diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/stagedAttachments.ts b/ts/state/ducks/stagedAttachments.ts
index 727b3ab47..fd4f6921f 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/stagedAttachments.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/stagedAttachments.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ const stagedAttachmentsSlice = createSlice({
       }
 
       const allAttachments = _.concat(currentStagedAttachments, newAttachments);
-      const uniqAttachments = _.uniqBy(allAttachments, m => m.fileName);
+      const pastedAttachments = allAttachments.filter(m => m.fileName === 'image.png');
+      const allAttachmentsExceptPasted = allAttachments.filter(m => m.fileName !== 'image.png');
+      const uniqAttachments = _.uniqBy(allAttachmentsExceptPasted, m => m.fileName);
+      const finalAttachments =  _.concat(uniqAttachments, pastedAttachments);
 
-      state.stagedAttachments[conversationKey] = uniqAttachments;
+      state.stagedAttachments[conversationKey] = finalAttachments;
       return state;
     },
     removeAllStagedAttachmentsInConversation(