diff --git a/patches/quill+1.3.7.patch b/patches/quill+1.3.7.patch
index 75a0f54f0..7205d7352 100644
--- a/patches/quill+1.3.7.patch
+++ b/patches/quill+1.3.7.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 diff --git a/node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js b/node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js
-index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
+index 811b3d0..1082f2a 100644
 --- a/node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js
 +++ b/node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js
-@@ -8916,10 +8916,10 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
+@@ -8896,7 +8896,8 @@ var debug = (0, _logger2.default)('quill:clipboard');
+ 
+ var DOM_KEY = '__ql-matcher';
+ 
+-var CLIPBOARD_CONFIG = [[Node.TEXT_NODE, matchText], [Node.TEXT_NODE, matchNewline], ['br', matchBreak], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchNewline], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchBlot], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchSpacing], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchAttributor], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchStyles], ['li', matchIndent], ['b', matchAlias.bind(matchAlias, 'bold')], ['i', matchAlias.bind(matchAlias, 'italic')], ['style', matchIgnore]];
++// var CLIPBOARD_CONFIG = [[Node.TEXT_NODE, matchText], [Node.TEXT_NODE, matchNewline], ['br', matchBreak], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchNewline], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchBlot], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchSpacing], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchAttributor], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchStyles], ['li', matchIndent], ['b', matchAlias.bind(matchAlias, 'bold')], ['i', matchAlias.bind(matchAlias, 'italic')], ['style', matchIgnore]];
++var CLIPBOARD_CONFIG = [[Node.TEXT_NODE, matchText], [Node.TEXT_NODE, matchNewline], ['br', matchBreak], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchNewline], [Node.ELEMENT_NODE, matchSpacing]];
+ 
+ var ATTRIBUTE_ATTRIBUTORS = [_align.AlignAttribute, _direction.DirectionAttribute].reduce(function (memo, attr) {
+   memo[attr.keyName] = attr;
+@@ -8916,10 +8917,10 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
  
      var _this = _possibleConstructorReturn(this, (Clipboard.__proto__ || Object.getPrototypeOf(Clipboard)).call(this, quill, options));
  
@@ -17,7 +27,7 @@ index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
      _this.matchers = [];
      CLIPBOARD_CONFIG.concat(_this.options.matchers).forEach(function (_ref) {
        var _ref2 = _slicedToArray(_ref, 2),
-@@ -8941,15 +8941,18 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
+@@ -8941,15 +8942,18 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
      key: 'convert',
      value: function convert(html) {
        if (typeof html === 'string') {
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@ index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
  
        var _prepareMatching = this.prepareMatching(),
            _prepareMatching2 = _slicedToArray(_prepareMatching, 2),
-@@ -8962,7 +8965,8 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
+@@ -8962,7 +8966,8 @@ var Clipboard = function (_Module) {
          delta = delta.compose(new _quillDelta2.default().retain(delta.length() - 1).delete(1));
        }
        debug.log('convert', this.container.innerHTML, delta);
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
        return delta;
      }
    }, {
-@@ -9056,9 +9060,10 @@ function applyFormat(delta, format, value) {
+@@ -9056,9 +9061,10 @@ function applyFormat(delta, format, value) {
  }
  
  function computeStyle(node) {
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
  }
  
  function deltaEndsWith(delta, text) {
-@@ -9074,7 +9079,8 @@ function deltaEndsWith(delta, text) {
+@@ -9074,7 +9080,8 @@ function deltaEndsWith(delta, text) {
  function isLine(node) {
    if (node.childNodes.length === 0) return false; // Exclude embed blocks
    var style = computeStyle(node);
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ index 811b3d0..b31c7fd 100644
  }
  
  function traverse(node, elementMatchers, textMatchers) {
-@@ -9177,8 +9183,10 @@ function matchIndent(node, delta) {
+@@ -9177,8 +9184,10 @@ function matchIndent(node, delta) {
  }
  
  function matchNewline(node, delta) {
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index 63e842dbf..b7ba0aede 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ import { setBatchingStrategy } from './util/messageBatcher';
 import { parseRemoteClientExpiration } from './util/parseRemoteClientExpiration';
 import { makeLookup } from './util/makeLookup';
 import { addGlobalKeyboardShortcuts } from './services/addGlobalKeyboardShortcuts';
-import { handleCopyEvent } from './quill/signal-clipboard/util';
+import { createEventHandler } from './quill/signal-clipboard/util';
 
 export function isOverHourIntoPast(timestamp: number): boolean {
   return isNumber(timestamp) && isOlderThan(timestamp, HOUR);
@@ -551,7 +551,14 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
   );
 
   // Intercept clipboard copies to add our custom text/signal data
-  document.addEventListener('copy', handleCopyEvent);
+  document.addEventListener(
+    'copy',
+    createEventHandler({ deleteSelection: false })
+  );
+  document.addEventListener(
+    'cut',
+    createEventHandler({ deleteSelection: true })
+  );
 
   startInteractionMode();
 
diff --git a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
index 291382329..ffd86c907 100644
--- a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
+++ b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ export class SignalClipboard {
     this.quill = quill;
 
     this.quill.root.addEventListener('paste', e => this.onCapturePaste(e));
-
-    const clipboard = this.quill.getModule('clipboard');
-
-    // We keep just the first few matchers (for spacing) then drop the rest!
-    clipboard.matchers = clipboard.matchers
-      .slice(0, 4)
-      .concat(clipboard.matchers.slice(11));
   }
 
   onCapturePaste(event: ClipboardEvent): void {
diff --git a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/util.ts b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/util.ts
index f2da5487d..355ecf0c5 100644
--- a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/util.ts
+++ b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/util.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,51 @@
 // Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-export function handleCopyEvent(event: ClipboardEvent): void {
-  if (!event.clipboardData) {
-    return;
-  }
+const QUILL_EMBED_GUARD = '\uFEFF';
 
-  const selection = window.getSelection();
-  if (!selection) {
-    return;
-  }
+export function createEventHandler({
+  deleteSelection,
+}: {
+  deleteSelection: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (event: ClipboardEvent): void => {
+    if (!event.clipboardData) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-  // Create synthetic html with the full selection we can put into clipboard
-  const container = document.createElement('div');
-  for (let i = 0, max = selection.rangeCount; i < max; i += 1) {
-    const range = selection.getRangeAt(i);
-    container.appendChild(range.cloneContents());
-  }
+    const selection = window.getSelection();
+    if (!selection) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-  // Note: we can't leave text/plain alone and just add text/signal; if we update
-  //   clipboardData at all, all other data is reset.
-  const plaintext = getStringFromNode(container);
-  event.clipboardData?.setData('text/plain', plaintext);
+    // Create synthetic html with the full selection we can put into clipboard
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    for (let i = 0, max = selection.rangeCount; i < max; i += 1) {
+      const range = selection.getRangeAt(i);
+      container.appendChild(range.cloneContents());
+    }
 
-  event.clipboardData?.setData('text/signal', container.innerHTML);
+    // Note: we can't leave text/plain alone and just add text/signal; if we update
+    //   clipboardData at all, all other data is reset.
+    const plaintext = getStringFromNode(container);
+    event.clipboardData?.setData('text/plain', plaintext);
 
-  event.preventDefault();
-  event.stopPropagation();
+    event.clipboardData?.setData('text/signal', container.innerHTML);
+
+    if (deleteSelection) {
+      selection.deleteFromDocument();
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+  };
 }
 
 function getStringFromNode(node: Node): string {
   if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+    if (node.textContent === QUILL_EMBED_GUARD) {
+      return '';
+    }
     return node.textContent || '';
   }
   if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
@@ -38,7 +53,11 @@ function getStringFromNode(node: Node): string {
   }
 
   const element = node as Element;
-  if (element.nodeName === 'IMG' && element.classList.contains('emoji')) {
+  if (
+    element.nodeName === 'IMG' &&
+    (element.classList.contains('emoji') ||
+      element.classList.contains('emoji-blot'))
+  ) {
     return element.ariaLabel || '';
   }
   if (element.nodeName === 'BR') {