diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 2426247d..30fec403 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -832,8 +832,9 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
         // todo this should change when paste becomes a command
         if (this.$readOnly)
             return;
-        this._emit("paste", text);
-        this.insert(text);
+        var e = {text: text};
+        this._signal("paste", e);
+        this.insert(e.text, true);
     };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ace/multi_select.js b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
index 7f4c5355..051d7c8f 100644
--- a/lib/ace/multi_select.js
+++ b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
@@ -542,7 +542,10 @@ var Editor = require("./editor").Editor;
         if (this.$readOnly)
             return;
 
-        this._signal("paste", text);
+
+        var e = {text: text};
+        this._signal("paste", e);
+        text = e.text;
         if (!this.inMultiSelectMode || this.inVirtualSelectionMode)
             return this.insert(text);