diff --git a/src/content/setup.html b/src/content/setup.html
index a0f8540..9a00dd0 100644
--- a/src/content/setup.html
+++ b/src/content/setup.html
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@
                     windowStyle: "default",
                     channel: "stable",
                     armcordCSP: true,
-                    autoLaunch: true,
                     minimizeToTray: true,
+                    alternativePaste: false,
                     automaticPatches: false,
                     mods: "cumcord",
                     inviteWebsocket: true,
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
                             mobileMode: false,
                             automaticPatches: false,
                             performanceMode: "none",
+                            alternativePaste: false,
                             trayIcon: "ac_plug_colored",
                             mods: options.mod,
                             inviteWebsocket: true
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@
                         automaticPatches: false,
                         mobileMode: false,
                         mods: "none",
+                        alternativePaste: false,
                         performanceMode: "none",
                         trayIcon: "ac_plug_colored",
                         inviteWebsocket: true
diff --git a/src/menu.ts b/src/menu.ts
index 0acf2b1..9ca3962 100644
--- a/src/menu.ts
+++ b/src/menu.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Menu, app, clipboard, globalShortcut } from "electron";
 import {mainWindow} from "./window";
+import {getConfig} from "./utils";
 
 function paste(contents: any) {
     const contentTypes = clipboard.availableFormats().toString();
@@ -9,12 +10,21 @@ function paste(contents: any) {
     }
     contents.paste();
 }
-export function setMenu() {
-    globalShortcut.register("CmdOrCtrl+V", function () {
-        if (mainWindow.isFocused()) {
-            paste(mainWindow.webContents)
-        }
-    })
+export async function setMenu() {
+    if (await getConfig("alternativePaste") == true) {
+        mainWindow.on("focus", function () {
+            console.log("[Window state manager] Focus")
+            globalShortcut.register("CmdOrCtrl+V", function () {
+                if (mainWindow.isFocused()) {
+                    paste(mainWindow.webContents)
+                }
+            })
+        })
+        mainWindow.on("blur", function () {
+            console.log("[Window state manager] Defocus")
+            globalShortcut.unregister("CmdOrCtrl+V")
+        })
+    }
     var template: Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [{
         label: "ArmCord",
         submenu: [
@@ -39,9 +49,11 @@ export function setMenu() {
             {type: "separator"},
             {label: "Cut", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+X", role: "cut"},
             {label: "Copy", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+C", role: "copy"},
-            {label: "Paste", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+V", click: function () {
+            {
+                label: "Paste", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+V", click: function () {
                     paste(mainWindow.webContents)
-                }},
+                }
+            },
             {label: "Select All", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+A", role: "selectAll"}
         ]
     }
diff --git a/src/settings/settings.html b/src/settings/settings.html
index 2cb458e..9d2ee2d 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.html
+++ b/src/settings/settings.html
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
             <p class="description2">short description, describing this great feature</p>
         </div>
         <br />
+        <div class="switch">
+            <label class="header2" id="settings-alternativePaste">Alternative paste</label>
+            <input class="tgl tgl-light left" id="alternativePaste" type="checkbox" />
+            <label class="tgl-btn left" for="alternativePaste"></label>
+            <p class="description2">to be used on gnome DE or when accelerator doesn't work on platform of choice</p>
+        </div>
+        <br />
         <div class="switch">
             <select name="channel" id="channel" class="left dropdown">
                 <option value="stable">Stable</option>
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@
             document.getElementById("csp").checked = await settings.get("armcordCSP");
             document.getElementById("tray").checked = await settings.get("minimizeToTray");
             document.getElementById("websocket").checked = await settings.get("inviteWebsocket");
+            document.getElementById("alternativePaste").checked = await settings.get("alternativePaste");
             document.getElementById("mobile").checked = await settings.get("mobileMode");
             document.getElementById("patches").value = await settings.get("automaticPatches");
             document.getElementById("mod").value = await settings.get("mods");
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@
                 channel: document.getElementById("channel").value,
                 armcordCSP: document.getElementById("csp").checked,
                 minimizeToTray: document.getElementById("tray").checked,
+                alternativePaste: document.getElementById("alternativePaste").checked,
                 automaticPatches: document.getElementById("patches").checked,
                 mods: document.getElementById("mod").value,
                 mobileMode: document.getElementById("mobile").checked,
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 64995c7..3fd5384 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function setup() {
         armcordCSP: true,
         minimizeToTray: true,
         automaticPatches: false,
+        alternativePaste: false,
         mods: "cumcord",
         performanceMode: "none",
         inviteWebsocket: true,
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export interface Settings {
     armcordCSP: boolean;
     minimizeToTray: boolean;
     automaticPatches: boolean;
+    alternativePaste: boolean;
     mods: string;
     mobileMode: boolean,
     performanceMode: string;