diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index 86fc097b5..0b3dc1e3c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -1490,29 +1490,26 @@ class EditorWebView(AnkiWebView):
         # print("urls", mime.urls())
         # print("text", mime.text())
 
+        internal = False
+
         mime = gui_hooks.editor_will_process_mime(
-            mime, self, False, extended, drop_event
+            mime, self, internal, extended, drop_event
         )
 
+        # try various content types in turn
+        if mime.hasHtml():
+            html_content = mime.html()[11:] if internal else mime.html()
+            return html_content, internal
+
         # favour url if it's a local link
         if (
             mime.hasUrls()
             and (urls := mime.urls())
             and urls[0].toString().startswith("file://")
         ):
-            types = (
-                self._processUrls,
-                self._processImage,
-                self._processHtml,
-                self._processText,
-            )
+            types = (self._processUrls, self._processImage, self._processText)
         else:
-            types = (
-                self._processImage,
-                self._processHtml,
-                self._processUrls,
-                self._processText,
-            )
+            types = (self._processImage, self._processUrls, self._processText)
 
         for fn in types:
             html = fn(mime, extended)
@@ -1534,11 +1531,6 @@ class EditorWebView(AnkiWebView):
 
         return buf
 
-    def _processHtml(self, mime: QMimeData, extended: bool = False) -> str | None:
-        if mime.hasHtml():
-            return mime.html()
-        return None
-
     def _processText(self, mime: QMimeData, extended: bool = False) -> str | None:
         if not mime.hasText():
             return None