diff --git a/web-app/src/containers/ChatInput.tsx b/web-app/src/containers/ChatInput.tsx
index f7be420c7..8efd5e6a7 100644
--- a/web-app/src/containers/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/containers/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -374,34 +374,89 @@ const ChatInput = ({ model, className, initialMessage }: ChatInputProps) => {
     }
   }
 
-  const handlePaste = (e: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
-    const clipboardItems = e.clipboardData?.items
-    if (!clipboardItems) return
-
+  const handlePaste = async (e: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
     // Only allow paste if model supports mmproj
     if (!hasMmproj) {
       return
     }
 
-    const imageItems = Array.from(clipboardItems).filter((item) =>
-      item.type.startsWith('image/')
-    )
+    const clipboardItems = e.clipboardData?.items
+    let hasProcessedImage = false
 
-    if (imageItems.length > 0) {
+    // Try clipboardData.items first (traditional method)
+    if (clipboardItems && clipboardItems.length > 0) {
+      const imageItems = Array.from(clipboardItems).filter((item) =>
+        item.type.startsWith('image/')
+      )
+
+      if (imageItems.length > 0) {
+        e.preventDefault()
+
+        const files: File[] = []
+        let processedCount = 0
+
+        imageItems.forEach((item) => {
+          const file = item.getAsFile()
+          if (file) {
+            files.push(file)
+          }
+          processedCount++
+
+          // When all items are processed, handle the valid files
+          if (processedCount === imageItems.length) {
+            if (files.length > 0) {
+              const syntheticEvent = {
+                target: {
+                  files: files,
+                },
+              } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>
+
+              handleFileChange(syntheticEvent)
+              hasProcessedImage = true
+            }
+          }
+        })
+        
+        // If we found image items but couldn't get files, fall through to modern API
+        if (processedCount === imageItems.length && !hasProcessedImage) {
+          // Continue to modern clipboard API fallback below
+        } else {
+          return // Successfully processed with traditional method
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Modern Clipboard API fallback (for Linux, images copied from web, etc.)
+    if (navigator.clipboard && 'read' in navigator.clipboard) {
       e.preventDefault()
 
-      const files: File[] = []
-      let processedCount = 0
+      try {
+        const clipboardContents = await navigator.clipboard.read()
+        const files: File[] = []
 
-      imageItems.forEach((item) => {
-        const file = item.getAsFile()
-        if (file) {
-          files.push(file)
+        for (const item of clipboardContents) {
+          const imageTypes = item.types.filter((type) =>
+            type.startsWith('image/')
+          )
+
+          for (const type of imageTypes) {
+            try {
+              const blob = await item.getType(type)
+              // Convert blob to File with better naming
+              const extension = type.split('/')[1] || 'png'
+              const file = new File(
+                [blob],
+                `pasted-image-${Date.now()}.${extension}`,
+                { type }
+              )
+              files.push(file)
+            } catch (error) {
+              console.error('Error reading clipboard item:', error)
+            }
+          }
         }
-        processedCount++
 
-        // When all items are processed, handle the valid files
-        if (processedCount === imageItems.length && files.length > 0) {
+        if (files.length > 0) {
           const syntheticEvent = {
             target: {
               files: files,
@@ -409,8 +464,16 @@ const ChatInput = ({ model, className, initialMessage }: ChatInputProps) => {
           } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>
 
           handleFileChange(syntheticEvent)
+          return
         }
-      })
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Clipboard API access failed:', error)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If we reach here, no image was found or processed
+    if (!hasProcessedImage) {
+      console.log('No image data found in clipboard or clipboard access failed')
     }
   }