diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 410d869996..d74fc56949 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - Fix errors from editable select on measures menu [Taiga #9888](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/9888)
 - Fix exception on importing some templates from templates slider
 - Consolidate adding share button to workspace
-
+- Fix problem when pasting text [Taiga #9929](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/9929)
 
 ## 2.4.2
 
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/workspace.spec.js b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/workspace.spec.js
index a959313287..1079aa9e83 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/workspace.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/workspace.spec.js
@@ -225,3 +225,16 @@ test("Bug 9066 - Problem with grid layout", async ({ page }) => {
     page.getByTestId("children-6ad3e6b9-c5a0-80cf-8005-283bbe378bcb"),
   ).toHaveText(["CBCDEF"]);
 });
+
+test("[Taiga #9929] Paste text in workspace", async ({ page, context }) => {
+  const workspacePage = new WorkspacePage(page);
+  await workspacePage.setupEmptyFile(page);
+  await workspacePage.goToWorkspace();
+  await context.grantPermissions(["clipboard-read", "clipboard-write"]);
+  await page.evaluate(() => navigator.clipboard.writeText("Lorem ipsum dolor"));
+  await workspacePage.viewport.click({ button: "right" });
+  await page.getByText("PasteCtrlV").click();
+  await workspacePage.viewport
+    .getByRole("textbox")
+    .getByText("Lorem ipsum dolor");
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace.cljs
index 54ad7c5301..0e34cea43d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace.cljs
@@ -1722,10 +1722,10 @@
               (coll? transit-data)
               (rx/of (paste-transit (assoc transit-data :in-viewport in-viewport?)))
 
-              (string? html-data)
+              (and (string? html-data) (d/not-empty? html-data))
               (rx/of (paste-html-text html-data text-data))
 
-              (string? text-data)
+              (and (string? text-data) (d/not-empty? text-data))
               (rx/of (paste-text text-data))
 
               :else