diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index ddba66801..52f77da4c 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -3209,6 +3209,11 @@ var _CPCopyPlaceholder = '-';
 
             if (richtext)
             {
+                var shouldPastePlainText = [[CPApp currentEvent] modifierFlags] & (CPShiftKeyMask | CPAlternateKeyMask);
+
+                if (shouldPastePlainText && richtext._string)
+                    richtext = richtext._string;
+
                 [currentFirstResponder _pasteString:richtext];
 
                 return;