diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 4ae0922..72e9955 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -2098,12 +2098,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
     pub const paste_meta = .{ .description = "Paste from internal clipboard" };
 
-    pub fn system_paste(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
-        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) return self.paste(.{});
-        tui.current().rdr.request_system_clipboard();
-    }
-    pub const system_paste_meta = .{ .description = "Paste from system clipboard" };
-
     pub fn delete_forward(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
         const root = try self.delete_to(move_cursor_right, b.root, b.allocator);
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 664f5f8..8f0d734 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const root = @import("root");
 const location_history = @import("location_history");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 const log = @import("log");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const input = @import("input");
@@ -543,6 +544,13 @@ const cmds = struct {
         self.show_file_async_and_free(file_path orelse return error.Stop);
     }
     pub const open_previous_file_meta = .{ .description = "Open the previous file" };
+
+    pub fn system_paste(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows)
+            return command.executeName("paste", .{}) catch {};
+        tui.current().rdr.request_system_clipboard();
+    }
+    pub const system_paste_meta = .{ .description = "Paste from system clipboard" };
 };
 
 pub fn handle_editor_event(self: *Self, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {