diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_paste_text.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_paste_text.cpp
index cfacb7a35..e74d27efc 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_paste_text.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_paste_text.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ PasteTextCommand::PasteTextCommand()
 
 bool PasteTextCommand::onEnabled(Context* ctx)
 {
-  return ctx->checkFlags(ContextFlags::ActiveDocumentIsWritable);
+  return ctx->checkFlags(ContextFlags::ActiveDocumentIsWritable |
+                         ContextFlags::ActiveLayerIsEditable);
 }
 
 class PasteTextWindow : public app::gen::PasteText {