diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.test.tsx
index e0e8b74fe63..bfb3dd1ef52 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @vitest-environment happy-dom
 
 import { act, cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
-import type React from 'react'
+import React, { forwardRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react'
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
     onLinkClick?: (...args: unknown[]) => void
   },
   composerProps: null as null | { structuredTransport?: Record<string, unknown> },
+  handlePasteEvent: vi.fn(),
+  pasteFromClipboard: vi.fn(),
   submissions: [] as unknown[]
 }))
 
@@ -110,10 +112,16 @@ vi.mock('./NativeChatMessageList', () => ({
 }))
 
 vi.mock('./NativeChatComposer', () => ({
-  NativeChatComposer: (props: typeof mocks.composerProps) => {
+  NativeChatComposer: forwardRef((props: typeof mocks.composerProps, ref) => {
     mocks.composerProps = props
-    return null
-  }
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus: () => true,
+      insertTypedText: () => true,
+      handlePasteEvent: mocks.handlePasteEvent,
+      pasteFromClipboard: mocks.pasteFromClipboard
+    }))
+    return <textarea data-testid="structured-composer" />
+  })
 }))
 vi.mock('./NativeChatEmptyState', () => ({ NativeChatEmptyState: () => null }))
 vi.mock('./NativeChatApprovalCard', () => ({ NativeChatApprovalCard: () => null }))
@@ -128,9 +136,30 @@ describe('NativeChatStructuredSession', () => {
     mocks.mode = 'static'
     mocks.messageListProps = null
     mocks.composerProps = null
+    mocks.handlePasteEvent.mockReset()
+    mocks.pasteFromClipboard.mockReset()
     mocks.submissions = []
   })
 
+  it('routes app-menu paste into the structured composer', () => {
+    render(
+      <NativeChatStructuredSession
+        isVisible
+        tabId="structured-tab-paste"
+        sessionId="session-paste"
+        target={{ kind: 'local' }}
+        agent="codex"
+        allowFileUriLinks
+      />
+    )
+
+    const composer = screen.getByTestId('structured-composer')
+    composer.focus()
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('orca-app-menu-paste', { cancelable: true }))
+
+    expect(mocks.pasteFromClipboard).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+
   it('wires local structured file links through the native chat opener', () => {
     render(
       <NativeChatStructuredSession
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.tsx
index 0c9ee8c861c..67d5db8ab4c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatStructuredSession.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { RotateCcw } from 'lucide-react'
 import type {
   AgentStatusOrchestrationContext,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { NativeChatLiveSession } from './use-native-chat-live-session'
 import type { RuntimeClientTarget } from '@/runtime/runtime-rpc-client'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { NativeChatApprovalCard } from './NativeChatApprovalCard'
-import { NativeChatComposer } from './NativeChatComposer'
+import { NativeChatComposer, type NativeChatComposerHandle } from './NativeChatComposer'
 import { NativeChatEmptyState } from './NativeChatEmptyState'
 import { NativeChatMessageList } from './NativeChatMessageList'
 import { NativeChatQuestionCard } from './NativeChatQuestionCard'
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useNativeChatFileLinkContext } from './use-native-chat-file-link-contex
 import { useStructuredAgentSession } from './use-structured-agent-session'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { NativeChatOrchestrationPausedNotice } from './NativeChatOrchestrationPausedNotice'
+import { useNativeChatPasteBridge } from './use-native-chat-paste-bridge'
 
 function encodeQuestionAnswer(questionId: string, answer: string): string {
   return `${encodeURIComponent(questionId)}:${encodeURIComponent(answer)}`
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export function NativeChatStructuredSession(props: {
     () => structuredAgentSessionPaneKey(props.tabId, props.sessionId),
     [props.sessionId, props.tabId]
   )
+  const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const composerRef = useRef<NativeChatComposerHandle>(null)
+  useNativeChatPasteBridge({ rootRef, composerRef })
   const session = useMemo<NativeChatLiveSession>(
     () => ({
       messages: controller.messages,
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ export function NativeChatStructuredSession(props: {
 
   return (
     <div
+      ref={rootRef}
       data-native-chat-root="true"
       data-native-chat-working={controller.isWorking ? 'true' : 'false'}
       tabIndex={-1}
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@ export function NativeChatStructuredSession(props: {
       ) : null}
       {prompt ? null : (
         <NativeChatComposer
+          ref={composerRef}
           terminalTabId={props.tabId}
           paneKey={paneKey}
           targetPtyId={null}