diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index ea7eaf6..f6706a1 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -8603,8 +8603,18 @@ process_input (struct app_context *ctx, char *user_input)
 	if (!(input = iconv_xstrdup (ctx->term_to_utf8, user_input, -1, NULL)))
 		print_error ("character conversion failed for `%s'", "user input");
 	else
-		// TODO: split at newlines?
-		(void) process_input_utf8 (ctx, ctx->current_buffer, input, 0);
+	{
+		struct str_vector lines;
+		str_vector_init (&lines);
+
+		// XXX: this interprets commands in pasted text
+		split_str (input, "\r\n", &lines);
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.len; i++)
+			(void) process_input_utf8 (ctx,
+				ctx->current_buffer, lines.vector[i], 0);
+
+		str_vector_free (&lines);
+	}
 	free (input);
 }