diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/functions/StringUtils.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/functions/StringUtils.qml
index 92de50c5c..ea5e42df9 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/functions/StringUtils.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/functions/StringUtils.qml
@@ -217,4 +217,8 @@ Singleton {
             return str;
         return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;').replace(/'/g, '&#39;');
     }
+
+    function cleanCliphistEntry(str: string): string {
+        return str.replace(/^\d+\t/, "");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
index 09ae87718..fe45f9702 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Item { // Wrapper
                             return Cliphist.fuzzyQuery(searchString).map(entry => {
                                 return {
                                     cliphistRawString: entry,
-                                    name: entry.replace(/^\s*\S+\s+/, ""),
+                                    name: StringUtils.cleanCliphistEntry(entry),
                                     clickActionName: "",
                                     type: `#${entry.match(/^\s*(\S+)/)?.[1] || ""}`,
                                     execute: () => {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
index 45a08e5c8..82bf7d438 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
@@ -29,10 +29,23 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    function handleFilePasting(event) {
+        const currentClipboardEntry = Cliphist.entries[0]
+        if (/^\d+\tfile:\/\/\S+/.test(currentClipboardEntry)) {
+            const url = StringUtils.cleanCliphistEntry(currentClipboardEntry);
+            Wallpapers.setDirectory(FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(decodeURIComponent(url)));
+            event.accepted = true;
+        } else {
+            event.accepted = false; // No image, let text pasting proceed
+        }
+    }
+
     Keys.onPressed: event => {
         if (event.key === Qt.Key_Escape) {
             GlobalStates.wallpaperSelectorOpen = false;
             event.accepted = true;
+        } else if ((event.modifiers & Qt.ControlModifier) && event.key === Qt.Key_V) { // Intercept Ctrl+V to handle "paste to go to" in pickers
+            root.handleFilePasting(event);
         } else if (event.modifiers & Qt.AltModifier && event.key === Qt.Key_Up) {
             Wallpapers.setDirectory(FileUtils.parentDirectory(Wallpapers.directory));
             event.accepted = true;
@@ -316,15 +329,21 @@ Item {
                             }
 
                             Keys.onPressed: event => {
-                                if (text.length !== 0) {
+                                if ((event.modifiers & Qt.ControlModifier) && event.key === Qt.Key_V) { // Intercept Ctrl+V to handle "paste to go to" in pickers
+                                    root.handleFilePasting(event);
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                                else if (text.length !== 0) {
                                     // No filtering, just navigate grid
                                     if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down) {
                                         grid.moveSelection(grid.columns);
                                         event.accepted = true;
+                                        return;
                                     }
                                     if (event.key === Qt.Key_Up) {
                                         grid.moveSelection(-grid.columns);
                                         event.accepted = true;
+                                        return;
                                     }
                                 }
                                 event.accepted = false;
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Wallpapers.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Wallpapers.qml
index ebd7c27e5..f5c243234 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Wallpapers.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Wallpapers.qml
@@ -76,11 +76,21 @@ Singleton {
         function setDirectoryIfValid(path) {
             validateDirProc.nicePath = FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(path).replace(/\/+$/, "")
             if (/^\/*$/.test(validateDirProc.nicePath)) validateDirProc.nicePath = "/";
-            validateDirProc.exec(["test", "-d", nicePath])
+            validateDirProc.exec([
+                "bash", "-c",
+                `if [ -d "${validateDirProc.nicePath}" ]; then echo dir; elif [ -f "${validateDirProc.nicePath}" ]; then echo file; else echo invalid; fi`
+            ])
         }
-        onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
-                root.directory = validateDirProc.nicePath
+        stdout: StdioCollector {
+            onStreamFinished: {
+                const result = text.trim()
+                if (result === "dir") {
+                    root.directory = validateDirProc.nicePath
+                } else if (result === "file") {
+                    root.directory = FileUtils.parentDirectory(validateDirProc.nicePath)
+                } else {
+                    // Ignore
+                }
             }
         }
     }