diff --git a/web/chatview.js b/web/chatview.js
index 7fbea30ec9917b9d234bc95b64157f4bd42de2b3..51b84d745839fdef7130985b0eb84514477e5248 100644
--- a/web/chatview.js
+++ b/web/chatview.js
@@ -1757,6 +1757,7 @@ function remove(e) {
     }
 }
 
-function pasteKeyDetected() {
+function pasteKeyDetected(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
     window.jsbridge.emitPasteKeyDetected();
 }