diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae80eb98..d767c5e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Added default `image_name_func` similar to Obsidian's.
 - Added support `text/uri-list` to `ObsidianPasteImg`.
+- Added support for drag and drop into notes
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/attachments.lua b/lua/obsidian/attachments.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cedcadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/obsidian/attachments.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+-- accpeted file formats: https://help.obsidian.md/file-formats
+
+---@enum obsidian.attachment.ft
+local ft = {
+  -- markdown
+  "md",
+  -- json canvas
+  "canvas",
+  -- images
+  "avif",
+  "bmp",
+  "gif",
+  "jpg",
+  "jpeg",
+  "png",
+  "svg",
+  "webp",
+  -- audio
+  "flac",
+  "m4a",
+  "mp3",
+  "ogg",
+  "wav",
+  "webm",
+  "3gp",
+  -- video
+  "mkv",
+  "mov",
+  "mp4",
+  "ogv",
+  "webm",
+  -- pdf
+  "pdf",
+}
+
+local function insert_link(client, dst)
+  local new_link = "!" .. client:format_link(dst)
+  vim.api.nvim_put({ new_link }, "l", true, true)
+end
+
+---@param str string
+---@return string
+local sanitize_input = function(str)
+  str = str:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$" -- remove leading and trailing whitespace
+  str = str:match '^"?(.-)"?$' -- remove double quotes
+  str = str:match "^'?(.-)'?$" -- remove single quotes
+  str = str:gsub("file://", "") -- remove "file://"
+  str = str:gsub("%c", "") -- remove control characters
+
+  return str
+end
+
+---@param str string
+---@return boolean
+---@return string?
+local is_remote = function(str)
+  if not str:match "^https?://[^/]+/[^.]+" then -- return early if not a valid url to a subdomain
+    return false
+  end
+
+  -- assume its a valid image link if it the url ends with an extension
+  for _, ext in ipairs(ft) do
+    local pattern = "%." .. ext .. "$"
+
+    local before_pat = "%." .. ext .. "%?"
+    if str:match(pattern) or str:match(before_pat) then
+      return true, ext
+    end
+  end
+
+  return false
+end
+
+---@param str string
+---@return boolean
+---@return string?
+local is_local = function(str)
+  if str:match "^https?://[^/]+/[^.]+" then -- return early if looks like url
+    return false
+  end
+
+  str = string.lower(str)
+
+  --- TODO: correct path sep
+  local has_path_sep = str:find "/" ~= nil or str:find "\\" ~= nil
+
+  if not has_path_sep then
+    return false
+  end
+
+  -- assume its a valid link if it the url ends with an extension
+  for _, ext in ipairs(ft) do
+    local end_pat = "%." .. ext .. "$"
+    if str:match(end_pat) then
+      return true, ext
+    end
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+---@param client obsidian.Client
+---@param path string
+---@param ext string?
+---@return boolean
+---@return string?
+local function drop_local(client, path, ext)
+  local from = vim.fs.abspath(path):gsub("\\", "")
+
+  local dst = client.opts.attachments.file_path_func(client, path, ext, false)
+
+  vim.print(dst)
+
+  -- TODO: obsidian has option to hold Ctrl to just link instead of copying
+  local copy_ok, err = vim.uv.fs_copyfile(from, tostring(dst))
+  if not copy_ok then
+    vim.notify(err or "failed to copy file", 3)
+    return false
+  end
+  vim.notify("Copied file to " .. tostring(dst))
+  return true, dst
+end
+
+local drop_remote = function(client, url, ext)
+  local dst = client.opts.attachments.file_path_func(client, url, ext, true)
+
+  dst = tostring(dst)
+
+  local obj = vim.system({ "curl", url, "-o", dst }, {}):wait()
+
+  if obj.code == 0 then
+    vim.notify("file " .. dst .. " saved")
+    return true, dst
+  else
+    vim.notify("file " .. dst .. " failed to save")
+    return false
+  end
+end
+
+---@param client obsidian.Client
+---@param input string
+---@return boolean
+local function try_drop(client, input)
+  input = sanitize_input(input)
+
+  local ok, link, ext, remote, loc
+  remote, ext = is_remote(input)
+  loc, ext = is_local(input)
+
+  if remote then
+    ok, link = drop_remote(client, input, ext)
+  elseif loc then
+    ok, link = drop_local(client, input, ext)
+  else
+    return false
+  end
+
+  if ok then
+    insert_link(client, link)
+    return true
+  else
+    return false
+  end
+end
+
+-- TODO: do more checks
+return {
+  is_remote = is_remote,
+  is_local = is_local,
+  register = function(og_paste)
+    return function(lines, phase)
+      local line = lines[1]
+
+      -- probably not a file path or url to an image if the input is this long
+      if string.len(line) > 512 then
+        return og_paste(lines, phase)
+      end
+
+      local ok = try_drop(require("obsidian").get_client(), line)
+
+      if not ok then
+        vim.notify "Did not handle paste, calling original vim.paste"
+        return og_paste(lines, phase)
+      end
+    end
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/config.lua b/lua/obsidian/config.lua
index 3037b700..8c91ce7d 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/config.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/config.lua
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ end
 ---@field img_name_func (fun(): string)|?
 ---@field img_text_func fun(client: obsidian.Client, path: obsidian.Path): string
 ---@field confirm_img_paste boolean Whether to confirm the paste or not. Defaults to true.
+---@field file_name_func (fun(client: obsidian.Client, ft: string, remote: boolean): string)
+---@field file_path_func (fun(client: obsidian.Client, path: obsidian.Path | string, ft: string, remote: boolean): string)
 config.AttachmentsOpts = {}
 
 ---@return obsidian.config.AttachmentsOpts
@@ -490,6 +492,22 @@ config.AttachmentsOpts.default = function()
     img_name_func = function()
       return string.format("Pasted image %s", os.date "%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
     end,
+
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: unused-local
+    file_name_func = function(uri, ft, remote)
+      if remote then
+        return string.format("Attachment %s", os.date "%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+      else
+        return vim.fs.basename(uri)
+      end
+    end,
+    file_path_func = function(client, path, ft, remote)
+      local base = client.opts.attachments.file_name_func(path, ft, remote)
+      -- HACK: format link should be more smart
+      local ret = client.dir / "assets" / base
+      -- ret.label = base
+      return ret
+    end,
     confirm_img_paste = true,
   }
 end
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/init.lua b/lua/obsidian/init.lua
index 7cc8dab8..b2747af4 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/init.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/init.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ obsidian.setup = function(opts)
   local client = obsidian.new(opts)
   log.set_level(client.opts.log_level)
 
+  -- register drag and drop handler
+  vim.paste = require("obsidian.attachments").register(vim.paste)
+
   -- Install commands.
   -- These will be available across all buffers, not just note buffers in the vault.
   obsidian.commands.install(client)
diff --git a/test/obsidian/attachment_spec.lua b/test/obsidian/attachment_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..280f263b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/obsidian/attachment_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+local M = require "obsidian.attachments"
+
+local url_with_params = [[
+https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/111681693/437674259-e21d6c2d-c5b5-47b1-8ee8-dcc2e03fbc3a.jpg?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NDU2NTEyNDQsIm5iZiI6MTc0NTY1MDk0NCwicGF0aCI6Ii8xMTE2ODE2OTMvNDM3Njc0MjU5LWUyMWQ2YzJkLWM1YjUtNDdiMS04ZWU4LWRjYzJlMDNmYmMzYS5qcGc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjUwNDI2JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI1MDQyNlQwNzAyMjRaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT1kNTc5ZmY5Y2U2ZDUwOWFiYWJhYzQ1OTUyZjcyOGVlMDgxODQ1ZDQ0MDdlNDIyNjI1YmVlNjM0NTMyZTZhZTBhJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.Xkw8rMM9G0vB-uxpf9djM6Bm-x2D6mJExorLcsuWkBA
+]]
+
+local url_simple = [[https://gpanders.com/img/nvim-virtual-lines-3.png]]
+
+local path_simple = "/home/runner/Notes/assets/image.png"
+
+describe("is_remote", function()
+  it("should recongize a url ending with file extension", function()
+    local ok, ext = M.is_remote(url_simple)
+    assert.equal(true, ok)
+    assert.equal("png", ext)
+  end)
+  it("should recongize a long url not ending with file extension", function()
+    local ok, ext = M.is_remote(url_with_params)
+    assert.equal(true, ok)
+    assert.equal("jpg", ext)
+  end)
+  it("should return false on file path", function()
+    local ok = M.is_remote(path_simple)
+    assert.equal(false, ok)
+  end)
+end)
+
+describe("is_local", function()
+  it("should recongize a file path", function()
+    local ok, ext = M.is_local(path_simple)
+    assert.equal(true, ok)
+    assert.equal("png", ext)
+  end)
+  it("should return false on urls", function()
+    local ok = M.is_local(url_simple)
+    assert.equal(false, ok)
+  end)
+end)