# Pasting images don't appear under a key a pressed (e.g. space)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/pasting-images-dont-appear-under-a-key-a-pressed-e-g-space/170893>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** cli\
**Created:** [September 7, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/pasting-images-dont-appear-under-a-key-a-pressed-e-g-space/170893 "2026-09-07T12:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![dorianmariewo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@dorianmariewo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dorianmariewo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/pasting-images-dont-appear-under-a-key-a-pressed-e-g-space/170893/1 "2026-09-07T12:36:09Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

### Describe the Bug

when i paste multiple images, it shows the first [Image #1] but not the rest of the images until i press a key (e.g. space)

### Steps to Reproduce

- copy three images
- paste them into the prompt box

### Expected Behavior

the three images appear as `[Image #1] [Image #2] [Image #3]`

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

### Operating System

MacOS

### Version Information

~/workelo-app\> agent about  
About Cursor CLI

CLI Version 2026.09.02-c22c1a3  
Latest 2026.09.02-c22c1a3 (up to date)  
Model Auto Balance  
Subscription Tier Team  
OS darwin (arm64)  
Terminal apple-terminal  
Shell fish  
User Email dmarie@workelo.eu

### For AI issues: which model did you use?

N/A

### For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

N/A

### Additional Information

i don’t mind pressing space it’s just confusing i wait for the images to upload (? i know they don’t upload at the prompt level)

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/pasting-images-dont-appear-under-a-key-a-pressed-e-g-space/170893/6 "2026-09-07T12:53:37Z")

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Hey @dorianmariewo, thanks for the report and the recording!

When you copy several files in Finder and paste them into the CLI in one go, the terminal hands them over as several separate paste events in a single burst, and right now the CLI only picks up the first one straight away. The rest are queued and get released one at a time on your next keypress, which is exactly what you are seeing. The images are attached correctly once they show up, so nothing is lost. I have flagged this to the team.