diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index ca2049c6..a399e548 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1063,8 +1063,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F14", 0, do_replace, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMOST, "^K", 0, do_cut_text_void, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMOST, "F9", 0, do_cut_text_void, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^U", 0, do_uncut_text, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F10", 0, do_uncut_text, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMOST, "^U", 0, do_uncut_text, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMOST, "F10", 0, do_uncut_text, 0);
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^J", 0, do_justify_void, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F4", 0, do_justify_void, 0);
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 5c6b03db..280dc7ca 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ int do_statusbar_input(bool *ran_func, bool *finished)
 	    do_statusbar_delete();
 	else if (s->scfunc == do_backspace)
 	    do_statusbar_backspace();
-	else {
+	else if (s->scfunc == do_uncut_text) {
+	    if (cutbuffer != NULL)
+		do_statusbar_uncut_text();
+	} else {
 	    /* Handle any other shortcut in the current menu, setting
 	     * ran_func to TRUE if we try to run their associated functions,
 	     * and setting finished to TRUE to indicatethat we're done after
@@ -363,6 +366,23 @@ size_t statusbar_xplustabs(void)
     return strnlenpt(answer, statusbar_x);
 }
 
+/* Paste the first line of the cutbuffer into the current answer. */
+void do_statusbar_uncut_text(void)
+{
+    size_t pastelen = strlen(cutbuffer->data);
+    char *fusion = charalloc(strlen(answer) + pastelen + 1);
+
+    /* Concatenate: the current answer before the cursor, the first line
+     * of the cutbuffer, plus the rest of the current answer. */
+    strncpy(fusion, answer, statusbar_x);
+    strncpy(fusion + statusbar_x, cutbuffer->data, pastelen);
+    strcpy(fusion + statusbar_x + pastelen, answer + statusbar_x);
+
+    free(answer);
+    answer = fusion;
+    statusbar_x += pastelen;
+}
+
 /* Return the column number of the first character of the answer that is
  * displayed in the statusbar when the cursor is at the given column,
  * with the available room for the answer starting at base.  Note that
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index c8fbb1ff..d74ace67 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ void do_statusbar_right(void);
 void do_statusbar_backspace(void);
 void do_statusbar_delete(void);
 void do_statusbar_cut_text(void);
+void do_statusbar_uncut_text(void);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 void do_statusbar_prev_word(void);
 void do_statusbar_next_word(void);
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 95fe88a5..069c3e27 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ bool is_universal(void (*func)(void))
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	func == do_prev_word_void || func == do_next_word_void ||
 #endif
-	func == do_verbatim_input || func == do_cut_text_void ||
 	func == do_delete || func == do_backspace ||
-	func == do_tab || func == do_enter)
+	func == do_cut_text_void || func == do_uncut_text ||
+	func == do_tab || func == do_enter || func == do_verbatim_input)
 	return TRUE;
     else
 	return FALSE;