diff --git a/src/js/window/storyboarder-sketch-pane/marquee-strategy.js b/src/js/window/storyboarder-sketch-pane/marquee-strategy.js
index 7678b01d2b..eb35b976b4 100644
--- a/src/js/window/storyboarder-sketch-pane/marquee-strategy.js
+++ b/src/js/window/storyboarder-sketch-pane/marquee-strategy.js
@@ -903,7 +903,12 @@ class OperationStrategy {
   commit () {
     this.state.done = true
 
-    if (this.state.moved) {
+    if (
+      // have we moved the artwork at all?
+      this.state.moved ||
+      // or, was it pasted, so we have to operate even if not moved?
+      this.state.commitOperation === 'paste'
+    ) {
       let indices = this.context.visibleLayersIndices
 
       if (this.state.commitOperation === 'move') {