diff --git a/pkg/gocui/gui.go b/pkg/gocui/gui.go
index 8c811c5d1..73aaeda6f 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/gui.go
@@ -1809,8 +1809,10 @@ func (g *Gui) onKey(ev *GocuiEvent) error {
 			ev.Key = NewKeyName(KeyEnter)
 		}
 
-		if g.IsPasting && g.currentView != nil && g.currentView.OnPaste != nil {
-			g.collectPastedKey(g.currentView, ev.Key)
+		if g.IsPasting {
+			if g.currentView != nil && g.currentView.OnPaste != nil {
+				g.collectPastedKey(g.currentView, ev.Key)
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -2087,10 +2089,6 @@ func (g *Gui) execKeybindings(v *View, ev *GocuiEvent) error {
 	var globalKb *keybinding
 	var matchingParentViewKb *keybinding
 
-	if g.IsPasting && v != nil && !v.Editable {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// if we're searching, and we've hit n/N/Esc, we ignore the default keybinding
 	if v != nil && v.IsSearching() {
 		if lo.SomeBy(g.NextSearchMatchKeys, func(k Key) bool { return ev.Key.Equals(k) }) {
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/paste_test.go b/pkg/gocui/paste_test.go
index 473ca574b..9dbfcbae8 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/paste_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/paste_test.go
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ func TestPasteIntoViewWithoutPasteHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := g.SetCurrentView("editor")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
+	enterPressed := false
+	g.SetKeybinding("editor", NewKeyName(KeyEnter), func(*Gui, *View) error {
+		enterPressed = true
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	for _, tev := range []tcell.Event{
 		tcell.NewEventPaste(true),
 		tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, "a", tcell.ModNone),
+		tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyEnter, "", tcell.ModNone),
 		tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, "b", tcell.ModNone),
 		tcell.NewEventPaste(false),
 	} {
@@ -65,5 +72,6 @@ func TestPasteIntoViewWithoutPasteHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, g.handleEvent(&ev))
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "ab", v.TextArea.GetContent())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", v.TextArea.GetContent())
+	assert.False(t, enterPressed)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view.go b/pkg/gocui/view.go
index ae4715a9f..ed9fee232 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view.go
@@ -163,10 +163,11 @@ type View struct {
 	// default.
 	Editor Editor
 
-	// OnPaste, if set, receives pasted text in one piece when the paste ends,
-	// instead of one key press per character. The text consists of the pasted
-	// printable characters, newlines and tabs; other keys in the paste, such as
-	// Esc or control characters, are dropped.
+	// OnPaste, if set, receives pasted text in one piece when the paste ends.
+	// The text consists of the pasted printable characters, newlines and tabs;
+	// other keys in the paste, such as Esc or control characters, are dropped.
+	// Pasting into a view without an OnPaste handler does nothing, so that
+	// pasted text never runs keybindings.
 	OnPaste func(text string) error
 
 	// Overwrite enables or disables the overwrite mode of the view.