diff --git a/AppKit/CPKeyBinding.j b/AppKit/CPKeyBinding.j
index 970973a3a..7c80685a9 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPKeyBinding.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPKeyBinding.j
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ CPStandardKeyBindings = {
     @"@.": @"cancelOperation:",
 
     @"@a": @"selectAll:",
+    @"@~$v": @"pasteAsPlainText:",
     @"^a": @"moveToBeginningOfParagraph:",
     @"^$a": @"moveToBeginningOfParagraphAndModifySelection:",
     @"^b": @"moveBackward:",
diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index b4260e217..82589bb2c 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -3233,6 +3233,11 @@ var _CPCopyPlaceholder = '-';
 
             if (richtext)
             {
+                var shouldPastePlainText = [[CPApp currentEvent] modifierFlags] & (CPShiftKeyMask | CPAlternateKeyMask);
+
+                if (shouldPastePlainText && richtext._string)
+                    richtext = richtext._string;
+
                 [currentFirstResponder _pasteString:richtext];
 
                 return;
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CPTextView/AppController.j b/Tests/Manual/CPTextView/AppController.j
index c8cb009df..dd7c6f995 100755
--- a/Tests/Manual/CPTextView/AppController.j
+++ b/Tests/Manual/CPTextView/AppController.j
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Cut" action:@selector(cut:) keyEquivalent:@"x"];
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Copy" action:@selector(copy:) keyEquivalent:@"c"];
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Paste" action:@selector(paste:) keyEquivalent:@"v"];
+
+    var pasteAsPlainItem = [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Paste as Plain Text" action:@selector(pasteAsPlainText:) keyEquivalent:@"v"];
+    [pasteAsPlainItem setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:CPCommandKeyMask | CPAlternateKeyMask | CPShiftKeyMask];
+
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Delete" action:@selector(delete:) keyEquivalent:@""];
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Select All" action:@selector(selectAll:) keyEquivalent:@"a"];
     [editMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Undo" action:@selector(undo:) keyEquivalent:@"z"];