[BUG] Paste (Ctrl+Shift+V) broken in GNOME Terminal on Linux/Wayland — regression in 2.1.150
Bug Description
After Claude Code auto-updated to 2.1.150 (May 24, 2026 ~23:03 local), pasting into the CLI prompt no longer works in GNOME Terminal on Ubuntu/Wayland. Ctrl+Shift+V and right-click → Paste both do nothing — no characters appear in the prompt input.
Worked fine for months prior. Repointing the launcher symlink from 2.1.150 back to 2.1.148 and relaunching restores paste.
Environment
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (Linux 6.17.0-29-generic), Wayland session (
WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0) - Terminal: GNOME Terminal 3.52,
TERM=xterm-256color - Claude Code: broken in 2.1.150, working in 2.1.148 (auto-updater install —
~/.local/bin/claude→~/.local/share/claude/versions/<version>) - No ibus/fcitx running, no clipboard helpers (wl-clipboard/xclip) installed
- Paste works correctly in every other application in the same session (other terminals, browser, editors,
cat, etc.) — issue is isolated to Claude Code
Steps to reproduce
- Start Claude Code 2.1.150 in GNOME Terminal on Ubuntu/Wayland
- Copy any text from another app
- Click into the Claude Code prompt input
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+V
Expected: Clipboard contents appear in the input.
Actual: Nothing — no characters appear, no error, no [Pasted text +N lines] placeholder, no visible response to the keystroke.
Things ruled out
- Restarted
xdg-desktop-portal{,-gnome,-gtk}user services — no effect - Full desktop logout/login — no effect
- Reboot — no effect
- Other apps' paste works fine in same session
- No keyboard-shortcut conflicts (verified in GNOME Settings)
Workaround
ln -sfn ~/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.148 ~/.local/bin/claude
…then relaunch Claude Code. Also set "autoUpdatesChannel": "stable" and "minimumVersion": "2.1.148" in ~/.claude/settings.json to prevent auto-update reverting the fix.
Possibly related
- #61021 has a comment from
@justinclift-prvidr(2026-05-25) reporting the same family of regression in GNOME Terminal on Linux at 2.1.148 and 2.1.150, though that issue is labeledplatform:windows/platform:vscodeand the OP is about Ctrl+C copy in VS Code, not Ctrl+Shift+V paste in a native terminal. Filing separately because the symptoms and platform are distinct enough that they may have different root causes.
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