diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skills_toggle_view.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skills_toggle_view.rs
index c63a75b5d5..dbffb7592c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skills_toggle_view.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skills_toggle_view.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use ratatui::widgets::Wrap;
 
 use crate::app_event::AppEvent;
 use crate::app_event_sender::AppEventSender;
+use crate::clipboard_paste::normalize_pasted_search_query;
 use crate::key_hint;
 use crate::key_hint::KeyBindingListExt;
 use crate::key_hint::ShortcutHint;
@@ -243,6 +244,15 @@ impl BottomPaneView for SkillsToggleView {
         }
     }
 
+    fn handle_paste(&mut self, pasted: String) -> bool {
+        let Some(pasted) = normalize_pasted_search_query(&pasted) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        self.search_query.push_str(&pasted);
+        self.apply_filter();
+        true
+    }
+
     fn is_complete(&self) -> bool {
         self.complete
     }
@@ -468,8 +478,14 @@ mod tests {
             tx,
             crate::keymap::RuntimeKeymap::defaults().list,
         );
-        view.search_query = "completion".to_string();
-        view.apply_filter();
+        view.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('c'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+        assert!(view.handle_paste("  ompletion\r\n\t ".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(view.search_query, "completion");
+
+        let rendered = render_lines(&view, /*width*/ 96);
+        assert_snapshot!("skills_toggle_pasted_search", rendered);
+        assert!(!view.handle_paste(" \r\n\t ".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(render_lines(&view, /*width*/ 96), rendered);
 
         let row_names = view
             .build_rows()
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__skills_toggle_view__tests__skills_toggle_pasted_search.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__skills_toggle_view__tests__skills_toggle_pasted_search.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9db915f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__skills_toggle_view__tests__skills_toggle_pasted_search.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+source: tui/src/bottom_pane/skills_toggle_view.rs
+expression: "render_lines(&view, 96)"
+---
+                                                                                                
+  Enable/Disable Skills                                                                         
+  Turn skills on or off. Your changes are saved automatically.                                  
+                                                                                                
+  completion                                                                                    
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