diff --git a/js/Canvas.js b/js/Canvas.js
index b2d77d6..fdcafa8 100644
--- a/js/Canvas.js
+++ b/js/Canvas.js
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ export class Canvas {
         return this.canvasLayers.pasteLayers();
     }
 
-    async handlePaste() {
-        return this.canvasLayers.handlePaste();
+    async handlePaste(pasteMode) {
+        return this.canvasLayers.handlePaste(pasteMode);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/js/CanvasInteractions.js b/js/CanvasInteractions.js
index bd8b024..0e8066b 100644
--- a/js/CanvasInteractions.js
+++ b/js/CanvasInteractions.js
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class CanvasInteractions {
             if (e.key.toLowerCase() === 'v') {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 e.stopPropagation();
-                this.canvas.handlePaste();
+                this.canvas.handlePaste('mouse');
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/js/CanvasLayers.js b/js/CanvasLayers.js
index 497304b..05238e1 100644
--- a/js/CanvasLayers.js
+++ b/js/CanvasLayers.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class CanvasLayers {
         log.info(`Pasted ${newLayers.length} layer(s).`);
     }
 
-    async handlePaste() {
+    async handlePaste(pasteMode = 'mouse') {
         try {
             if (!navigator.clipboard?.read) {
                 log.info("Browser does not support clipboard read API. Falling back to internal paste.");
@@ -86,10 +86,15 @@ export class CanvasLayers {
                     reader.onload = (event) => {
                         const img = new Image();
                         img.onload = async () => {
-                            await this.addLayerWithImage(img, {
-                                x: this.canvasLayers.lastMousePosition.x - img.width / 2,
-                                y: this.canvasLayers.lastMousePosition.y - img.height / 2,
-                            });
+                            let layerProps = {};
+                            if (pasteMode === 'center') {
+                                layerProps.x = (this.canvasLayers.width - img.width) / 2;
+                                layerProps.y = (this.canvasLayers.height - img.height) / 2;
+                            } else { // 'mouse' or default
+                                layerProps.x = this.canvasLayers.lastMousePosition.x - img.width / 2;
+                                layerProps.y = this.canvasLayers.lastMousePosition.y - img.height / 2;
+                            }
+                            await this.addLayerWithImage(img, layerProps);
                         };
                         img.src = event.target.result;
                     };
diff --git a/js/CanvasView.js b/js/CanvasView.js
index 86fac2c..a4a377b 100644
--- a/js/CanvasView.js
+++ b/js/CanvasView.js
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ async function createCanvasWidget(node, widget, app) {
                 $el("button.painter-button.primary", {
                     textContent: "Paste Image",
                     title: "Paste image from clipboard",
-                    onclick: () => canvas.handlePaste()
+                    onclick: () => canvas.handlePaste('center')
                 }),
             ]),