diff --git a/src/app/events/mod.rs b/src/app/events/mod.rs
index 96a0a1f6..7c7b3c09 100644
--- a/src/app/events/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/mod.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn should_dispatch_key_event(key: crossterm::event::KeyEvent) -> bool {
         && matches!(key.code, crossterm::event::KeyCode::Char(ch)
             if !ch.is_control() && unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar::width(ch) == Some(0));
     key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press
-        || (key.kind == KeyEventKind::Release && super::keys::is_clipboard_paste_shortcut(key))
+        || super::keys::is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key)
         || zero_width_text_release
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/events/tests/mod.rs b/src/app/events/tests/mod.rs
index 121261be..8d4d513d 100644
--- a/src/app/events/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/tests/mod.rs
@@ -3583,16 +3583,21 @@ fn settings_view_ignores_paste_events() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(windows)]
 fn clipboard_paste_shortcut_dispatches_on_release() {
-    let key = crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
-        code: KeyCode::Char('v'),
-        modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
-        kind: KeyEventKind::Release,
-        state: crossterm::event::KeyEventState::NONE,
-    };
+    let key =
+        KeyEvent::new_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('v'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL, KeyEventKind::Release);
     assert!(should_dispatch_key_event(key));
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn clipboard_paste_shortcut_release_is_ignored_outside_windows() {
+    let key =
+        KeyEvent::new_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('v'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL, KeyEventKind::Release);
+    assert!(!should_dispatch_key_event(key));
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn conpty_release_only_accent_survives_input_and_prompt_dispatch() {
diff --git a/src/app/keys.rs b/src/app/keys.rs
index e0f4ca28..586182c0 100644
--- a/src/app/keys.rs
+++ b/src/app/keys.rs
@@ -603,10 +603,7 @@ fn handle_mode_cycle(app: &mut App) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn handle_clipboard_paste_key(app: &mut App, key: KeyEvent) -> bool {
-    if !is_clipboard_paste_shortcut(key) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    if key.kind != KeyEventKind::Release {
+    if !is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -663,8 +660,11 @@ fn handle_clipboard_paste_key(app: &mut App, key: KeyEvent) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) fn is_clipboard_paste_shortcut(key: KeyEvent) -> bool {
-    is_ctrl_char_shortcut(key, 'v')
+const CLIPBOARD_PASTE_TRIGGER_KIND: KeyEventKind =
+    if cfg!(windows) { KeyEventKind::Release } else { KeyEventKind::Press };
+
+pub(super) fn is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key: KeyEvent) -> bool {
+    key.kind == CLIPBOARD_PASTE_TRIGGER_KIND && is_ctrl_char_shortcut(key, 'v')
 }
 
 pub(super) fn reclaim_input_from_inline_prompt_if_needed(app: &mut App) {
@@ -979,6 +979,35 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(is_ctrl_char_shortcut(key, 'v'));
     }
 
+    fn ctrl_v_encodings(kind: KeyEventKind) -> [KeyEvent; 2] {
+        [
+            KeyEvent::new_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('v'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL, kind),
+            KeyEvent::new_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('\u{16}'), KeyModifiers::NONE, kind),
+        ]
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    fn clipboard_paste_triggers_on_ctrl_v_press_outside_windows() {
+        for key in ctrl_v_encodings(KeyEventKind::Press) {
+            assert!(is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key), "{key:?}");
+        }
+        for key in ctrl_v_encodings(KeyEventKind::Release) {
+            assert!(!is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key), "{key:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    fn clipboard_paste_triggers_on_ctrl_v_release_on_windows() {
+        for key in ctrl_v_encodings(KeyEventKind::Release) {
+            assert!(is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key), "{key:?}");
+        }
+        for key in ctrl_v_encodings(KeyEventKind::Press) {
+            assert!(!is_clipboard_paste_trigger(key), "{key:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn ctrl_shortcut_rejects_raw_control_character_with_alt() {
         let key = KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('\u{16}'), KeyModifiers::ALT);