diff --git a/packages/ide/src/fill/electron.ts b/packages/ide/src/fill/electron.ts
index bbc1f48b8..f0ec6dc6e 100644
--- a/packages/ide/src/fill/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/ide/src/fill/electron.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ class Clipboard {
 	public writeText(value: string): Promise<void> {
 		return clipboard.writeText(value);
 	}
+
+	public readText(): Promise<string> {
+		return clipboard.readText();
+	}
 }
 
 class Shell {