diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 64fb40e9d..e49d9988f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ import { columnHeaderCanvasPointerDisabled, columnHeaderClickShouldBeSuppressed,
 import { useToast } from "@/composables/useToast";
 import { useDataGridExport } from "@/composables/useDataGridExport";
 import { eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard, isPlainClipboardShortcut, readTextFromClipboard } from "@/lib/common/clipboard";
+import { claimDataGridPaste } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard";
 import ExportProgressDialog from "@/components/export/ExportProgressDialog.vue";
 import { DATA_GRID_ROW_NUM_WIDTH, useDataGridColumnResize } from "@/composables/useDataGridColumnResize";
 import { useDataGridSelection } from "@/composables/useDataGridSelection";
@@ -6918,8 +6919,6 @@ function clipboardShortcut(event: KeyboardEvent, key: string): boolean {
   return isPlainClipboardShortcut(event, key);
 }
 
-let lastPasteEventAt = 0;
-
 async function pasteClipboardIntoSelection() {
   if (!props.editable) return;
   const text = await readTextFromClipboard();
@@ -6952,13 +6951,11 @@ function pasteTextIntoSelection(text: string): boolean {
 }
 
 function onGridPaste(event: ClipboardEvent) {
-  if (!props.editable || (!selectedRange.value && !hasColumnSelection.value)) return;
-  const target = event.target as HTMLElement | null;
-  if (target?.closest("input, textarea, [contenteditable='true'], [role='textbox']")) return;
+  const intent = claimDataGridPaste(event, props.editable, !!selectedRange.value || hasColumnSelection.value);
+  if (intent === "native") return;
+  if (intent === "block") return;
   const text = event.clipboardData?.getData("text/plain");
   if (text === undefined) return;
-  event.preventDefault();
-  lastPasteEventAt = Date.now();
   pasteTextIntoSelection(text);
 }
 
@@ -7420,12 +7417,11 @@ async function onGridKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     return;
   }
   if (clipboardShortcut(event, "v")) {
-    if (!props.editable || (!selectedRange.value && !hasColumnSelection.value)) return;
-    const keydownAt = Date.now();
-    window.setTimeout(() => {
-      if (lastPasteEventAt >= keydownAt) return;
-      pasteClipboardIntoSelection().catch((e) => toast(t("grid.copyFailed", { message: e?.message || String(e) }), 5000));
-    }, 50);
+    const intent = claimDataGridPaste(event, props.editable, !!selectedRange.value || hasColumnSelection.value);
+    if (intent === "native") return;
+    // A focused grid owns the shortcut even when read-only; otherwise the webview may paste into the previously focused SQL editor.
+    if (intent === "block") return;
+    pasteClipboardIntoSelection().catch((e) => toast(t("grid.copyFailed", { message: e?.message || String(e) }), 5000));
     return;
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5746ad07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { claimDataGridPaste } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard";
+
+function target(nativeClipboard: boolean): EventTarget {
+  return {
+    closest: () => (nativeClipboard ? {} : null),
+  } as unknown as EventTarget;
+}
+
+function pasteEvent(nativeClipboard: boolean) {
+  return {
+    target: target(nativeClipboard),
+    preventDefault: vi.fn(),
+    stopPropagation: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("claimDataGridPaste", () => {
+  it("keeps native paste behavior for editors inside the grid", () => {
+    const event = pasteEvent(true);
+
+    expect(claimDataGridPaste(event, true, true)).toBe("native");
+    expect(event.preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("owns and applies paste for editable grid selections", () => {
+    const event = pasteEvent(false);
+
+    expect(claimDataGridPaste(event, true, true)).toBe("paste");
+    expect(event.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("blocks paste for read-only results", () => {
+    const event = pasteEvent(false);
+
+    expect(claimDataGridPaste(event, false, true)).toBe("block");
+    expect(event.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("blocks paste when the grid has no selection target", () => {
+    const event = pasteEvent(false);
+
+    expect(claimDataGridPaste(event, true, false)).toBe("block");
+    expect(event.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts
index f4ba38b3e..0f419c08e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ function closestElement(target: unknown, selector: string): unknown {
   return (target as { closest?: (selector: string) => unknown } | null)?.closest?.(selector) ?? null;
 }
 
+export function eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard(event: Pick<ClipboardShortcutEvent, "target">): boolean {
+  return !!closestElement(event.target, EDITABLE_CLIPBOARD_TARGET_SELECTOR);
+}
+
 function selectionNodeElement(node: Node | null): Element | null {
   if (!node) return null;
   if (typeof Element !== "undefined" && node instanceof Element) return node;
@@ -82,13 +86,13 @@ export function hasNativeClipboardSelection(env: NativeClipboardSelectionEnviron
 }
 
 export function eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard(event: ClipboardShortcutEvent, env: NativeClipboardSelectionEnvironment = globalThis as unknown as NativeClipboardSelectionEnvironment): boolean {
-  if (closestElement(event.target, EDITABLE_CLIPBOARD_TARGET_SELECTOR)) return true;
+  if (eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard(event)) return true;
   return isPlainClipboardShortcut(event, "c") && hasNativeClipboardSelection(env);
 }
 
 export function eventTargetAllowsAppClipboardShortcut(event: ClipboardShortcutEvent, key = "v"): boolean {
   if (!isPlainClipboardShortcut(event, key)) return false;
-  return !closestElement(event.target, EDITABLE_CLIPBOARD_TARGET_SELECTOR);
+  return !eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard(event);
 }
 
 export async function readTextFromClipboard(env: ClipboardEnvironment = globalThis as unknown as ClipboardEnvironment): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e2aa1874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridClipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard } from "@/lib/common/clipboard";
+
+export type DataGridPasteIntent = "native" | "block" | "paste";
+
+interface DataGridPasteEvent {
+  target?: EventTarget | null;
+  preventDefault(): void;
+  stopPropagation(): void;
+}
+
+export function claimDataGridPaste(event: DataGridPasteEvent, editable: boolean, hasSelection: boolean): DataGridPasteIntent {
+  if (eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard(event)) return "native";
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  return editable && hasSelection ? "paste" : "block";
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/clipboard.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/clipboard.test.ts
index cb1fd4e0e..1d255a250 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/clipboard.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/clipboard.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
 import { test } from "vitest";
-import { copyToClipboard, eventTargetAllowsAppClipboardShortcut, eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard, hasNativeClipboardSelection, isPlainClipboardShortcut, readTextFromClipboard } from "../../apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts";
+import { copyToClipboard, eventTargetAllowsAppClipboardShortcut, eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard, eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard, hasNativeClipboardSelection, isPlainClipboardShortcut, readTextFromClipboard } from "../../apps/desktop/src/lib/common/clipboard.ts";
 
 test("copyToClipboard falls back when navigator clipboard is unavailable", async () => {
   const appended: unknown[] = [];
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ test("eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard lets editable targets keep clipboard shor
   } as unknown as EventTarget;
 
   assert.equal(eventTargetAllowsNativeClipboard({ key: "v", ctrlKey: true, target: inputTarget }), true);
+  assert.equal(eventTargetUsesNativeClipboard({ target: inputTarget }), true);
 });
 
 test("eventTargetAllowsAppClipboardShortcut ignores editable targets only", () => {