diff --git a/crates/keymap/src/egui.rs b/crates/keymap/src/egui.rs
index d7d595de..52c9aff1 100644
--- a/crates/keymap/src/egui.rs
+++ b/crates/keymap/src/egui.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ impl Dispatcher {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                // A repeat that does not run leaves its clipboard event in place with it.
+                Event::Key { pressed: true, repeat: true, .. } => {
+                    if let Some((j, _)) = causes[i] {
+                        caused_taken[j] = Some(false);
+                    }
+                }
                 Event::Text(_) if drop_text => {
                     drop_text = false;
                     continue;
diff --git a/crates/keymap/tests/egui.rs b/crates/keymap/tests/egui.rs
index 04a4ee51..b91e380f 100644
--- a/crates/keymap/tests/egui.rs
+++ b/crates/keymap/tests/egui.rs
@@ -218,6 +218,18 @@ fn a_web_paste_carries_its_text_and_takes_its_event() {
     assert_eq!(input.events, events[..2]);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_held_web_paste_runs_once_when_repeats_are_off() {
+    let km = dispatch_keymap();
+    let mut d = Dispatcher::new().with_clipboard_events(true);
+    let repeat = Event::Key { key: EguiKey::V, physical_key: Some(EguiKey::V), pressed: true, repeat: true, modifiers: CTRL };
+    let paste = || Event::Paste("text".into());
+    let events = vec![press(EguiKey::V, CTRL), paste(), repeat.clone(), paste()];
+    let (ran, left) = run(&mut d, &km, &Active::NONE, frame(1.0, CTRL, events));
+    assert_eq!(ran, ["edit.paste"]);
+    assert_eq!(left, [repeat, paste()], "the repeat and its event stay in egui's input");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn declined_hits_leave_their_events_in_order() {
     let km = dispatch_keymap();