diff --git a/app/ui/components/RequestPane.js b/app/ui/components/RequestPane.js
index 274f5e902c..103baa848e 100644
--- a/app/ui/components/RequestPane.js
+++ b/app/ui/components/RequestPane.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class RequestPane extends PureComponent {
       forceRefreshCounter,
       useBulkHeaderEditor,
       handleGenerateCode,
+      importRequest,
       updateRequestUrl,
       updateRequestMethod,
       updateRequestBody,
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ class RequestPane extends PureComponent {
             method={request.method}
             onMethodChange={updateRequestMethod}
             onUrlChange={debounce(updateRequestUrl)}
+            onUrlPaste={importRequest}
             handleGenerateCode={handleGenerateCode}
             handleSend={handleSend}
             url={request.url}
@@ -205,14 +207,14 @@ class RequestPane extends PureComponent {
               />
               <div className="pad pull-right">
                 {showPasswords ? (
-                  <button className="btn btn--clicky" onClick={this._handleHidePasswords}>
-                    Hide Password
-                  </button>
-                ) : (
-                  <button className="btn btn--clicky" onClick={this._handleShowPasswords}>
-                    Show Password
-                  </button>
-                )}
+                    <button className="btn btn--clicky" onClick={this._handleHidePasswords}>
+                      Hide Password
+                    </button>
+                  ) : (
+                    <button className="btn btn--clicky" onClick={this._handleShowPasswords}>
+                      Show Password
+                    </button>
+                  )}
               </div>
             </div>
           </TabPanel>
@@ -289,6 +291,7 @@ RequestPane.propTypes = {
   updateRequestMimeType: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   updateSettingsShowPasswords: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   updateSettingsUseBulkHeaderEditor: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  importRequest: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   handleImportFile: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
   // Other
diff --git a/app/ui/components/RequestUrlBar.js b/app/ui/components/RequestUrlBar.js
index 55cb7d822a..f2564c4e20 100644
--- a/app/ui/components/RequestUrlBar.js
+++ b/app/ui/components/RequestUrlBar.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {showModal} from './modals/index';
 
 class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
   state = {
-    showAdvanced: false,
     currentInterval: null,
     currentTimeout: null,
   };
@@ -35,6 +34,15 @@ class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
     }, DEBOUNCE_MILLIS);
   };
 
+  _handleUrlPaste = e => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const text = e.clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
+    this.props.onUrlPaste(text);
+
+    // Set the input anyway in case nothing is able to import
+    e.target.value = text;
+  };
+
   _handleGenerateCode = () => {
     this.props.handleGenerateCode();
     trackEvent('Request', 'Generate Code', 'Send Action');
@@ -52,31 +60,11 @@ class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
       this._input.focus();
       this._input.select();
     }
-
-    if (!this.state.showAdvanced && metaPressed) {
-      clearTimeout(this._metaTimeout);
-      this._metaTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        this.setState({showAdvanced: true});
-      }, 400);
-    }
-  };
-
-  _handleKeyUp = e => {
-    const metaPressed = isMac() ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey;
-
-    // First, clear the meta timeout if it hasn't triggered yet
-    if (!metaPressed) {
-      clearTimeout(this._metaTimeout);
-    }
-
-    if (!metaPressed && this.state.showAdvanced) {
-      this.setState({showAdvanced: false});
-    }
   };
 
   _handleSend = () => {
     // Don't stop interval because duh, it needs to keep going!
-    // this._handleStopInterval();
+    // XXX this._handleStopInterval(); XXX
 
     this._handleStopTimeout();
     this.props.handleSend();
@@ -222,6 +210,7 @@ class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
         <form onSubmit={this._handleFormSubmit}>
           <input
             ref={n => this._input = n}
+            onPaste={this._handleUrlPaste}
             type="text"
             placeholder="https://api.myproduct.com/v1/users"
             defaultValue={url}
@@ -236,6 +225,7 @@ class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
 RequestUrlBar.propTypes = {
   handleSend: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onUrlChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onUrlPaste: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onMethodChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   handleGenerateCode: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/ui/components/Wrapper.js b/app/ui/components/Wrapper.js
index ae730f939f..9fa0bd7214 100644
--- a/app/ui/components/Wrapper.js
+++ b/app/ui/components/Wrapper.js
@@ -41,16 +41,17 @@ class Wrapper extends Component {
   _handleUpdateRequestParameters = parameters => rUpdate(this.props.activeRequest, {parameters});
   _handleUpdateRequestAuthentication = authentication => rUpdate(this.props.activeRequest, {authentication});
   _handleUpdateRequestHeaders = headers => rUpdate(this.props.activeRequest, {headers});
+  _handleUpdateRequestUrl = url => rUpdate(this.props.activeRequest, {url});
 
   // Special request updaters
   _handleUpdateRequestMimeType = mimeType => updateMimeType(this.props.activeRequest, mimeType);
-  _handleUpdateRequestUrl = async url => {
+  _handleImportRequest = async text => {
     // Allow user to paste any import file into the url. If it results in
     // only one item, it will overwrite the current request.
     const {activeRequest} = this.props;
 
     try {
-      const {data} = importers.convert(url);
+      const {data} = importers.convert(text);
       const {resources} = data;
       const r = resources[0];
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class Wrapper extends Component {
     models.request.update(activeRequest, {url});
   };
 
+
   // Settings updaters
   _handleUpdateSettingsShowPasswords = showPasswords => sUpdate(this.props.settings, {showPasswords});
   _handleUpdateSettingsUseBulkHeaderEditor = useBulkHeaderEditor => sUpdate(this.props.settings, {useBulkHeaderEditor});
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ class Wrapper extends Component {
           updateRequest={this._handleUpdateRequest}
           updateRequestBody={this._handleUpdateRequestBody}
           updateRequestUrl={this._handleUpdateRequestUrl}
+          importRequest={this._handleImportRequest}
           updateRequestMethod={this._handleUpdateRequestMethod}
           updateRequestParameters={this._handleUpdateRequestParameters}
           updateRequestAuthentication={this._handleUpdateRequestAuthentication}
diff --git a/app/ui/components/dropdowns/ContentTypeDropdown.js b/app/ui/components/dropdowns/ContentTypeDropdown.js
index 4532eb3d23..b968c751c0 100644
--- a/app/ui/components/dropdowns/ContentTypeDropdown.js
+++ b/app/ui/components/dropdowns/ContentTypeDropdown.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ContentTypeDropdown extends Component {
         <DropdownDivider><span><i className="fa fa-bars"></i> Form Data</span></DropdownDivider>
         {this._renderDropdownItem(constants.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_DATA)}
         {this._renderDropdownItem(constants.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_URLENCODED)}
-        <DropdownDivider><span><i className="fa fa-code"></i> Raw Text</span></DropdownDivider>
+        <DropdownDivider><span><i className="fa fa-code"></i> Text</span></DropdownDivider>
         {this._renderDropdownItem(constants.CONTENT_TYPE_JSON)}
         {this._renderDropdownItem(constants.CONTENT_TYPE_XML)}
         {this._renderDropdownItem(constants.CONTENT_TYPE_OTHER)}