diff --git a/include/ghostty/vt/modes.h b/include/ghostty/vt/modes.h
index fbef4e52b..6786f004b 100644
--- a/include/ghostty/vt/modes.h
+++ b/include/ghostty/vt/modes.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define GHOSTTY_MODE_COLOR_SCHEME_REPORT (ghostty_mode_new(2031, false)) /**< Report color scheme */
 #define GHOSTTY_MODE_VISIBILITY_REPORT (ghostty_mode_new(2033, false)) /**< Report terminal visibility */
 #define GHOSTTY_MODE_IN_BAND_RESIZE   (ghostty_mode_new(2048, false)) /**< In-band size reports */
+#define GHOSTTY_MODE_PASTE_EVENTS     (ghostty_mode_new(5522, false)) /**< Kitty clipboard protocol paste events */
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/terminal/modes.zig b/src/terminal/modes.zig
index c545b3304..9b95e85ce 100644
--- a/src/terminal/modes.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/modes.zig
@@ -327,6 +327,15 @@ const entries: []const ModeEntry = &.{
     .{ .name = "report_color_scheme", .value = 2031 },
     .{ .name = "report_visibility", .value = 2033, .default_configurable = false },
     .{ .name = "in_band_size_reports", .value = 2048 },
+    // Kitty clipboard protocol paste events. When set, a user-initiated
+    // paste sends an unsolicited OSC 5522 targets listing with a
+    // one-time password instead of pasting the text.
+    // See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/clipboard/
+    //
+    // Disabled until the apprt paste integration lands; until then the
+    // mode reports as unrecognized so applications correctly detect
+    // paste events as unsupported.
+    .{ .name = "paste_events", .value = 5522, .disabled = true },
 };
 
 test {