diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e7cdebf4..5991f818d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Fixed `TreeNode.collapse` and `TreeNode.collapse_all` not posting a `Tree.NodeCollapsed` message https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/2535
 - Fixed `TreeNode.toggle` and `TreeNode.toggle_all` not posting a `Tree.NodeExpanded` or `Tree.NodeCollapsed` message https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/2535
 - `footer--description` component class was being ignored https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/2544
+- Pasting empty selection in `Input` would raise an exception https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/2563
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_input.py b/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
index 9e5bf2d07..7e764e868 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Input(Widget, can_focus=True):
             event.prevent_default()
 
     def _on_paste(self, event: events.Paste) -> None:
-        line = event.text.splitlines()[0]
+        line = event.text.splitlines()[0] if event.text else ""
         self.insert_text_at_cursor(line)
         event.stop()