diff --git a/static/js/editPanel.js b/static/js/editPanel.js
index d671f198..d33b54ae 100644
--- a/static/js/editPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/editPanel.js
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ pandora.ui.editPanel = function() {
                 var clips = pandora.clipboard.paste();
                 pandora.doHistory('paste', clips, ui.edit, function(result) {
                     Ox.Request.clearCache('getEdit');
-                    updateClips(edit.clips.concat(result.data.clips));
+                    updateClips(edit.clips.map(function(clip) {
+                        if (clip.index >= result.data.clips[0].index) {
+                            clip.index += result.data.clips.length
+                        }
+                        return clip;
+                    }).concat(result.data.clips));
                 });
             },
             playing: function(data) {
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 287ef269..d6801fcd 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -413,7 +413,17 @@ pandora.createLinks = function($element) {
                 }
             });
         } else {
-            pandora.api.addClips({clips: getClipData(items), edit: target, index: 0}, function(result) {
+
+            pandora.api.addClips({
+                clips: getClipData(items),
+                edit: target,
+                index: pandora.user.ui.edits[pandora.user.ui.edit].selection.length
+                    ? Ox.getObjectById(
+                            pandora.$ui.editPanel.options('clips'),
+                            pandora.user.ui.edits[pandora.user.ui.edit].selection[0]
+                        ).index
+                    : void 0
+            }, function(result) {
                 // adding clips creates new ids, so mutate items in history
                 items.splice.apply(items, [0, items.length].concat(getClipItems(result.data.clips)));
                 callback(result, items);