diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     BasicXMLSyntaxHighlighter.cpp
     Plugin.cpp
     SvgTextChangeCommand.cpp
+    SvgRichTextCtrl.cpp
     SvgTextEditor.cpp
     SvgTextTool.cpp
     SvgTextToolFactory.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.h b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef SVGRICHTEXTCTRL_H
+#define SVGRICHTEXTCTRL_H
+
+#include <QTextEdit>
+
+class SvgRichTextCtrl : public QTextEdit
+{
+public:
+    SvgRichTextCtrl(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+protected:
+    void insertFromMimeData(const QMimeData* source) override;
+};
+
+#endif // SVGRICHTEXTCTRL_H
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.cpp b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgRichTextCtrl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "SvgRichTextCtrl.h"
+#include <QMimeData>
+
+SvgRichTextCtrl::SvgRichTextCtrl(QWidget* parent /*= nullptr*/)
+: QTextEdit(parent)
+{
+}
+
+void SvgRichTextCtrl::insertFromMimeData(const QMimeData *source)
+{
+    if (!source->hasHtml() && source->hasText()) {
+        QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+        cursor.insertText(source->text());
+    } else {
+        QTextEdit::insertFromMimeData(source);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/WdgSvgTextEditor.ui b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/WdgSvgTextEditor.ui
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/WdgSvgTextEditor.ui
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/WdgSvgTextEditor.ui
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
        <item>
-        <widget class="QTextEdit" name="richTextEdit"/>
+        <widget class="SvgRichTextCtrl" name="richTextEdit"/>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
          <property name="currentIndex">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>1</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="tabSvgTextEdit">
           <attribute name="title">
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SvgRichTextCtrl</class>
+   <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
+   <header>SvgRichTextCtrl.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>