diff --git a/src/snek/templates/web.html b/src/snek/templates/web.html
index fa5e03e..50e30e5 100644
--- a/src/snek/templates/web.html
+++ b/src/snek/templates/web.html
@@ -30,13 +30,8 @@
     function getInputField(){
         return document.querySelector("textarea")
     }
-        
-    function initInputField(textBox) {
-        textBox.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('change', { detail: e.target.value, bubbles: true }));
-        });
 
+    function initInputField(textBox) {
         textBox.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
             if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
                 e.preventDefault();
@@ -47,11 +42,59 @@
                 }
             }
         });
+
+        textBox.addEventListener("paste", async (e) => {
+            try {
+                const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read();
+
+                // DataTransfer needs to be used to modify the files list of the input
+                const dt = new DataTransfer();
+
+                for (const clipboardItem of clipboardItems) {
+                    const fileTypes = clipboardItem.types.filter(type => !type.startsWith('text/'))
+                    for (const fileType of fileTypes) {
+
+                        const blob = await clipboardItem.getType(fileType);
+                        // Do something with the image blob.
+                        dt.items.add(new File([blob], "image.png", { type: fileType }));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (dt.items.length > 0) {
+                    const uploadButton = document.querySelector("upload-button");
+                    const input = uploadButton.shadowRoot.querySelector('.file-input')
+                    input.files = dt.files;
+
+                    await uploadButton.uploadFiles();
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error("Failed to read clipboard contents: ", error);
+            }
+        });
+
+        const chatInput = document.querySelector(".chat-area")
+        chatInput.addEventListener("drop", async (e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+
+            const dt = e.dataTransfer;
+            if (dt.items.length > 0) {
+                const uploadButton = document.querySelector("upload-button");
+                const input = uploadButton.shadowRoot.querySelector('.file-input')
+                input.files = dt.files;
+
+                await uploadButton.uploadFiles();
+            }
+        })
+        chatInput.addEventListener("dragover", async (e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "link";
+        })
+
         textBox.focus();
     }
 
     function replyMessage(message) {
-        const field = getInputField() 
+        const field = getInputField()
         field.value = "```markdown\n> " + (message || '') + "\n```\n";
         field.focus();
     }
@@ -63,7 +106,7 @@
             const text = messageDiv.querySelector(".text").innerText;
             const time = document.createElement("span");
             time.innerText = app.timeDescription(container.dataset.created_at);
-            
+
             container.replaceChildren(time);
             const reply = document.createElement("a");
             reply.innerText = " reply";
@@ -85,7 +128,7 @@
             rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
         );
     }
-    
+
     const messagesContainer = document.querySelector(".chat-messages");
 
     function isScrolledPastHalf() {
@@ -108,9 +151,9 @@
         if (!isScrolledPastHalf()) {
            return;
         }
-        
+
         isLoadingExtra = true;
-        
+
         const messages = await app.rpc.getMessages(channelUid, 0, firstMessage.dataset.created_at);
 
         messages.forEach((message) => {
@@ -140,7 +183,7 @@
             }
         });
         lastMessage = messagesContainer.querySelector(".message:last-child");
-        if (doScrollDown) { 
+        if (doScrollDown) {
             lastMessage?.scrollIntoView({ block: "end", inline: "nearest" });
              const inputBox = document.querySelector(".chat-input");
              inputBox.scrollIntoView({ block: "end", inline: "nearest" });
@@ -161,14 +204,14 @@
         const mentionText = '@{{ user.username.value }}';
         return mentions.length > 0 && mentions.indexOf(mentionText) == -1;
     }
-    
+
     app.addEventListener("channel-message", (data) => {
         if (data.channel_uid !== channelUid) {
             if(!isMentionForSomeoneElse(data.message)){
                 channelSidebar.notify(data);
                 app.playSound("messageOtherChannel");
             }
-            
+
             return;
         }
         if (data.username !== "{{ user.username.value }}") {
@@ -178,7 +221,7 @@
                 app.playSound("message");
             }
         }
-        
+
         const messagesContainer = document.querySelector(".chat-messages");
         lastMessage = messagesContainer.querySelector(".message:last-child");
         const doScrollDownBecauseLastMessageIsVisible = !lastMessage || isElementVisible(lastMessage);