diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index 6d662d7..68a09f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ pub fn request_system_clipboard(self: *Self) void {
     self.vx.requestSystemClipboard(self.tty.anyWriter()) catch |e| log.logger(log_name).err("request_system_clipboard", e);
 }
 
-pub fn request_windows_clipboard(self: *Self) ![]u8 {
+pub fn request_windows_clipboard(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     const windows = std.os.windows;
     const win32 = struct {
         pub extern "user32" fn OpenClipboard(hWndNewOwner: ?windows.HWND) callconv(windows.WINAPI) windows.BOOL;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub fn request_windows_clipboard(self: *Self) ![]u8 {
     const text = std.mem.span(data);
     defer _ = win32.GlobalUnlock(mem);
 
-    return self.allocator.dupe(u8, text);
+    return allocator.dupe(u8, text);
 }
 
 pub fn request_mouse_cursor_text(self: *Self, push_or_pop: bool) void {
diff --git a/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
index 454f315..51bf1dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ pub fn request_system_clipboard(self: *Self) void {
     _ = self;
     @panic("todo");
 }
-pub fn request_windows_clipboard(self: *Self) ![]u8 {
-    _ = self;
-    @panic("todo");
-}
+
+pub const request_windows_clipboard = @import("tuirenderer").request_windows_clipboard;
+
 pub fn request_mouse_cursor_text(self: *Self, push_or_pop: bool) void {
     _ = self;
     _ = push_or_pop;
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index e5d00e1..ba54f9d 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const open_previous_file_meta = .{ .description = "Open the previous file" };
 
-    pub fn system_paste(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+    pub fn system_paste(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
         if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
-            const text = try tui.current().rdr.request_windows_clipboard();
-            defer tui.current().rdr.allocator.free(text);
+            const text = try @import("renderer").request_windows_clipboard(self.allocator);
+            defer self.allocator.free(text);
             return command.executeName("paste", command.fmt(.{text})) catch {};
         }
         tui.current().rdr.request_system_clipboard();