diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
index 998afe2a19..ff2b1e5b5a 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
@@ -335,5 +335,6 @@ export interface AppOverlaysProps {
 
 export interface PasteSnippet {
   label: string
+  path?: string
   text: string
 }
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useComposerState.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useComposerState.ts
index 14a40412c9..bebda273d9 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useComposerState.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useComposerState.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,25 @@ export function useComposerState({ gw, onClipboardPaste, submitRef }: UseCompose
 
       setPasteSnips(prev => [...prev, { label, text: cleanedText }].slice(-32))
 
+      void gw
+        .request<{ path?: string }>('paste.collapse', { text: cleanedText })
+        .then(r => {
+          const path = r?.path
+
+          if (!path) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          setPasteSnips(prev => prev.map(s => (s.label === label ? { ...s, path } : s)))
+        })
+        .catch(() => {})
+
       return {
         cursor: cursor + insert.length,
         value: value.slice(0, cursor) + insert + value.slice(cursor)
       }
     },
-    [onClipboardPaste]
+    [gw, onClipboardPaste]
   )
 
   const openEditor = useCallback(() => {