diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
index fa9102d59..ee71bf51a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { useAlert } from 'dashboard/composables';
 import { ExceptionWithMessage } from 'shared/helpers/CustomErrors';
 import { debounce } from '@chatwoot/utils';
 import { useKeyboardEvents } from 'dashboard/composables/useKeyboardEvents';
+import { emitter } from 'shared/helpers/mitt';
+import { BUS_EVENTS } from 'shared/constants/busEvents';
 import {
   searchContacts,
   createNewContact,
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ const keyboardEvents = {
     action: () => {
       if (showComposeNewConversation.value) {
         showComposeNewConversation.value = false;
+        emit('close');
+        emitter.emit(BUS_EVENTS.NEW_CONVERSATION_MODAL, false);
       }
     },
   },
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ActionButtons.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ActionButtons.vue
index cb1f9d99d..c2971c60d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ActionButtons.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ActionButtons.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { useFileUpload } from 'dashboard/composables/useFileUpload';
 import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components';
+import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES } from 'shared/constants/messages';
 import { useKeyboardEvents } from 'dashboard/composables/useKeyboardEvents';
 import FileUpload from 'vue-upload-component';
@@ -163,6 +164,20 @@ const keyboardEvents = {
   },
 };
 useKeyboardEvents(keyboardEvents);
+
+const onPaste = e => {
+  if (!props.isEmailOrWebWidgetInbox) return;
+
+  const files = e.clipboardData?.files;
+  if (!files?.length) return;
+
+  Array.from(files).forEach(file => {
+    const { name, type, size } = file;
+    onFileUpload({ file, name, type, size });
+  });
+};
+
+useEventListener(document, 'paste', onPaste);
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
index 1f569060d..a37cde89f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { useSidebarKeyboardShortcuts } from './useSidebarKeyboardShortcuts';
 import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components';
+import { emitter } from 'shared/helpers/mitt';
+import { BUS_EVENTS } from 'shared/constants/busEvents';
 
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 import SidebarGroup from './SidebarGroup.vue';
@@ -97,6 +99,15 @@ const closeMobileSidebar = () => {
   emit('closeMobileSidebar');
 };
 
+const onComposeOpen = toggleFn => {
+  toggleFn();
+  emitter.emit(BUS_EVENTS.NEW_CONVERSATION_MODAL, true);
+};
+
+const onComposeClose = () => {
+  emitter.emit(BUS_EVENTS.NEW_CONVERSATION_MODAL, false);
+};
+
 const newReportRoutes = () => [
   {
     name: 'Reports Agent',
@@ -624,14 +635,14 @@ const menuItems = computed(() => {
             {{ searchShortcut }}
           </span>
         </RouterLink>
-        <ComposeConversation align-position="right">
+        <ComposeConversation align-position="right" @close="onComposeClose">
           <template #trigger="{ toggle }">
             <Button
               icon="i-lucide-pen-line"
               color="slate"
               size="sm"
               class="!h-7 !bg-n-solid-3 dark:!bg-n-black/30 !outline-n-weak !text-n-slate-11"
-              @click="toggle"
+              @click="onComposeOpen(toggle)"
             />
           </template>
         </ComposeConversation>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/ReplyBox.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
index bfff15a4c..ee4fa1641 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
@@ -688,6 +688,10 @@ export default {
       );
     },
     onPaste(e) {
+      // Don't handle paste if compose new conversation modal is open
+      if (this.newConversationModalActive) {
+        return;
+      }
       const data = e.clipboardData.files;
       if (!this.showRichContentEditor && data.length !== 0) {
         this.$refs.messageInput?.$el?.blur();