diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
index a816031668..f972186333 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
 
         protected void Paste()
         {
+            if (!canPaste.Value)
+                return;
+
             changeHandler?.BeginChange();
 
             var drawableInfo = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SerialisedDrawableInfo[]>(clipboard.Content.Value);