diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index 74b9d9358..86e861a83 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -956,6 +956,8 @@ class EditorWebView(AnkiWebView):
 
     def _onPaste(self, mode):
         extended = not (self.editor.mw.app.queryKeyboardModifiers() & Qt.ShiftModifier)
+        if self.editor.mw.pm.profile.get("pasteInvert", False):
+            extended = not extended
         mime = self.editor.mw.app.clipboard().mimeData(mode=mode)
         html, internal = self._processMime(mime)
         if not html:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index 02a5bee6c..a789ec236 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -225,9 +225,11 @@ Not currently enabled; click the sync button in the main window to enable."""
     def setupOptions(self):
         self.form.pastePNG.setChecked(self.prof.get("pastePNG", False))
         self.form.uiScale.setValue(self.mw.pm.uiScale() * 100)
+        self.form.pasteInvert.setChecked(self.prof.get("pasteInvert", False))
 
     def updateOptions(self):
         self.prof["pastePNG"] = self.form.pastePNG.isChecked()
+        self.prof["pasteInvert"] = self.form.pasteInvert.isChecked()
         newScale = self.form.uiScale.value() / 100
         if newScale != self.mw.pm.uiScale():
             self.mw.pm.setUiScale(newScale)
diff --git a/qt/designer/preferences.ui b/qt/designer/preferences.ui
index 796e64adb..bcbc77e73 100644
--- a/qt/designer/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/designer/preferences.ui
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="pasteInvert">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Paste without shift key strips formatting</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="nightMode">
          <property name="text">
@@ -508,6 +515,7 @@
   <tabstop>showEstimates</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showProgress</tabstop>
   <tabstop>pastePNG</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>pasteInvert</tabstop>
   <tabstop>nightMode</tabstop>
   <tabstop>dayLearnFirst</tabstop>
   <tabstop>newSched</tabstop>