diff --git a/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs b/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
index d32ed9d15..083fb4957 100644
--- a/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
@@ -151,8 +151,20 @@ class InputWaiter {
                 // Event handlers
                 EditorView.domEventHandlers({
                     paste(event, view) {
+                        const clipboardData = event.clipboardData;
+                        const items = clipboardData.items;
+                        const files = [];
+                        for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+                            const item = items[i];
+                            if (item.kind === "file") {
+                                const file = item.getAsFile();
+                                files.push(file);
+
+                                event.preventDefault(); // Prevent the default paste behavior
+                            }
+                        }
                         setTimeout(() => {
-                            self.afterPaste(event);
+                            self.afterPaste(files);
                         });
                     }
                 })
@@ -914,9 +926,12 @@ class InputWaiter {
      * Handler that fires just after input paste events.
      * Checks whether the EOL separator or character encoding should be updated.
      *
-     * @param {event} e
+     * @param {File[]} files - An array of any files that were included in the paste event
      */
-    afterPaste(e) {
+    afterPaste(files) {
+        if (files.length > 0) {
+            this.loadUIFiles(files);
+        }
         // If EOL has been fixed, skip this.
         if (this.eolState > 1) return;