diff --git a/packages/ui/api-report.md b/packages/ui/api-report.md
index d0128c588..2f7efd0a5 100644
--- a/packages/ui/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/ui/api-report.md
@@ -1025,10 +1025,10 @@ export function useLanguages(): {
 export function useLocalStorageState<T = any>(key: string, defaultValue: T): readonly [T, (setter: ((value: T) => T) | T) => void];
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export function useMenuClipboardEvents(source: TLUiEventSource): {
-    copy: () => void;
-    cut: () => void;
-    paste: (data: ClipboardItem[] | DataTransfer, point?: VecLike) => Promise<void>;
+export function useMenuClipboardEvents(): {
+    copy: (source: TLUiEventSource) => void;
+    cut: (source: TLUiEventSource) => void;
+    paste: (data: ClipboardItem[] | DataTransfer, source: TLUiEventSource, point?: VecLike) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/packages/ui/src/lib/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index 0b2dd0722..a106198b3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 import { useValue } from 'signia-react'
 import { MenuChild } from '../hooks/menuHelpers'
 import { useBreakpoint } from '../hooks/useBreakpoint'
-import { useMenuClipboardEvents } from '../hooks/useClipboardEvents'
 import { useContextMenuSchema } from '../hooks/useContextMenuSchema'
 import { useMenuIsOpen } from '../hooks/useMenuIsOpen'
 import { useReadonly } from '../hooks/useReadonly'
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ function ContextMenuContent() {
 	const [_, handleSubOpenChange] = useMenuIsOpen('context menu sub')
 
 	const isReadonly = useReadonly()
-	const { paste } = useMenuClipboardEvents('context-menu')
 	const breakpoint = useBreakpoint()
 	const container = useContainer()
 
@@ -73,42 +71,6 @@ function ContextMenuContent() {
 		switch (item.type) {
 			case 'custom': {
 				switch (item.id) {
-					case 'MENU_PASTE': {
-						return (
-							<_ContextMenu.Item key={item.id}>
-								<Button
-									className="tlui-menu__button"
-									data-wd={`menu-item.${item.id}`}
-									kbd="$v"
-									label="action.paste"
-									disabled={item.disabled}
-									onClick={() => {
-										if (!app.isSafari || (app.isSafari && app.isIos)) {
-											navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-												paste(clipboardItems, app.inputs.currentPagePoint)
-											})
-										}
-									}}
-									onMouseDown={() => {
-										if (app.isSafari && !app.isIos) {
-											// NOTE: This must be a onMouseDown for Safari/desktop, onClick doesn't work at the time of writing... 😒
-											navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-												paste(clipboardItems, app.inputs.currentPagePoint)
-											})
-										}
-									}}
-									// onPointerUp={() => {
-									// 	if (app.isSafari && app.isIos) {
-									// 		// NOTE: This must be a onPointerUp for Safari/mobile, onClick doesn't work at the time of writing... 😒
-									// 		navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-									// 			paste(clipboardItems, app.inputs.currentPagePoint)
-									// 		})
-									// 	}
-									// }}
-								/>
-							</_ContextMenu.Item>
-						)
-					}
 					case 'MOVE_TO_PAGE_MENU': {
 						return <MoveToPageMenu key={item.id} />
 					}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/components/Menu.tsx b/packages/ui/src/lib/components/Menu.tsx
index 70b80d533..64e56b8cb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/components/Menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/components/Menu.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { App, preventDefault, useApp } from '@tldraw/editor'
+import { App, useApp } from '@tldraw/editor'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { MenuChild } from '../hooks/menuHelpers'
 import { useBreakpoint } from '../hooks/useBreakpoint'
-import { useMenuClipboardEvents } from '../hooks/useClipboardEvents'
 import { useMenuSchema } from '../hooks/useMenuSchema'
 import { useReadonly } from '../hooks/useReadonly'
 import { useTranslation } from '../hooks/useTranslation/useTranslation'
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ function MenuContent() {
 	const menuSchema = useMenuSchema()
 	const breakpoint = useBreakpoint()
 	const isReadonly = useReadonly()
-	const { paste } = useMenuClipboardEvents('menu')
 
 	function getMenuItem(app: App, item: MenuChild, parent: MenuChild | null, depth: number) {
 		switch (item.type) {
@@ -48,35 +46,6 @@ function MenuContent() {
 					return <LanguageMenu key="item" />
 				}
 
-				if (item.id === 'MENU_PASTE') {
-					return (
-						<M.Item
-							key={item.id}
-							data-wd={`menu-item.${item.id}`}
-							kbd="$v"
-							label="action.paste"
-							disabled={item.disabled}
-							onMouseDown={() => {
-								if (app.isSafari && navigator.clipboard?.read) {
-									// NOTE: This must be a onMouseDown for Safari/desktop, onClick doesn't work at the time of writing...
-									navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-										paste(clipboardItems)
-									})
-								}
-							}}
-							onClick={() => {
-								if (app.isSafari) {
-									// noop
-								} else if (navigator.clipboard?.read) {
-									navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-										paste(clipboardItems)
-									})
-								}
-							}}
-							onPointerUp={preventDefault}
-						/>
-					)
-				}
 				return null
 			}
 			case 'group': {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useActions.tsx b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useActions.tsx
index f6424469d..b775d7671 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useActions.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useActions.tsx
@@ -64,17 +64,12 @@ function makeActions(actions: ActionItem[]) {
 export function ActionsProvider({ overrides, children }: ActionsProviderProps) {
 	const app = useApp()
 
-	// const saveFile = useSaveFile()
-	// const saveFileAs = useSaveFileAs()
-	// const newFile = useNewFile()
-	// const openFile = useOpenFile()
-
 	const { addDialog, clearDialogs } = useDialogs()
 	const { clearToasts } = useToasts()
 
 	const insertMedia = useInsertMedia()
 	const printSelectionOrPages = usePrint()
-	const { cut, copy } = useMenuClipboardEvents('unknown')
+	const { cut, copy, paste } = useMenuClipboardEvents()
 	const copyAs = useCopyAs()
 	const exportAs = useExportAs()
 
@@ -631,9 +626,8 @@ export function ActionsProvider({ overrides, children }: ActionsProviderProps) {
 				kbd: '$x',
 				readonlyOk: false,
 				onSelect(source) {
-					trackEvent('cut', { source })
 					app.mark('cut')
-					cut()
+					cut(source)
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -642,8 +636,7 @@ export function ActionsProvider({ overrides, children }: ActionsProviderProps) {
 				kbd: '$c',
 				readonlyOk: true,
 				onSelect(source) {
-					trackEvent('copy', { source })
-					copy()
+					copy(source)
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -651,9 +644,14 @@ export function ActionsProvider({ overrides, children }: ActionsProviderProps) {
 				label: 'action.paste',
 				kbd: '$v',
 				readonlyOk: false,
-				onSelect() {
-					// must be inlined with a custom menu item
-					// the kbd listed here should have no effect
+				onSelect(source) {
+					navigator.clipboard?.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
+						paste(
+							clipboardItems,
+							source,
+							source === 'context-menu' ? app.inputs.currentPagePoint : undefined
+						)
+					})
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -931,6 +929,7 @@ export function ActionsProvider({ overrides, children }: ActionsProviderProps) {
 		copyAs,
 		cut,
 		copy,
+		paste,
 		clearDialogs,
 		clearToasts,
 		printSelectionOrPages,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useClipboardEvents.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useClipboardEvents.ts
index 731fb68cf..6bf8dda5e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useClipboardEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useClipboardEvents.ts
@@ -539,33 +539,37 @@ const handleNativeOrMenuCopy = (app: App) => {
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export function useMenuClipboardEvents(source: TLUiEventSource) {
+export function useMenuClipboardEvents() {
 	const app = useApp()
 	const trackEvent = useEvents()
 
 	const copy = useCallback(
-		function onCopy() {
+		function onCopy(source: TLUiEventSource) {
 			if (app.selectedIds.length === 0) return
 
 			handleNativeOrMenuCopy(app)
 			trackEvent('copy', { source })
 		},
-		[app, trackEvent, source]
+		[app, trackEvent]
 	)
 
 	const cut = useCallback(
-		function onCut() {
+		function onCut(source: TLUiEventSource) {
 			if (app.selectedIds.length === 0) return
 
 			handleNativeOrMenuCopy(app)
 			app.deleteShapes()
 			trackEvent('cut', { source })
 		},
-		[app, trackEvent, source]
+		[app, trackEvent]
 	)
 
 	const paste = useCallback(
-		async function onPaste(data: DataTransfer | ClipboardItem[], point?: VecLike) {
+		async function onPaste(
+			data: DataTransfer | ClipboardItem[],
+			source: TLUiEventSource,
+			point?: VecLike
+		) {
 			// If we're editing a shape, or we are focusing an editable input, then
 			// we would want the user's paste interaction to go to that element or
 			// input instead; e.g. when pasting text into a text shape's content
@@ -577,7 +581,7 @@ export function useMenuClipboardEvents(source: TLUiEventSource) {
 			} else {
 				// Read it first and then recurse, kind of weird
 				navigator.clipboard.read().then((clipboardItems) => {
-					paste(clipboardItems, app.inputs.currentPagePoint)
+					paste(clipboardItems, source, point)
 				})
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useContextMenuSchema.tsx b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useContextMenuSchema.tsx
index 99fad62a3..3000edb3b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useContextMenuSchema.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useContextMenuSchema.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export const ContextMenuSchemaProvider = track(function ContextMenuSchemaProvide
 				'clipboard-group',
 				oneSelected && menuItem(actions['cut']),
 				oneSelected && menuItem(actions['copy']),
-				showMenuPaste && menuCustom('MENU_PASTE', { readonlyOk: false })
+				showMenuPaste && menuItem(actions['paste'])
 			),
 			atLeastOneShapeOnPage &&
 				menuGroup(
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useMenuSchema.tsx b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useMenuSchema.tsx
index 66c8c4b6f..f5de9705a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useMenuSchema.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/hooks/useMenuSchema.tsx
@@ -97,12 +97,7 @@ export function MenuSchemaProvider({ overrides, children }: MenuSchemaProviderPr
 						'clipboard-actions',
 						menuItem(actions['cut'], { disabled: noneSelected }),
 						menuItem(actions['copy'], { disabled: noneSelected }),
-						{
-							id: 'MENU_PASTE',
-							type: 'custom',
-							disabled: !showMenuPaste,
-							readonlyOk: false,
-						}
+						menuItem(actions['paste'], { disabled: !showMenuPaste })
 					),
 					menuGroup(
 						'conversions',