diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_editors_tinymce.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_editors_tinymce.ini
index 6c2df01727fa8..ee02bd148c403 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_editors_tinymce.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_editors_tinymce.ini
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ PLG_TINY_FIELD_LANGCODE_LABEL="Language Code"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_LANGSELECT_LABEL="Automatic Language Selection"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_NEWLINES_LABEL="New Lines"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_NUMBER_OF_SETS_LABEL="Number of Sets"
+PLG_TINY_FIELD_PASTE_AS_TEXT_LABEL="Paste As Text"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_PATH_LABEL="Element Path"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_PROHIBITED_LABEL="Prohibited Elements"
 PLG_TINY_FIELD_RESIZE_HORIZONTAL_LABEL="Horizontal Resizing"
diff --git a/plugins/editors/tinymce/forms/setoptions.xml b/plugins/editors/tinymce/forms/setoptions.xml
index 57d6adc6ec7aa..bca6945dbd42a 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/tinymce/forms/setoptions.xml
+++ b/plugins/editors/tinymce/forms/setoptions.xml
@@ -294,6 +294,17 @@
 			<option value="1">JON</option>
 		</field>
 
+		<field
+			name="paste_as_text"
+			type="radio"
+			label="PLG_TINY_FIELD_PASTE_AS_TEXT_LABEL"
+			layout="joomla.form.field.radio.switcher"
+			default="0"
+			>
+			<option value="0">JOFF</option>
+			<option value="1">JON</option>
+		</field>
+
 		<field
 			name="sourcecode"
 			type="radio"
diff --git a/plugins/editors/tinymce/src/PluginTraits/DisplayTrait.php b/plugins/editors/tinymce/src/PluginTraits/DisplayTrait.php
index fe96d23d7c576..86b2aa044f85a 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/tinymce/src/PluginTraits/DisplayTrait.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/tinymce/src/PluginTraits/DisplayTrait.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * @copyright   (C) 2021 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
  * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
  */
+
 namespace Joomla\Plugin\Editors\TinyMCE\PluginTraits;
 
 \defined('_JEXEC') or die();
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@
  */
 trait DisplayTrait
 {
-  use GlobalFilters;
-  use KnownButtons;
-  use ResolveFiles;
-  use ToolbarPresets;
-  use XTDButtons;
+	use GlobalFilters;
+	use KnownButtons;
+	use ResolveFiles;
+	use ToolbarPresets;
+	use XTDButtons;
 
 	/**
 	 * Display the editor area.
@@ -454,8 +455,9 @@ public function onDisplay(
 
 				// Cleanup/Output
 				'browser_spellcheck' => true,
-				'entity_encoding'  => $levelParams->get('entity_encoding', 'raw'),
-				'verify_html'      => !$ignore_filter,
+				'entity_encoding'    => $levelParams->get('entity_encoding', 'raw'),
+				'verify_html'        => !$ignore_filter,
+				'paste_as_text'      => (bool) $levelParams->get('paste_as_text', false),
 
 				'valid_elements'          => $valid_elements,
 				'extended_valid_elements' => implode(',', $elements),
diff --git a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
index 16736972a1df4..cd0d61d810594 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 class PlgEditorTinymce extends CMSPlugin
 {
 	use DisplayTrait;
+
 	/**
 	 * Base path for editor files
 	 *