diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
index 1225b17..c012290 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
             ["n", "goto_next_match"],
             ["u", "undo"],
 
-            ["y", "copy"],
+            ["y", ["enable_selection"], ["copy_internal_vim"], ["enter_mode", "normal"]],
             ["p", "paste_after"],
 
             ["q", "record_macro"],
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
             ["n", "goto_next_match"],
             ["u", "undo"],
 
-            ["y", "copy"],
+            ["y", ["copy_internal_vim"], ["enter_mode", "normal"]],
             ["p", "paste_after"],
 
             ["q", "record_macro"],
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 96d3f13..23b7837 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ pub const CurSel = struct {
         else cod: {
             self.selection = Selection.from_cursor(&self.cursor);
             try self.selection.?.end.move_right(root, metrics);
+            try self.cursor.move_right(root, metrics);
             break :cod &self.selection.?;
         };
     }
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
             .none;
     }
 
-    fn need_render(_: *Self) void {
+    pub fn need_render(_: *Self) void {
         Widget.need_render();
     }
 
@@ -1942,7 +1943,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         self.collapse_cursors();
     }
 
-    fn nudge_insert(self: *Self, nudge: Selection, exclude: *const CurSel, _: usize) void {
+    pub fn nudge_insert(self: *Self, nudge: Selection, exclude: *const CurSel, _: usize) void {
         for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel|
             if (cursel != exclude)
                 cursel.nudge_insert(nudge);
@@ -2536,7 +2537,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         try move_cursor_buffer_end(root, &sel.end, metrics);
     }
 
-    fn insert(self: *Self, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
+    pub fn insert(self: *Self, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
         var root_ = if (cursel.selection) |_| try self.delete_selection(root, cursel, allocator) else root;
         const cursor = &cursel.cursor;
         const begin = cursel.cursor;
@@ -2546,7 +2547,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         return root_;
     }
 
-    fn insert_line_vim(self: *Self, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
+    pub fn insert_line_vim(self: *Self, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
         var root_ = if (cursel.selection) |_| try self.delete_selection(root, cursel, allocator) else root;
         const cursor = &cursel.cursor;
         const begin = cursel.cursor;
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
index bca1dfe..63e7589 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const cmd = command.executeName;
 
 const tui = @import("../tui.zig");
 const Editor = @import("../editor.zig").Editor;
+const CurSel = @import("../editor.zig").CurSel;
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
 const Cursor = Buffer.Cursor;
 const Selection = Buffer.Selection;
@@ -229,6 +230,54 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
         ed.clamp();
     }
     pub const select_to_char_right_helix_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Move to char right" };
+
+    pub fn paste_after(_: *void, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+        const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
+        const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
+
+        var text: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text)}))) {
+            if (ed.clipboard) |text_| text = text_ else return;
+        }
+
+        ed.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{text.len});
+        const b = try ed.buf_for_update();
+        var root = b.root;
+
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, text[text.len - 1 ..], "\n")) text = text[0 .. text.len - 1];
+
+        if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, text, '\n')) |idx| {
+            if (idx == 0) {
+                for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    try Editor.move_cursor_end(root, &cursel.cursor, ed.metrics);
+                    root = try ed.insert(root, cursel, "\n", b.allocator);
+                };
+                text = text[1..];
+            }
+            if (ed.cursels.items.len == 1) {
+                const primary = ed.get_primary();
+                root = try ed.insert_line_vim(root, primary, text, b.allocator);
+            } else {
+                for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    root = try ed.insert_line_vim(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+                };
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (ed.cursels.items.len == 1) {
+                const primary = ed.get_primary();
+                root = try insert(ed, root, primary, text, b.allocator);
+            } else {
+                for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    root = try insert(ed, root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        try ed.update_buf(root);
+        ed.clamp();
+        ed.need_render();
+    }
+    pub const paste_after_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Paste from clipboard after selection" };
 };
 
 fn move_cursor_word_left_helix(root: Buffer.Root, cursor: *Cursor, metrics: Buffer.Metrics) error{Stop}!void {
@@ -261,3 +310,14 @@ fn move_cursor_word_right_end_helix(root: Buffer.Root, cursor: *Cursor, metrics:
     Editor.move_cursor_right_until(root, cursor, Editor.is_word_boundary_right_vim, metrics);
     try cursor.move_right(root, metrics);
 }
+
+fn insert(ed: *Editor, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
+    var root_ = root;
+    const cursor = &cursel.cursor;
+    if (cursel.selection == null) try cursor.move_right(root_, ed.metrics);
+    const begin = cursel.cursor;
+    cursor.row, cursor.col, root_ = try root_.insert_chars(cursor.row, cursor.col, s, allocator, ed.metrics);
+    cursor.target = cursor.col;
+    ed.nudge_insert(.{ .begin = begin, .end = cursor.* }, cursel, s.len);
+    return root_;
+}