diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 16c8913..1706437 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@
             <input type="text" name="username" id="username" placeholder="username">
             <button type="button" name="publish-username" tabindex="0">publish</button>
           </div> -->
-          <form action="#" name="settings">
+          <form action="#" name="settings" autocomplete="new-password">
             <label for="pubkey">public-key</label>
-            <input type="text" id="pubkey">
+            <input type="text" id="pubkey" autocomplete="off">
             <label for="privatekey">
               private-key
               <button type="button" name="privatekey-toggle" class="btn-inline" >
                 <small>show</small>
               </button>
             </label>
-            <input type="password" id="privatekey">
+            <input type="password" id="privatekey" autocomplete="off">
             <div class="buttons">
               <small id="keystatus" class="form-status" hidden></small>
               <button type="button" name="generate" tabindex="0">new</button>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 7a98a60..fac23a7 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -604,6 +604,19 @@ importBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
 });
 
 settingsForm.addEventListener('input', () => validKeys(privateKeyInput.value, pubKeyInput.value));
+privateKeyInput.addEventListener('paste', (event) => {
+  if (pubKeyInput.value || !event.clipboardData) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (privateKeyInput.value === '' || (
+    privateKeyInput.selectionStart === 0
+    && privateKeyInput.selectionEnd === privateKeyInput.value.length
+  )) {
+    try {
+      pubKeyInput.value = getPublicKey(event.clipboardData.getData('text'));
+    } catch(err) {} // settings form will call validKeys on input and display the error
+  }
+});
 
 function validKeys(privatekey, pubkey) {
   try {