diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests.rs
index 677e971c5..d84d7d32f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests.rs
@@ -1223,6 +1223,31 @@ fn step_app(services: Services) -> egui_kittest::Harness<'static, SlideApp> {
     h
 }
 
+/// #1855: text pasted into the focused speaker-notes field lands at its caret. While a stock
+/// field has the focus, `SlideApp::keyboard` leaves the batch to it and nothing in the app drops
+/// `Paste`, whether it arrives alone or inside the ⌘V batch egui-winit sends (V down, Paste, V up).
+#[test]
+fn paste_reaches_the_focused_notes_field() {
+    let mut h = step_app(Services::default());
+    let id = egui::Id::unique("notes_edit");
+    h.ctx.memory_mut(|m| m.request_focus(id));
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert!(h.ctx.memory(|m| m.has_focus(id)), "the notes field has the focus");
+    h.event(egui::Event::Text("ab".into()));
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    h.event(egui::Event::Paste("PASTED".into()));
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().notes_buf.2.text, "abPASTED", "a bare Paste event");
+    let v = |pressed| egui::Event::Key { key: egui::Key::V, physical_key: None, pressed, repeat: false, modifiers: egui::Modifiers::COMMAND };
+    h.input_mut().events.extend([v(true), egui::Event::Paste("TWO".into()), v(false)]);
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().notes_buf.2.text, "abPASTEDTWO", "the ⌘V batch");
+    // Leaving the field commits the notes to the slide.
+    h.ctx.memory_mut(|m| m.surrender_focus(id));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.active().unwrap().doc.slides[0].notes_text(), "abPASTEDTWO");
+}
+
 /// #1956: the ribbon's drop-downs are announced by their purpose, not by their value or an
 /// internal key. Animations › Start with a shape that has no animation was "astart"; Home's Font
 /// and Font size boxes were "font" and "size" while nothing told them a font or size.