diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 2ff689972a275e6ae4546af270838c02ec4a4b92..b620f5f03c2debf19cdc4856da8c039fe690651f 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ impl Terminal {
                 MouseButton::Middle => {
                     if let Some(item) = _cx.read_from_primary() {
                         let text = item.text().unwrap_or_default();
-                        self.input(text.into_bytes());
+                        self.paste(&text);
                     }
                 }
                 _ => {}