			next_id = action.id+1;
@@ -6539,6 +6544,11 @@ function addMessage(author, content, actionId, afterMsgEl=null, time=null) {
 		// Insertion location
 		insertionLocation,
 	);
+	message.addEventListener("paste", function(e) {
+													e.preventDefault();
+													var text = e.clipboardData.getData("text/plain");
+													document.execCommand("insertHTML", false, text);
+												});
 
 	const leftContainer = $e("div", message, {classes: ["chat-left-container"]});