diff --git a/app/utils/clipboard.js b/app/utils/clipboard.js
index 1c3ef97..7b06678 100644
--- a/app/utils/clipboard.js
+++ b/app/utils/clipboard.js
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
  * @param { String } str A string to copy
  * @returns { Promise.<Boolean> }
  */
-export async function copyText (str) {
+export function copyText (str) {
   return navigator.clipboard.writeText(str)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Read the string stored in the clipboard,
+ * will return an empty string if the clipboard is empty
+ * @returns { Promise.<String> }
+ */
+export function readText () {
+  return navigator.clipboard.readText()
+}
diff --git a/app/utils/shortcuts.js b/app/utils/shortcuts.js
index 253a6cd..4ac3bd1 100644
--- a/app/utils/shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/utils/shortcuts.js
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ const timeoutOnIdle = (function () {
  *
  * - Lower case keys are all transformed to upper case
  *
+ * @example
+ * 'a' -> 'A'
+ * 'Meta' -> 'Meta'
+ *
  * @param { String } key The key to normalize
  * @returns { String }
  */
@@ -107,5 +111,5 @@ export async function registerKeyDown (e) {
  * @param { KeyboardEvent } e
  */
 export function registerKeyUp (e) {
-  keys.delete(normalize(e.key))
+  keys.clear()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/rundown/app/components/RundownListItem/index.jsx b/plugins/rundown/app/components/RundownListItem/index.jsx
index a4236ab..930f66b 100644
--- a/plugins/rundown/app/components/RundownListItem/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/rundown/app/components/RundownListItem/index.jsx
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ export function RundownListItem ({
     setIndicateIsPlaying(true)
   }, [item?.state, item?.didStartPlayingAt])
 
+  async function handlePaste () {
+    const items = await clipboard.readJson()
+    bridge.commands.executeCommand('rundown.pasteItems', items, rundownId, index + 1)
+  }
+
   return (
     <div
       className={`RundownListItem ${isDraggedOver ? 'is-draggedOver' : ''} ${isSelected ? 'is-selected' : ''}`}
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ export function RundownListItem ({
                 selection.length <= 1 &&
                 <ContextMenuItem text='Copy id' onClick={() => handleCopyId()} />
               }
+              <ContextMenuItem text='Paste' onClick={() => handlePaste()} />
               <ContextMenuDivider />
               <ContextMenuItem text='Add after'>
                 <ContextAddMenu onAdd={newItemId => handleAdd(newItemId)} />
diff --git a/plugins/rundown/app/utils/clipboard.js b/plugins/rundown/app/utils/clipboard.js
index 1c3ef97..f730833 100644
--- a/plugins/rundown/app/utils/clipboard.js
+++ b/plugins/rundown/app/utils/clipboard.js
@@ -7,6 +7,29 @@
  * @param { String } str A string to copy
  * @returns { Promise.<Boolean> }
  */
-export async function copyText (str) {
+export function copyText (str) {
   return navigator.clipboard.writeText(str)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Read the string stored in the clipboard,
+ * will return an empty string if the clipboard is empty
+ * @returns { Promise.<String> }
+ */
+export function readText () {
+  return navigator.clipboard.readText()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read the contents of the clipboard as a json object,
+ * will return undefined if unable to parse the data
+ * @returns { Promise.<Object | undefined> }
+ */
+export async function readJson () {
+  try {
+    const str = await readText()
+    return JSON.parse(str)
+  } catch (_) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/rundown/app/views/Rundown.jsx b/plugins/rundown/app/views/Rundown.jsx
index 06f1f01..891ddc3 100644
--- a/plugins/rundown/app/views/Rundown.jsx
+++ b/plugins/rundown/app/views/Rundown.jsx
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import { ContextAddMenu } from '../components/ContextAddMenu'
 
 import { ContextMenu } from '../../../../app/components/ContextMenu'
 import { ContextMenuItem } from '../../../../app/components/ContextMenuItem'
+import { ContextMenuDivider } from '../../../../app/components/ContextMenuDivider'
 
 import * as config from '../config'
+import * as clipboard from '../utils/clipboard'
 
 export function Rundown () {
   const [contextPos, setContextPos] = React.useState()
@@ -23,12 +25,49 @@ export function Rundown () {
     bridge.commands.executeCommand('rundown.appendItem', rundownId, itemId)
   }
 
+  async function handlePaste () {
+    const items = await clipboard.readJson()
+    const selection = await bridge.client.getSelection()
+
+    /*
+    Paste the items into the
+    selected item's parent
+    */
+    if (selection.length) {
+      const item = await bridge.items.getItem(selection[0])
+      bridge.commands.executeCommand('rundown.pasteItems', items, item.parent)
+    
+    /*
+    Paste the items into the current
+    rundown if no item is selected
+    */
+    } else {
+      bridge.commands.executeCommand('rundown.pasteItems', items, rundownId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    function onShortcut (e) {
+      switch (e.detail.id) {
+        case 'paste':
+          handlePaste()
+          break
+      }
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('shortcut', onShortcut)
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('shortcut', onShortcut)
+    }
+  }, [rundownId])
+
   return (
     <div className='View' onContextMenu={e => handleContextMenu(e)}>
       {
         contextPos
           ? (
             <ContextMenu x={contextPos[0]} y={contextPos[1]} onClose={() => setContextPos(undefined)}>
+              <ContextMenuItem text='Paste' onClick={() => handlePaste()} />
+              <ContextMenuDivider />
               <ContextMenuItem text='Add'>
                 <ContextAddMenu onAdd={newItemId => handleItemCreate(newItemId)}/>
               </ContextMenuItem>
diff --git a/plugins/rundown/index.js b/plugins/rundown/index.js
index b5e7d04..ef699f8 100644
--- a/plugins/rundown/index.js
+++ b/plugins/rundown/index.js
@@ -243,6 +243,70 @@ exports.activate = async () => {
   }
   bridge.commands.registerCommand('rundown.copyItems', copyItems)
 
+  /**
+   * Paste items into the
+   * specified parent at index
+   *
+   * Will create new item id's to avoid collisions with
+   * already existing items but keep the item structure
+   *
+   * @param { Any[] } items An array of item objects from the clipboard
+   * @param { String } parentId The id of the parent to paste into
+   * @param { Number | undefined } index The index at which to paste the first item
+   * @returns { Promise.<void> }
+   */
+  async function pasteItems (items, parentId, index) {
+    if (!items || !Array.isArray(items)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const idMappings = {}
+
+    const promises = items.map(async item => {
+      const newId = await bridge.items.createItem(item.type)
+      idMappings[item.id] = newId
+    })
+
+    await Promise.all(promises)
+
+    let i = -1
+    for (const item of items) {
+      i++
+      if (item.children && Array.isArray(item.children)) {
+        item.children = item.children.map(child => idMappings[child])
+      }
+
+      item.id = idMappings[item.id]
+      await bridge.items.applyItem(item.id, {
+        ...item,
+        parent: undefined
+      })
+
+      /*
+      If this is a nested item, append it into its
+      new parent that was just created
+      */
+      if (item.parent && idMappings[item.parent]) {
+        await appendItem(idMappings[item.parent], item.id)
+        return
+      }
+
+      /*
+      If this is a top level item,
+      paste it into the specified parent and
+      if specified move it to the correct index
+      */
+      if (item.parent && !idMappings[item.parent]) {
+        await appendItem(parentId, item.id)
+
+        if (index != null) {
+          moveItem(parentId, index + i, item.id)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  bridge.commands.registerCommand('rundown.pasteItems', pasteItems)
+
   /**
    * Append an item to
    * a new parent, will remove any current relations