diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/EditMessage.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/EditMessage.tsx
index c7c776c048..a8a30471e4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/EditMessage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/EditMessage.tsx
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ const EditMessage = ({
           removeFocusOutlines,
         )}
         onPaste={(e) => {
+          e.preventDefault();
+
           const pastedData = e.clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
           const textArea = textAreaRef.current;
           if (!textArea) {