diff --git a/src/utils/functions.py b/src/utils/functions.py
index a487e7a..4288ca2 100644
--- a/src/utils/functions.py
+++ b/src/utils/functions.py
@@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ def read_json_file(file_path: str) -> dict | None:
 
 def trigger_paste_shortcut(delay_ms: int = 50) -> bool:
     time.sleep(delay_ms / 1000)
-    result = run_command(["wtype", "-M", "ctrl", "v", "-m", "ctrl"], timeout=1)
+    result = run_command(
+        [
+            "hyprctl",
+            "dispatch",
+            'hl.dsp.send_shortcut({ mods = "CTRL", key = "V" })',
+        ],
+        timeout=1,
+    )
     return result.returncode == 0
 
 
diff --git a/src/window/notification/notification.py b/src/window/notification/notification.py
index acad904..f4423c8 100644
--- a/src/window/notification/notification.py
+++ b/src/window/notification/notification.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from shared.widgets.clipping_box import ClippingBox
 from shared.widgets.close_button_revealer import CloseButtonRevealerMixin
 from shared.widgets.custom_image import CustomImage
 from shared.widgets.customrevealer import SlideRevealer
-from utils.gtk_utils import setup_cursor_hover, svg_file
+from utils.gtk_utils import setup_cursor_hover
 from utils.functions import escape_markup_text
 from utils.roam import modus_service
 from utils.icon_resolver import IconResolver
@@ -531,44 +531,12 @@ class NotificationWidget(Box):
         self.show_all()
 
     def create_header(self, notification):
-        """Create notification header with app icon + app name + time"""
-        try:
-            cached_app_icon_pixbuf = cache_notification_icon(
-                notification.app_icon or notification.app_name, (64, 64)
-            )
-            if cached_app_icon_pixbuf:
-                header_icon_pixbuf = cached_app_icon_pixbuf.scale_simple(
-                    16, 16, GdkPixbuf.InterpType.BILINEAR
-                )
-                app_icon = ClippingBox(
-                    name="notification-icon",
-                    children=Image(pixbuf=header_icon_pixbuf),
-                )
-            else:
-                app_icon = ClippingBox(
-                    name="notification-icon",
-                    children=svg_file("notifications/notification-active.svg", size=16),
-                )
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning(f"Failed to load cached header icon: {e}")
-            app_icon = ClippingBox(
-                name="notification-icon",
-                children=svg_file("notifications/notification-active.svg", size=16),
-            )
-
-        return Box(
-            name="notification-header",
-            orientation="h",
-            spacing=4,
-            children=[
-                app_icon,
-                Label(
-                    notification.app_name or "",
-                    name="notification-app-name",
-                    h_align="start",
-                    ellipsization="end",
-                ),
-            ],
+        """Create notification header with app name + time"""
+        return Label(
+            notification.app_name or "",
+            name="notification-app-name",
+            h_align="start",
+            ellipsization="end",
         )
 
     def create_content(self, notification):
diff --git a/src/window/spotlight/app.py b/src/window/spotlight/app.py
index bcf1b4d..fa522dd 100644
--- a/src/window/spotlight/app.py
+++ b/src/window/spotlight/app.py
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ def main(command: str = "", text: str = "", external: bool = False):
 
     def _close_and_quit():
         _orig_close()
-        app.quit()
+        # Plugins schedule the paste via GLib.timeout_add (emoji/clipboard),
+        # which only fires while the main loop runs. Quit a tick later so a
+        # deferred paste is not killed before it can inject the shortcut.
+        GLib.timeout_add(100, app.quit)
 
     spotlight.close_spotlight = _close_and_quit