diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index f00f74f6..19d4b84e 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -920,12 +920,12 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
      *
      *
      **/
-    this.onPaste = function(text) {
+    this.onPaste = function(text, event) {
         // todo this should change when paste becomes a command
         if (this.$readOnly)
             return;
 
-        var e = {text: text};
+        var e = {text: text, event: event};
         this._signal("paste", e);
         text = e.text;
         if (!this.inMultiSelectMode || this.inVirtualSelectionMode) {
diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
index 0bd57eed..4a2bb72c 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
         var data = handleClipboardData(e);
         if (typeof data == "string") {
             if (data)
-                host.onPaste(data);
+                host.onPaste(data, e);
             if (useragent.isIE)
                 setTimeout(resetSelection);
             event.preventDefault(e);