1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pardes.zig b/src/pardes.zig
index e9908d65..5c6d2422 100644
--- a/src/pardes.zig
+++ b/src/pardes.zig
@@ -8368,7 +8368,11 @@ pub const Pardes = struct {
             // A host that folds Shift into the letter says the same thing.
             if (key.ctrl and !key.alt and (key.cp == 'v' or key.cp == 'V')) {
                 if (key.shift or key.cp == 'V') return p.clipRequest(p.active, .after);
-                return p.typeToTty(p.active, pane, p.yank orelse return);
+                // With something in the register this is a paste. With nothing
+                // in it the chord is the program's -- vim's visual block,
+                // readline's quoted-insert -- and swallowing it would make
+                // Ctrl-V a black hole in every full-screen application.
+                if (p.yank) |text| return p.typeToTty(p.active, pane, text);
             }
             return panes.Terminal.forwardKey(p, p.active, key);
         }