diff --git a/plugins/builtin/romfs/lang/en_US.json b/plugins/builtin/romfs/lang/en_US.json
index 0fd6bb5fc..42848f607 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/romfs/lang/en_US.json
+++ b/plugins/builtin/romfs/lang/en_US.json
@@ -818,7 +818,9 @@
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.jump_to.curr_pattern": "Current Pattern",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.open_in_new_provider": "Open selection view...",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste": "Paste",
+        "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_as": "Paste...",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_all": "Paste all",
+        "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_all_string": "Paste all as string",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.remove": "Remove...",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.resize": "Resize...",
         "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.select_all": "Select all",
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
index 3b5a8d152..b61b33f6c 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         ImGui::SetClipboardText(result.c_str());
     }
 
-    static void pasteBytes(const Region &selection, bool selectionCheck) {
+    static void pasteBytes(const Region &selection, bool selectionCheck, bool asPlainText) {
         auto provider = ImHexApi::Provider::get();
         if (provider == nullptr)
             return;
@@ -711,7 +711,14 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         if (clipboard == nullptr)
             return;
 
-        auto buffer = parseHexString(clipboard);
+        std::vector<u8> buffer;
+        if (asPlainText) {
+            // Directly reinterpret clipboard as an array of bytes
+            std::string cp = clipboard;
+            buffer = std::vector<u8>(cp.begin(), cp.end());
+        }
+        else
+            buffer = parseHexString(clipboard);
 
         if (!selectionCheck) {
             if (selection.getStartAddress() + buffer.size() >= provider->getActualSize())
@@ -1184,15 +1191,27 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         /* Paste */
         ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItem({ "hex.builtin.menu.edit", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste" }, ICON_VS_OUTPUT, 1450, CurrentView + CTRLCMD + Keys::V,
                                                 [] {
-                                                    pasteBytes(ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection().value_or( ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion(Region { 0, 0 }, ImHexApi::Provider::get())), true);
+                                                    pasteBytes(ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection().value_or( ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion(Region { 0, 0 }, ImHexApi::Provider::get())), true, false);
                                                 },
                                                 ImHexApi::HexEditor::isSelectionValid,
                                                 this);
 
-        /* Paste All */
-        ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItem({ "hex.builtin.menu.edit", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_all" }, ICON_VS_CLIPPY, 1500, CurrentView + CTRLCMD + SHIFT + Keys::V,
+        /* Paste... */
+        ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItemSubMenu({ "hex.builtin.menu.edit", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_as" }, ICON_VS_CLIPPY, 1490, []{}, ImHexApi::HexEditor::isSelectionValid);
+
+        /* Paste... > Paste all */
+        ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItem({ "hex.builtin.menu.edit", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_as", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_all" }, ICON_VS_CLIPPY, 1500, CurrentView + CTRLCMD + SHIFT + Keys::V,
                                                 [] {
-                                                    pasteBytes(ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection().value_or( ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion(Region { 0, 0 }, ImHexApi::Provider::get())), false);
+                                                    pasteBytes(ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection().value_or( ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion(Region { 0, 0 }, ImHexApi::Provider::get())), false, false);
+                                                },
+                                                ImHexApi::HexEditor::isSelectionValid,
+                                                this);
+
+        /* Paste... > Paste all as string */
+        ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItem({ "hex.builtin.menu.edit", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_as", "hex.builtin.view.hex_editor.menu.edit.paste_all_string" }, ICON_VS_SYMBOL_TEXT, 1510,
+                                                Shortcut::None,
+                                                [] {
+                                                    pasteBytes(ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection().value_or( ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion(Region { 0, 0 }, ImHexApi::Provider::get())), false, true);
                                                 },
                                                 ImHexApi::HexEditor::isSelectionValid,
                                                 this);