diff --git a/src/handlers/Clipboard.ts b/src/handlers/Clipboard.ts
index 719bf2c8b5..0f3b9d04a6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/Clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/Clipboard.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ export function pasteHandler(ev: ClipboardEvent, term: ITerminal) {
     text = prepareTextForTerminal(text, term.browser.isMSWindows);
     term.handler(text);
     term.textarea.value = '';
+    term.emit('paste', text);
+
     return term.cancel(ev);
   };