diff --git a/crates/engine/src/edit.rs b/crates/engine/src/edit.rs
--- a/crates/engine/src/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/edit.rs
@@ -238,13 +238,16 @@ pub fn paste(s: &mut Session, track: TrackId, at: Samples, clips: &[Clip], lengt
         make_room(s, track, at, length)?;
     }
     let mut ids = Vec::new();
+    let mut placed = Vec::new();
     for c in clips {
         let mut nc = c.clone();
         nc.id = s.new_clip_id();
         nc.start += at;
         ids.push(nc.id);
-        place_clip(s, track, nc);
+        placed.push((track, nc));
     }
+    // Clear every destination first, so pasted clips that overlap (crossfades) keep each other.
+    put_clips(s, placed);
     Ok(ids)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/edit/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/edit/tests.rs
--- a/crates/engine/src/edit/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/edit/tests.rs
@@ -343,3 +343,24 @@ fn delete_fades_leaves_unrelated_overlaps_alone() {
     let c = s.track(t).unwrap().clips();
     assert_eq!((c[1].fade_in.len, c[2].fade_out.len, c[3].fade_in.len), (0, 100, 100));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn paste_keeps_crossfade_overlap() {
+    let (mut s, t) = session_with_clip();
+    let (a, b) = (s.new_clip_id(), s.new_clip_id());
+    if let Some(pl) = s.track_mut(t).and_then(|t| t.playlist_mut()) {
+        pl.clips.clear();
+        let mut ca = Clip::audio(a, "a", SourceId(500), 0, 1000, 2000);
+        ca.fade_out = Fade { len: 500, shape: FadeShape::Linear, curvature: 0.0 };
+        let mut cb = Clip::audio(b, "b", SourceId(500), 0, 2500, 2500);
+        cb.fade_in = Fade { len: 500, shape: FadeShape::Linear, curvature: 0.0 };
+        pl.clips.push(ca);
+        pl.clips.push(cb);
+        pl.sort();
+    }
+    let copied = copy_range(&s, t, Range::new(0, 6000));
+    paste(&mut s, t, 20_000, &copied, 6000, false).unwrap();
+    let pasted: Vec<_> =
+        s.track(t).unwrap().clips().iter().filter(|c| c.start >= 20_000).map(|c| (c.start, c.length, c.fade_out.len, c.fade_in.len)).collect();
+    assert_eq!(pasted, vec![(21_000, 2000, 500, 0), (22_500, 2500, 0, 500)]);
+}