diff --git a/pixstrip-gtk/src/app.rs b/pixstrip-gtk/src/app.rs
index 31823c1..fd8f2e3 100644
--- a/pixstrip-gtk/src/app.rs
+++ b/pixstrip-gtk/src/app.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ fn setup_shortcuts(app: &adw::Application) {
     app.set_accels_for_action("win.select-all-images", &["<Control>a"]);
     app.set_accels_for_action("win.deselect-all-images", &["<Control><Shift>a"]);
     app.set_accels_for_action("win.undo-last-batch", &["<Control>z"]);
+    app.set_accels_for_action("win.paste-images", &["<Control>v"]);
     app.set_accels_for_action("app.quit", &["<Control>q"]);
     app.set_accels_for_action("win.show-settings", &["<Control>comma"]);
     app.set_accels_for_action("win.show-shortcuts", &["<Control>question", "F1"]);
@@ -576,6 +577,17 @@ fn setup_window_actions(window: &adw::ApplicationWindow, ui: &WizardUi) {
         action_group.add_action(&action);
     }
 
+    // Paste images from clipboard (Ctrl+V)
+    {
+        let window = window.clone();
+        let ui = ui.clone();
+        let action = gtk::gio::SimpleAction::new("paste-images", None);
+        action.connect_activate(move |_, _| {
+            paste_images_from_clipboard(&window, &ui);
+        });
+        action_group.add_action(&action);
+    }
+
     // Connect button clicks
     ui.back_button.connect_clicked({
         let action_group = action_group.clone();
@@ -1507,6 +1519,47 @@ fn undo_last_batch(ui: &WizardUi) {
     ui.toast_overlay.add_toast(toast);
 }
 
+fn paste_images_from_clipboard(window: &adw::ApplicationWindow, ui: &WizardUi) {
+    let clipboard = window.clipboard();
+    let ui = ui.clone();
+
+    // Try to read a texture (image) from clipboard
+    clipboard.read_texture_async(gtk::gio::Cancellable::NONE, move |result| {
+        if let Ok(Some(texture)) = result {
+            // Save the texture to a temp file
+            let temp_dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("pixstrip-clipboard");
+            if std::fs::create_dir_all(&temp_dir).is_err() {
+                ui.toast_overlay.add_toast(adw::Toast::new("Failed to create temporary directory"));
+                return;
+            }
+            let timestamp = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .as_millis();
+            let temp_path = temp_dir.join(format!("clipboard-{}.png", timestamp));
+
+            let bytes = texture.save_to_png_bytes();
+            if std::fs::write(&temp_path, bytes.as_ref()).is_ok() {
+                let mut files = ui.state.loaded_files.borrow_mut();
+                if !files.contains(&temp_path) {
+                    files.push(temp_path);
+                }
+                let count = files.len();
+                drop(files);
+                update_images_count_label(&ui, count);
+
+                let toast = adw::Toast::new("Pasted image from clipboard");
+                toast.set_timeout(2);
+                ui.toast_overlay.add_toast(toast);
+            } else {
+                ui.toast_overlay.add_toast(adw::Toast::new("Failed to save clipboard image"));
+            }
+        } else {
+            ui.toast_overlay.add_toast(adw::Toast::new("No image found in clipboard"));
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 fn reset_wizard(ui: &WizardUi) {
     // Reset state
     {
@@ -2071,6 +2124,7 @@ fn show_shortcuts_window(window: &adw::ApplicationWindow) {
         ]),
         ("File Management", &[
             ("Ctrl + O", "Add files"),
+            ("Ctrl + V", "Paste image from clipboard"),
             ("Ctrl + A", "Select all images"),
             ("Ctrl + Shift + A", "Deselect all images"),
             ("Delete", "Remove selected images"),