diff --git a/cypress/integration/upload.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/upload.spec.ts
index 40dd70b25..c5d0ccdbc 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/upload.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/upload.spec.ts
@@ -95,4 +95,16 @@ describe('Upload', () => {
     cy.get('.CodeMirror-activeline > .CodeMirror-line > span')
       .should('have.text', 'not empty')
   })
+
+  it('text paste still works', () => {
+    const testText = 'a long test text'
+    const pasteEvent = {
+      clipboardData: {
+        getData: (type = 'text') => testText
+      }
+    }
+    cy.get('.CodeMirror-scroll').trigger('paste', pasteEvent)
+    cy.get('.CodeMirror-activeline > .CodeMirror-line > span')
+      .should('have.text', `${testText}`)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/editor/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx b/src/components/editor/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
index 65ccf4787..a90e74c76 100644
--- a/src/components/editor/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
+++ b/src/components/editor/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ interface PasteEvent {
 }
 
 const onPaste = (pasteEditor: Editor, event: PasteEvent) => {
-  if (event && event.clipboardData && event.clipboardData.files) {
+  if (event && event.clipboardData && event.clipboardData.files && event.clipboardData.files.length > 0) {
     event.preventDefault()
     const files: FileList = event.clipboardData.files
     if (files && files.length >= 1) {