[Feature] Enable prompt history navigation after pasting images

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 19, 2025 by WarrenZhu050413 Closed Feb 14, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Problem

After pasting an image into the prompt input, the image appears at the top of the input area. Pressing the up arrow key now navigates to edit/select the pasted image instead of accessing the previous prompt from history.

This creates a UX conflict where after pasting image users lose the ability to cycle back to previous prompts.

Current Behavior

  1. Paste an image (Ctrl+V)
  2. Image appears at top of input area
  3. Press up arrow → cursor moves to the pasted image
  4. Cannot access previous prompt history with up arrow

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.0.73
  • Platform: macOS
  • This appears to be a recent change in behavior

Proposed Solution

I would like shift+up arrow to up arrow into the images, and preserve the up arrow for going back to previous prompts. Same with the down arrow.

Alternative Solutions

_No response_

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

  1. Pasted images in to fix a bug.
  2. This bug is related to a previous prompt I have already input
  3. I want to recycle the previous prompt

Additional Context

<img width="404" height="136" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a167a540-5b59-40ce-938d-976f0de8ee71" />

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