diff --git a/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/songsearch.lua b/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/songsearch.lua
index 47d3c713f2..baa5e8f278 100644
--- a/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/songsearch.lua	
+++ b/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/songsearch.lua	
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 local searchstring = ""
-local englishes = {"a", "b", "c", "d", "e","f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z",";"}
+local englishes = {"?","-",".",",","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0","a", "b", "c", "d", "e","f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z",";"}
 local frameX = 10
 local frameY = 180+capWideScale(get43size(120),120)
 local active = false
 local whee
 local lastsearchstring = ""
+local CtrlPressed = false
 
 local function searchInput(event)
 	if event.type ~= "InputEventType_Release" and active == true then
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ local function searchInput(event)
 		elseif event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_delete"  then
 			searchstring = ""
 		elseif event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_="  then
-			searchstring = searchstring.."="
+			searchstring = searchstring.."="	
+		elseif event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_v" and CtrlPressed then
+			searchstring = searchstring..HOOKS:GetClipboard()
 		else
 			for i=1,#englishes do														-- add standard characters to string
 				if event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_"..englishes[i] then
@@ -39,6 +42,13 @@ local function searchInput(event)
 			lastsearchstring = searchstring
 		end
 	end
+	if event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_right ctrl" or event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_left ctrl" then
+		if event.type == "InputEventType_Release" then
+			CtrlPressed = false
+		else
+			CtrlPressed = true
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 local t = Def.ActorFrame{
diff --git a/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.cpp b/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.cpp
index 80cab07e9c..8c8aaf1065 100644
--- a/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Font.h"
 #include "RageDisplay.h"
 #include "PlayerState.h"
+#include "arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h"
 
 #define CHAT_TEXT_OUTPUT_WIDTH		THEME->GetMetricF(m_sName,"ChatTextOutputWidth")
 #define CHAT_TEXT_INPUT_WIDTH		THEME->GetMetricF(m_sName,"ChatTextInputWidth")
@@ -91,8 +92,15 @@ bool ScreenNetSelectBase::Input(const InputEventPlus &input)
 	
 	//If holding control skip chatbox input
 	//This allows lua input bindings to work on regular keys+control
-	if(bHoldingCtrl)
+	if(bHoldingCtrl) {
+    wchar_t ch = INPUTMAN->DeviceInputToChar(input.DeviceI, false);
+		MakeUpper(&ch, 1);
+		if (ch == 'V')
+		{
+			PasteClipboard();
+		}
 		return ScreenWithMenuElements::Input(input);
+  }
 	
 	switch(input.DeviceI.button)
 	{
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ bool ScreenNetSelectBase::Input(const InputEventPlus &input)
 		UpdateTextInput();
 		break;
 	default:
+
 		wchar_t c;
 		c = INPUTMAN->DeviceInputToChar(input.DeviceI, true);
 
@@ -180,7 +189,13 @@ void ScreenNetSelectBase::TweenOffScreen()
 
 void ScreenNetSelectBase::UpdateTextInput()
 {
-	m_textChatInput.SetText( m_sTextInput );  
+	m_textChatInput.SetText(m_sTextInput);
+}
+
+void ScreenNetSelectBase::PasteClipboard()
+{
+	m_sTextInput.append(HOOKS->GetClipboard() );
+	UpdateTextInput();
 }
 
 void ScreenNetSelectBase::UpdateUsers()
@@ -813,6 +828,11 @@ class LunaScreenNetSelectBase : public Luna<ScreenNetSelectBase>
 		lua_pushnumber(L, p->GetLines());
 		return 1;
 	}
+	static int PasteClipboard(T* p, lua_State *L)
+	{
+		p->PasteClipboard();
+		return 1;
+	}
 public:
 	LunaScreenNetSelectBase()
 	{
@@ -831,6 +851,7 @@ class LunaScreenNetSelectBase : public Luna<ScreenNetSelectBase>
 		ADD_METHOD(ShowPreviousMsg);
 		ADD_METHOD(GetChatScroll);
 		ADD_METHOD(GetChatLines);
+		ADD_METHOD(PasteClipboard);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.h b/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.h
index 8d2012d4d6..cefe18e90b 100644
--- a/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.h
+++ b/src/ScreenNetSelectBase.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ScreenNetSelectBase : public ScreenWithMenuElements
 	void ShowNextMsg();
 	unsigned int GetScroll() { return scroll; }
 	unsigned int GetLines() { return m_textChatOutput.lines; }
+	void PasteClipboard();
 	// Lua
 	void PushSelf(lua_State *L) override;
 private: