diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 3321c31..df58e9e 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ enum term_mode {
 	MODE_FOCUS       = 65536,
 	MODE_MOUSEX10    = 131072,
 	MODE_MOUSEMANY   = 262144,
+	MODE_BRCKTPASTE  = 524288,
 	MODE_MOUSE       = MODE_MOUSEBTN|MODE_MOUSEMOTION|MODE_MOUSEX10\
 	                  |MODE_MOUSEMANY,
 };
@@ -1013,7 +1014,11 @@ selnotify(XEvent *e) {
 			*repl++ = '\r';
 		}
 
+		if(IS_SET(MODE_BRCKTPASTE))
+			ttywrite("\033[200~", 6);
 		ttywrite((const char *)data, nitems * format / 8);
+		if(IS_SET(MODE_BRCKTPASTE))
+			ttywrite("\033[201~", 6);
 		XFree(data);
 		/* number of 32-bit chunks returned */
 		ofs += nitems * format / 32;
@@ -1868,6 +1873,9 @@ tsetmode(bool priv, bool set, int *args, int narg) {
 			case 1048:
 				tcursor((set) ? CURSOR_SAVE : CURSOR_LOAD);
 				break;
+			case 2004: /* 2004: bracketed paste mode */
+				MODBIT(term.mode, set, MODE_BRCKTPASTE);
+				break;
 			/* Not implemented mouse modes. See comments there. */
 			case 1001: /* mouse highlight mode; can hang the
 				      terminal by design when implemented. */