diff --git a/app/javascript/article-form/components/EditorBody.jsx b/app/javascript/article-form/components/EditorBody.jsx
index 9b3288f3d..cefba279b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/article-form/components/EditorBody.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/article-form/components/EditorBody.jsx
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Textarea from 'preact-textarea-autosize';
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { Toolbar } from './Toolbar';
+import { handleImagePasted } from './pasteImageHelpers';
 import {
   handleImageDrop,
   handleImageFailure,
   onDragOver,
   onDragExit,
 } from './dragAndDropHelpers';
+import { usePasteImage } from '@utilities/pasteImage';
 import { useDragAndDrop } from '@utilities/dragAndDrop';
 
 function handleImageSuccess(textAreaRef) {
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@ function handleImageSuccess(textAreaRef) {
     // textarea ref.
     const editableBodyElement = textAreaRef.current.base;
     const { links, image } = response;
-    const altText = image[0].name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '');
+    const altText = image[0]
+      ? image[0].name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '')
+      : 'alt text';
     const markdownImageLink = `![${altText}](${links[0]})\n`;
     const { selectionStart, selectionEnd, value } = editableBodyElement;
     const before = value.substring(0, selectionStart);
@@ -50,9 +54,17 @@ export const EditorBody = ({
     onDragExit,
   });
 
+  const setPasteElement = usePasteImage({
+    onPaste: handleImagePasted(
+      handleImageSuccess(textAreaRef),
+      handleImageFailure,
+    ),
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (textAreaRef.current) {
       setElement(textAreaRef.current.base);
+      setPasteElement(textAreaRef.current.base);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/article-form/components/__tests__/pasteImageHelpers.test.jsx b/app/javascript/article-form/components/__tests__/pasteImageHelpers.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ea5ff4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/article-form/components/__tests__/pasteImageHelpers.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { matchesDataTransferType } from '../pasteImageHelpers';
+
+describe('pasteImageHelpers', () => {
+  describe('matchesDataTransferType', () => {
+    it('returns false if no types are provided', () => {
+      expect(matchesDataTransferType([])).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('returns true if at least one type matches Files', () => {
+      const result = matchesDataTransferType(['example', 'Files', 'other']);
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns false if no types match type Files', () => {
+      const result = matchesDataTransferType(['example', 'other']);
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('returns true if at least one type matches a custom type provided', () => {
+      const result = matchesDataTransferType(['example', 'other'], 'other');
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns false if no types match a custom type provided', () => {
+      const result = matchesDataTransferType(['example', 'Files'], 'other');
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/article-form/components/pasteImageHelpers.js b/app/javascript/article-form/components/pasteImageHelpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9016bfe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/article-form/components/pasteImageHelpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { addSnackbarItem } from '../../Snackbar';
+import { processImageUpload } from '../actions';
+
+/**
+ * Determines if at least one type of drag and drop datum type matches the data transfer type to match.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} types An array of data transfer types.
+ * @param {string} dataTransferType The data transfer type to match.
+ */
+export function matchesDataTransferType(
+  types = [],
+  dataTransferType = 'Files',
+) {
+  return types.some((type) => type === dataTransferType);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handler for when image is pasted.
+ *
+ * @param {function} handleImageSuccess Callback for when image upload succeeds
+ * @param {function} handleImageFailure Callback for when image upload fails
+ */
+export function handleImagePasted(handleImageSuccess, handleImageFailure) {
+  return function (event) {
+    if (!event.clipboardData || !event.clipboardData.items) return;
+    if (!matchesDataTransferType(event.clipboardData.types)) return;
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    const { files } = event.clipboardData;
+
+    if (files.length > 1) {
+      addSnackbarItem({
+        message: 'Only one image can be pasted at a time.',
+        addCloseButton: true,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    processImageUpload(files, handleImageSuccess, handleImageFailure);
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handler for when image upload fails.
+ *
+ * @param {Error} error an error
+ * @param {string} error.message an error message
+ */
+export function handleImageFailure({ message }) {
+  addSnackbarItem({
+    message,
+    addCloseButton: true,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/utilities/__tests__/pasteImage.test.js b/app/javascript/utilities/__tests__/pasteImage.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dd4d8b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/utilities/__tests__/pasteImage.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/preact-hooks';
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/preact';
+import { usePasteImage } from '../pasteImage';
+
+describe('usePasteImage', () => {
+  it('listens for paste events on the set element', () => {
+    const handlePasteImage = jest.fn();
+
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+        <div id="paste-area"></div>
+    `;
+    const element = document.getElementById('paste-area');
+
+    const {
+      result: { current: setElement },
+    } = renderHook(() => usePasteImage({ onPaste: handlePasteImage }));
+
+    act(() => {
+      setElement(element);
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.paste(element, { clipboardData: {} });
+    expect(handlePasteImage).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/utilities/pasteImage.js b/app/javascript/utilities/pasteImage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b943b7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/utilities/pasteImage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+
+/**
+ * A custom Preact hook used to attach a catch all for pasting images to a DOM element.
+ * @example
+ * function SomeComponent(props) {
+ *   const { setElement } = usePasteImage({
+ *     onPaste: somePasteHandler
+ *   });
+ *
+ *  const someDomRef = useRef(null);
+ *
+ *  useEffect(() => {
+ *    if (someDomRef.current) {
+ *      setElement(someDomRef.current);
+ *    }
+ *  });
+ *
+ *  return <textarea ref={someDomRef}>I'm a text area</textarea>;
+ * };
+ *
+ * @param {object} props
+ * @param {Function} props.onPaste The handler that runs when the paste event is fired.
+ */
+export function usePasteImage({ onPaste }) {
+  const [element, setElement] = useState(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!element) return;
+
+    element.addEventListener('paste', onPaste);
+
+    return () => {
+      element.removeEventListener('paste', onPaste);
+    };
+  }, [element, onPaste]);
+
+  return setElement;
+}