diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Surface.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Surface.swift
index a076063d5..0ccf51c9f 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Surface.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Surface.swift
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ extension Ghostty {
             }
         }
 
-        /// Send text to the terminal as if it was typed. This doesn't send the key events so keyboard
-        /// shortcuts and other encodings do not take effect.
+        /// Send text to the terminal using paste semantics. This doesn't send key events, so keyboard
+        /// shortcuts and other encodings do not take effect. Bracketed paste framing is applied when
+        /// the terminal has enabled it.
         @MainActor
         func sendText(_ text: String) {
             let len = text.utf8CString.count
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 0dbdeefef..06b185985 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
@@ -2305,10 +2305,7 @@ extension Ghostty.SurfaceView {
 
         if let content {
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                self.insertText(
-                    content,
-                    replacementRange: NSRange(location: 0, length: 0)
-                )
+                self.surfaceModel?.sendText(content)
             }
             return true
         }