diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
index 94ef15cde..317d26965 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
 use super::selection_popup_common::render_menu_surface;
 use super::selection_popup_common::wrap_styled_line;
 use crate::app_event_sender::AppEventSender;
+use crate::clipboard_paste::normalize_pasted_search_query;
 use crate::key_hint::KeyBinding;
 use crate::key_hint::KeyBindingListExt;
 use crate::key_hint::is_plain_text_key_event;
@@ -1016,6 +1017,18 @@ impl BottomPaneView for ListSelectionView {
         }
     }
 
+    fn handle_paste(&mut self, pasted: String) -> bool {
+        if !self.is_searchable {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let Some(pasted) = normalize_pasted_search_query(&pasted) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        self.search_query.push_str(&pasted);
+        self.apply_filter();
+        true
+    }
+
     fn is_complete(&self) -> bool {
         self.completion.is_some()
     }
@@ -1672,6 +1685,61 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn paste_appends_to_search_query_and_filters_items() {
+        let (tx_raw, _rx) = unbounded_channel::<AppEvent>();
+        let tx = AppEventSender::new(tx_raw);
+        let mut view = new_view(
+            SelectionViewParams {
+                items: vec![
+                    SelectionItem {
+                        name: "main -> feature/other".to_string(),
+                        search_value: Some("feature/other".to_string()),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                    SelectionItem {
+                        name: "main -> feature/paste-support".to_string(),
+                        search_value: Some("feature/paste-support".to_string()),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                ],
+                is_searchable: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            tx,
+        );
+        view.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('f'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+
+        assert!(view.handle_paste("eature/paste-support\n".to_string()));
+
+        assert_eq!(view.search_query, "feature/paste-support");
+        assert_eq!(view.filtered_indices, vec![1]);
+        assert_eq!(view.selected_actual_idx(), Some(1));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn whitespace_only_paste_is_ignored() {
+        let (tx_raw, _rx) = unbounded_channel::<AppEvent>();
+        let tx = AppEventSender::new(tx_raw);
+        let mut view = new_view(
+            SelectionViewParams {
+                items: vec![SelectionItem {
+                    name: "main".to_string(),
+                    search_value: Some("main".to_string()),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }],
+                is_searchable: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            tx,
+        );
+
+        assert!(!view.handle_paste(" \n\t ".to_string()));
+
+        assert_eq!(view.search_query, "");
+        assert_eq!(view.filtered_indices, vec![0]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn switching_tabs_changes_visible_items_and_clears_search() {
         let (tx_raw, _rx) = unbounded_channel::<AppEvent>();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
index 4d28b365f..55ca6ca65 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ pub fn paste_image_to_temp_png() -> Result<(PathBuf, PastedImageInfo), PasteImag
     ))
 }
 
+/// Normalize pasted text for a single-line search query.
+pub(crate) fn normalize_pasted_search_query(pasted: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let normalized = pasted.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
+    (!normalized.is_empty()).then_some(normalized)
+}
+
 /// Normalize pasted text that may represent a filesystem path.
 ///
 /// Supports:
@@ -368,6 +374,19 @@ pub fn pasted_image_format(path: &Path) -> EncodedImageFormat {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod pasted_search_query_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn collapses_whitespace() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_pasted_search_query("  alpha\n\tbeta\r\n gamma  "),
+            Some(String::from("alpha beta gamma"))
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod pasted_paths_tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/resume_picker.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/resume_picker.rs
index 6ae9f37a2..c261ade7d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/resume_picker.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/resume_picker.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 mod transcript;
 
 use crate::app_server_session::AppServerSession;
+use crate::clipboard_paste::normalize_pasted_search_query;
 use crate::color::blend;
 use crate::color::is_light;
 use crate::git_action_directives::parse_assistant_markdown;
@@ -548,11 +549,6 @@ fn picker_cwd_filter(
     }
 }
 
-fn normalize_pasted_query(pasted: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    let normalized = pasted.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
-    (!normalized.is_empty()).then_some(normalized)
-}
-
 fn spawn_app_server_page_loader(
     app_server: AppServerSession,
     include_non_interactive: bool,
@@ -1237,7 +1233,7 @@ impl PickerState {
         if self.is_transcript_loading() {
             return;
         }
-        let Some(pasted) = normalize_pasted_query(&pasted) else {
+        let Some(pasted) = normalize_pasted_search_query(&pasted) else {
             return;
         };
         let mut new_query = self.query.clone();
@@ -6228,14 +6224,6 @@ session_picker_view = "dense"
         assert_eq!(state.query, "resize results");
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn normalize_pasted_query_collapses_whitespace() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            normalize_pasted_query("  alpha\n\tbeta\r\n gamma  "),
-            Some(String::from("alpha beta gamma"))
-        );
-    }
-
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn whitespace_only_paste_is_ignored() {
         let loader = page_only_loader(|_| {});