diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts b/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
index 867262f49..bb3e07428 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ export const useFilePasteHandler = (onPaste: (file: File[]) => void): ClipboardE
   useCallback(
     (evt) => {
       const files = getDataTransferFiles(evt.clipboardData);
-      if (files) onPaste(files);
+      if (files) {
+        // [Gitea #132] An image copied from a web page arrives with a
+        // text/html `<img src=… alt=…>` fragment and a text/plain URL beside
+        // the bitmap. Only the file is wanted — stop the editor's own
+        // HTML/text insertion so nothing else lands in the composer.
+        evt.preventDefault();
+        onPaste(files);
+      }
     },
     [onPaste],
   );