diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/editContext/clipboardUtils.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/editContext/clipboardUtils.ts
index 8b3b0838d40..3402910c3f2 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/editContext/clipboardUtils.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/editContext/clipboardUtils.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ export const CopyOptions = {
 };
 
 export const PasteOptions = {
-	electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventHasFired: false
+	electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventHasFired: false,
+	electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventLock: false
 };
 
 interface InMemoryClipboardMetadata {
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/browser/clipboard.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/browser/clipboard.ts
index 9fa2c86b4b5..735d4698f00 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/browser/clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/browser/clipboard.ts
@@ -321,8 +321,16 @@ if (PasteAction) {
 			const triggerPaste = clipboardService.triggerPaste(getActiveWindow().vscodeWindowId);
 			if (triggerPaste) {
 				logService.trace('registerExecCommandImpl (triggerPaste defined)');
+				PasteOptions.electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventLock = false;
 				return triggerPaste.then(async () => {
 					if (PasteOptions.electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventHasFired === false) {
+						// Ensure this doesn't run twice, what appears to be happening is
+						// triggerPasteis called once but it's handler is called multiple times
+						// when it reproduces
+						if (PasteOptions.electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventLock === true) {
+							return;
+						}
+						PasteOptions.electronBugWorkaroundPasteEventLock = true;
 						return pasteWithNavigatorAPI(focusedEditor, clipboardService, logService);
 					}
 					logService.trace('registerExecCommandImpl (after triggerPaste)');