diff --git a/src/commonfrontend/spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.h b/src/commonfrontend/spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.h
--- a/src/commonfrontend/spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.h
+++ b/src/commonfrontend/spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
 	void fillTouchBar(KDMacTouchBar*);
 #endif
 	void print(QPrinter*) const;
+	void pasteIntoSelection();
 
 private slots:
 	void createColumnContextMenu(QMenu*);
@@ -229,7 +230,6 @@
 
 	void cutSelection();
 	void copySelection();
-	void pasteIntoSelection();
 	void clearSelectedCells();
 	void maskSelection();
 	void unmaskSelection();
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 add_subdirectory(analysis)
 add_subdirectory(import_export)
 add_subdirectory(nsl)
+add_subdirectory(spreadsheet)
diff --git a/tests/spreadsheet/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/spreadsheet/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spreadsheet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${GSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+add_executable (copypastetest CopyPasteTest.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(copypastetest Qt5::Test)
+target_link_libraries(copypastetest ${GSL_LIBRARIES} ${GSL_CBLAS_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(copypastetest labplot2lib)
+
+add_test(NAME copypastetest COMMAND copypastetest)
diff --git a/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.h b/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+    File                 : CopyPasteTest.h
+    Project              : LabPlot
+    Description          : Tests for the Spreadsheet copy paste feature
+    --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Copyright            : (C) 2020 Shubham (aryan100jangid@gmail.com)
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify   *
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by   *
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or      *
+ *  (at your option) any later version.                                    *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,        *
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of         *
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the          *
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software           *
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,                    *
+ *   Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA                                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef COPYPASTETEST_H
+#define COPYPASTETEST_H
+
+#include <QtTest>
+
+class CopyPasteTest : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private slots:
+    void initTestCase();
+    void testCopyPaste();
+};
+
+#endif 
diff --git a/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.cpp b/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spreadsheet/CopyPasteTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+    File                 : CopyPasteTest.cpp
+    Project              : LabPlot
+    Description          : Tests for the Spreadsheet copy paste feature
+    --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Copyright            : (C) 2020 Shubham (aryan100jangid@gmail.com)
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify   *
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by   *
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or      *
+ *  (at your option) any later version.                                    *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,        *
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of         *
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the          *
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software           *
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,                    *
+ *   Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA                                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/ 
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QClipboard>
+
+#include "CopyPasteTest.h"
+#include "backend/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.h"
+#include "../src/commonfrontend/spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.h"
+
+void CopyPasteTest::initTestCase() {
+    qRegisterMetaType<const AbstractAspect*>("const AbstractAspect*");
+    qRegisterMetaType<const AbstractColumn*>("const AbstractColumn*");
+}
+
+void CopyPasteTest::testCopyPaste() {
+    Spreadsheet *sheet = new Spreadsheet("test", false);
+    
+    sheet->column(0)->setValueAt(0, 10.0);
+    sheet->column(0)->setValueAt(1, 20.0);
+    sheet->column(0)->setValueAt(2, 30.0);
+    
+    sheet->column(1)->setValueAt(0, 100.0);
+    sheet->column(1)->setValueAt(1, 200.0);
+    sheet->column(1)->setValueAt(2, 300.0);
+    
+    const QString str = "10.0 100.0 \n 20.0 200.0  \n 30.0 300.0";
+    
+    QApplication::clipboard()->setText(str);
+
+    SpreadsheetView *view = new SpreadsheetView(sheet, false);
+    view->pasteIntoSelection();
+
+    QCOMPARE(sheet->column(0)->valueAt(0), 10.0);
+    QCOMPARE(sheet->column(1)->valueAt(0), 200.0);
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(CopyPasteTest)