diff --git a/extension/chrome/elements/compose-modules/compose-input-module.ts b/extension/chrome/elements/compose-modules/compose-input-module.ts
index 0afaa631b05..762f9fbcfd8 100644
--- a/extension/chrome/elements/compose-modules/compose-input-module.ts
+++ b/extension/chrome/elements/compose-modules/compose-input-module.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import { ParsedRecipients } from '../../../js/common/api/email-provider/email-pr
 import { Str } from '../../../js/common/core/common.js';
 import { Xss } from '../../../js/common/platform/xss.js';
 import { ViewModule } from '../../../js/common/view-module.js';
+import { Ui } from '../../../js/common/browser/ui.js';
 import { ComposeView } from '../compose.js';
+import { Lang } from '../../../js/common/lang.js';
 
 export class ComposeInputModule extends ViewModule<ComposeView> {
   public squire = new window.Squire(this.view.S.cached('input_text').get(0));
@@ -78,12 +80,25 @@ export class ComposeInputModule extends ViewModule<ComposeView> {
     return this.view.sendBtnModule.popover.choices.richtext;
   };
 
+  public willInputLimitBeExceeded = (textToPaste: string, targetInputField: HTMLElement, selectionLengthGetter: () => number | undefined) => {
+    const limit = 50000;
+    const toBeRemoved = selectionLengthGetter() || 0;
+    const currentLength = targetInputField.innerText.trim().length;
+    const isInputLimitExceeded = currentLength - toBeRemoved + textToPaste.length > limit;
+    return isInputLimitExceeded;
+  };
+
   private handlePaste = () => {
-    this.squire.addEventListener('willPaste', (e: WillPasteEvent) => {
+    this.squire.addEventListener('willPaste', async (e: WillPasteEvent) => {
       const div = document.createElement('div');
       div.appendChild(e.fragment);
       const html = div.innerHTML;
       const sanitized = this.isRichText() ? Xss.htmlSanitizeKeepBasicTags(html, 'IMG-KEEP') : Xss.htmlSanitizeAndStripAllTags(html, '<br>', false);
+      if (this.willInputLimitBeExceeded(sanitized, this.squire.getRoot(), () => this.squire.getSelectedText().length)) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        await Ui.modal.warning(Lang.compose.inputLimitExceededOnPaste);
+        return;
+      }
       Xss.setElementContentDANGEROUSLY(div, sanitized); // xss-sanitized
       e.fragment.appendChild(div);
     });
diff --git a/extension/chrome/elements/compose.ts b/extension/chrome/elements/compose.ts
index d7311b88c6a..a32d8564bf1 100644
--- a/extension/chrome/elements/compose.ts
+++ b/extension/chrome/elements/compose.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { PubLookup } from '../../js/common/api/pub-lookup.js';
 import { AcctStore } from '../../js/common/platform/store/acct-store.js';
 import { AccountServer } from '../../js/common/api/account-server.js';
 import { ComposeReplyBtnPopoverModule } from './compose-modules/compose-reply-btn-popover-module.js';
+import { Lang } from '../../js/common/lang.js';
 
 export class ComposeView extends View {
   public readonly acctEmail: string;
@@ -222,6 +223,25 @@ export class ComposeView extends View {
       'click',
       this.setHandler(async () => await this.renderModule.openSettingsWithDialog('help'), this.errModule.handle(`help dialog`))
     );
+    this.S.cached('input_intro').on(
+      'paste',
+      this.setHandler(async (el, ev) => {
+        const clipboardEvent = ev.originalEvent as ClipboardEvent;
+        if (clipboardEvent.clipboardData) {
+          const isInputLimitExceeded = this.inputModule.willInputLimitBeExceeded(clipboardEvent.clipboardData.getData('text/plain'), el, () => {
+            const selection = window.getSelection();
+            if (selection && selection.anchorNode === selection.focusNode && selection.anchorNode?.parentElement === el) {
+              return Math.abs(selection.anchorOffset - selection.focusOffset);
+            }
+            return 0;
+          });
+          if (isInputLimitExceeded) {
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            await Ui.modal.warning(Lang.compose.inputLimitExceededOnPaste);
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    );
     this.attachmentsModule.setHandlers();
     this.inputModule.setHandlers();
     this.myPubkeyModule.setHandlers();
diff --git a/extension/js/common/lang.ts b/extension/js/common/lang.ts
index e3d283c3d53..b19e32982fa 100644
--- a/extension/js/common/lang.ts
+++ b/extension/js/common/lang.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export const Lang = {
     enterprisePasswordPolicy:
       'Please use password with the following properties:\n - one uppercase\n - one lowercase\n - one number\n - one special character eg &"#-\'_%-@,;:!*()\n - 8 characters length',
     consumerPasswordPolicy: 'Please use a password at least 8 characters long',
+    inputLimitExceededOnPaste: "The paste operation can't be completed because the resulting text size would exceed the allowed limit of 50K.",
   },
   general: {
     contactMinimalSubsentence,
diff --git a/extension/types/squire.d.ts b/extension/types/squire.d.ts
index 9f4482466d7..26ddacfba5d 100644
--- a/extension/types/squire.d.ts
+++ b/extension/types/squire.d.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export declare class SquireEditor {
   removeAllFormatting(): void;
   changeFormat(formattingToAdd: any, formattingToRemove: any, range: Range): void;
   setConfig(config: any): SquireEditor;
+  getRoot(): HTMLElement;
 }
 
 export declare class WillPasteEvent extends ClipboardEvent {