diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index f62a50c35..3d36ff40a 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -431,7 +431,11 @@ class Window:
             if isinstance(text, str):
                 text = text.encode('utf-8')
             if self.screen.in_bracketed_paste_mode:
-                text = text.replace(b'\033[201~', b'').replace(b'\x9b201~', b'')
+                while True:
+                    new_text = text.replace(b'\033[201~', b'').replace(b'\x9b201~', b'')
+                    if text == new_text:
+                        break
+                    text = new_text
             self.screen.paste(text)
 
     def copy_to_clipboard(self):