diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df3fadf4f2..40d10bbdb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Fixed relative units in `grid-rows` and `grid-columns` being computed with respect to the wrong dimension https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1406
 - Programmatically setting `overflow_x`/`overflow_y` refreshes the layout correctly https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1616
 - Fixed double-paste into `Input` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1657
+- Added a workaround for an apparent Windows Terminal paste issue https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1661
 
 ## [0.10.1] - 2023-01-20
 
diff --git a/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py b/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
index 1bbec555d6..b97a1abd1b 100644
--- a/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
+++ b/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ def reissue_sequence_as_keys(reissue_sequence: str) -> None:
                 # ESC from the closing bracket, since at that point we didn't know what
                 # the full escape code was.
                 pasted_text = "".join(paste_buffer[:-1])
-                on_token(events.Paste(self.sender, text=pasted_text))
+                # Note the removal of NUL characters: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1661
+                on_token(
+                    events.Paste(self.sender, text=pasted_text.replace("\x00", ""))
+                )
                 paste_buffer.clear()
 
             character = ESC if use_prior_escape else (yield read1())