diff --git a/lua/ivy/controller.lua b/lua/ivy/controller.lua
index 5c26303..6f0caa4 100644
--- a/lua/ivy/controller.lua
+++ b/lua/ivy/controller.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ controller.search = function(value)
   controller.update(prompt.text())
 end
 
+controller.paste = function()
+  controller.search(prompt.text() .. vim.fn.getreg "+p")
+end
+
 controller.update = function(text)
   vim.schedule(function()
     window.set_items(controller.items(text))
diff --git a/plugin/ivy.lua b/plugin/ivy.lua
index a3a670e..383e866 100644
--- a/plugin/ivy.lua
+++ b/plugin/ivy.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ local register_backend = function(backend)
   end
 end
 
-register_backend(require "ivy.backends.ag")
+vim.paste = (function(overridden)
+  return function(lines, phase)
+    local file_type = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "filetype")
+    if file_type == "ivy" then
+      vim.ivy.paste()
+    else
+      overridden(lines, phase)
+    end
+  end
+end)(vim.paste)
+
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.buffers")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.files")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.lines")