diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts b/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
index 0f63b75..fabe40a 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useFilePasteHandler.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 import { useCallback, ClipboardEventHandler } from 'react';
 import { getDataTransferFiles } from '../utils/dom';
+import { readClipboardImage, isTauri, isLinux } from '../utils/tauri';
 
 export const useFilePasteHandler = (onPaste: (file: File[]) => void): ClipboardEventHandler =>
   useCallback(
-    (evt) => {
+    async (evt) => {
       const files = getDataTransferFiles(evt.clipboardData);
-      if (files) onPaste(files);
+      if (files && files.length > 0) {
+        onPaste(files);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // On Linux with Tauri, browser clipboard API doesn't work for images
+      // Use our custom Tauri command with arboard/Wayland support
+      if (isTauri() && isLinux()) {
+        const clipboardImage = await readClipboardImage();
+        if (clipboardImage) {
+          onPaste([clipboardImage]);
+        }
+      }
     },
     [onPaste]
   );
diff --git a/src/app/utils/tauri.ts b/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
index 469368e..c186c2b 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
@@ -168,3 +168,34 @@ export const sendNotification = async (options: {
     sendBrowserNotification({ title, body, icon, onClick });
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Check if we're running on Linux
+ */
+export const isLinux = (): boolean => {
+  const ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+  return ua.includes('linux') && !ua.includes('android');
+};
+
+/**
+ * Read clipboard image on Linux using Tauri command with arboard/Wayland support
+ * Returns a data URL if an image is found, null otherwise
+ */
+export const readClipboardImage = async (): Promise<File | null> => {
+  if (!isTauri() || !isLinux()) return null;
+
+  try {
+    const { invoke } = await import('@tauri-apps/api/core');
+    const dataUrl = await invoke<string | null>('read_clipboard_image');
+    
+    if (!dataUrl) return null;
+
+    // Convert data URL to File
+    const response = await fetch(dataUrl);
+    const blob = await response.blob();
+    return new File([blob], 'clipboard-image.png', { type: 'image/png' });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('Failed to read clipboard image:', err);
+    return null;
+  }
+};