diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e54ffb4a..5905353b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - added ability to create new scripts and open scripts in FlatCAM Script Editor
 - the Code Editor tab name is changed according to the task; 'save' and 'open' buttons will have filters installed for the QOpenDialog fit to the task
 - added ability to run a FlatCAM Tcl script by double-clicking on the file
+- in Code Editor added shortcut combo key CTRL+SHIFT+V to function as a Special Paste that will replace the '\' char with '/' so the Windows paths will be pasted correctly for TCL Shell. Also doing SHIFT + LMB on the Paste in contextual menu is doing the same.
 
 17.03.2019
 
diff --git a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
index 5ddf2298..d3a36804 100644
--- a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.cncjob_tab_layout.setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2)
         self.cncjob_tab.setLayout(self.cncjob_tab_layout)
 
-        self.code_editor = QtWidgets.QTextEdit()
+        self.code_editor = FCTextAreaExtended()
         stylesheet = """
                         QTextEdit { selection-background-color:yellow;
                                     selection-color:black;
diff --git a/flatcamGUI/GUIElements.py b/flatcamGUI/GUIElements.py
index e25a27d3..ac103484 100644
--- a/flatcamGUI/GUIElements.py
+++ b/flatcamGUI/GUIElements.py
@@ -490,6 +490,50 @@ class FCTextAreaRich(QtWidgets.QTextEdit):
         return QtCore.QSize(EDIT_SIZE_HINT, default_hint_size.height())
 
 
+class FCTextAreaExtended(QtWidgets.QTextEdit):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super(FCTextAreaExtended, self).__init__(parent)
+
+    def set_value(self, val):
+        self.setText(val)
+
+    def get_value(self):
+        self.toPlainText()
+
+    def insertFromMimeData(self, data):
+        """
+        Reimplemented such that when SHIFT is pressed and doing click Paste in the contextual menu, the '\' symbol
+        is replaced with the '/' symbol. That's because of the difference in path separators in Windows and TCL
+        :param data:
+        :return:
+        """
+        modifier = QtWidgets.QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
+        if modifier == Qt.ShiftModifier:
+            text = data.text()
+            text = text.replace('\\', '/')
+            self.insertPlainText(text)
+        else:
+            self.insertPlainText(data.text())
+
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Reimplemented so the CTRL + SHIFT + V shortcut key combo will paste the text but replacing '\' with '/'
+        :param event:
+        :return:
+        """
+        key = event.key()
+        modifier = QtWidgets.QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
+
+        if modifier & Qt.ControlModifier and modifier & Qt.ShiftModifier:
+            if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_V:
+                clipboard = QtWidgets.QApplication.clipboard()
+                clip_text = clipboard.text()
+                clip_text = clip_text.replace('\\', '/')
+                self.insertPlainText(clip_text)
+
+        super(FCTextAreaExtended, self).keyPressEvent(event)
+
+
 class FCComboBox(QtWidgets.QComboBox):
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, callback=None):