diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
index 99baba9..9485fae 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @State private var showResetOnboardingAlert = false
     @State private var currentShortcut = KeyboardShortcuts.getShortcut(for: .toggleMiniRecorder)
     @State private var isCustomCancelEnabled = false
+    @AppStorage("shouldPreserveClipboard") private var shouldPreserveClipboard = false
     
     var body: some View {
         ScrollView {
@@ -131,6 +132,12 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                         }
                         .toggleStyle(.switch)
                         .help("Automatically pause active media playback when recording starts and resume when recording stops")
+
+                        Toggle(isOn: $shouldPreserveClipboard) {
+                            Text("Preserve clipboard after paste")
+                        }
+                        .toggleStyle(.switch)
+                        .help("After pasting the transcript, the clipboard will be restored to its previous content.")
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
index ef33be2..5aa9395 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published var clipboardMessage = ""
     @Published var miniRecorderError: String?
     @Published var shouldCancelRecording = false
+    @AppStorage("shouldPreserveClipboard") private var shouldPreserveClipboard = false
 
     @Published var recorderType: String = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "RecorderType") ?? "mini" {
         didSet {
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.05) {
                 
-                CursorPaster.pasteAtCursor(text, shouldPreserveClipboard: true)
+                CursorPaster.pasteAtCursor(text, shouldPreserveClipboard: self.shouldPreserveClipboard)
 
                 let powerMode = PowerModeManager.shared
                 if let activeConfig = powerMode.currentActiveConfiguration, activeConfig.isAutoSendEnabled {