diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
index 233b349..abddbf6 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !tui.Mode {
     try mv.floating_views.add(self.modal.widget());
     try mv.floating_views.add(self.menu.container_widget);
     return .{
-        .input_handler = try keybind.mode.overlay.palette.create(allocator, .{}),
+        .input_handler = try keybind.mode.overlay.palette.create(allocator, .{
+            .insert_command = "overlay_insert_bytes",
+        }),
         .event_handler = EventHandler.to_owned(self),
         .name = "󰈞 open recent",
     };
@@ -308,6 +310,14 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const overlay_insert_code_point_meta = .{ .interactive = false };
 
+    pub fn overlay_insert_bytes(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+        var bytes: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&bytes)}))
+            return error.InvalidArgument;
+        self.insert_bytes(bytes) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
+    }
+    pub const overlay_insert_bytes_meta = .{ .interactive = false };
+
     pub fn overlay_release_control(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
         if (self.menu.selected orelse 0 > 0) return self.cmd("palette_menu_activate", .{});
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
index a2f58bb..4287c4c 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             try mv.floating_views.add(self.modal.widget());
             try mv.floating_views.add(self.menu.container_widget);
             return .{
-                .input_handler = try keybind.mode.overlay.palette.create(allocator, .{}),
+                .input_handler = try keybind.mode.overlay.palette.create(allocator, .{
+                    .insert_command = "overlay_insert_bytes",
+                }),
                 .event_handler = EventHandler.to_owned(self),
                 .name = options.name,
             };
@@ -432,6 +434,14 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             }
             pub const overlay_insert_code_point_meta = .{ .interactive = false };
 
+            pub fn overlay_insert_bytes(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+                var bytes: []const u8 = undefined;
+                if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&bytes)}))
+                    return error.InvalidArgument;
+                self.insert_bytes(bytes) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
+            }
+            pub const overlay_insert_bytes_meta = .{ .interactive = false };
+
             pub fn overlay_release_control(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
                 if (self.menu.selected orelse 0 > 0) return self.cmd("palette_menu_activate", .{});
             }