diff --git a/internal/ui/model/ui.go b/internal/ui/model/ui.go
index a77f55fb919cdb7c809d86e698c96265797da5b3..d84d95c516892e8fa9538664dc0a2549dfa09fe1 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model/ui.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model/ui.go
@@ -2921,6 +2921,9 @@ func (m *UI) handlePasteMsg(msg tea.PasteMsg) tea.Cmd {
 	// Otherwise, paste as text.
 	paths := fsext.ParsePastedFiles(msg.Content)
 	allExistsAndValid := func() bool {
+		if len(paths) == 0 {
+			return false
+		}
 		for _, path := range paths {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				return false