diff --git a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
index 97e08ebf..ea7b8b39 100644
--- a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
+++ b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ const MarkdownTextInput = React.forwardRef<MarkdownTextInput, MarkdownTextInputP
         }
         e.preventDefault();
         const clipboardData = e.clipboardData;
-        const text = clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
+        const text = clipboardData.getData('text/plain').trim() || clipboardData.getData('text/uri-list').trim();
         insertText(e, text);
       },
       [insertText],