diff --git a/cypress/e2e/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..228e4326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+describe('Example - Excel-compatible spreadsheet and Cell Selection', { retries: 0 }, () => {
+  const cellHeight = 25;
+
+  it('should load Example', () => {
+    cy.visit(`${Cypress.config('baseUrl')}/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html`);
+  });
+
+  it('should click on cell B2, copy value, ArrowDown, paste value, ArrowRight, and expect to be in column C', () => {
+    cy.getCell(2, 2, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+      .as('cell_B2')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.get(".slick-cell.active")
+      .realPress(["Control", "C"]);
+
+    cy.get(".slick-cell.active")
+      .type('{downarrow}');
+
+    cy.get(".slick-cell.active")
+      .realPress(["Control", "V"]);
+
+    cy.get(".slick-cell.active")
+      .type('{rightarrow}');
+
+    cy.get('#myGrid .slick-cell.l3.r3.selected')
+      .should('have.length', 1);
+
+    cy.getCell(3, 2, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+      .should('have.text', '3');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.ts b/cypress/support/commands.ts
index 308078b7..51c51493 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 // -- This will overwrite an existing command --
 // Cypress.Commands.overwrite("visit", (originalFn, url, options) => { ... })
 import '@4tw/cypress-drag-drop';
+import "cypress-real-events";
 import { convertPosition } from './common';
 
 declare global {
diff --git a/cypress/tsconfig.json b/cypress/tsconfig.json
index 5e55bed1..56b45351 100644
--- a/cypress/tsconfig.json
+++ b/cypress/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "lib": ["es5", "dom"],
-    "types": ["@4tw/cypress-drag-drop", "cypress", "node"],
+    "types": ["@4tw/cypress-drag-drop", "cypress", "node", "cypress-real-events"],
     "jsx": "preserve"
   },
   "include": ["**/*.ts"]
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ffc904bf..0f49aeee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "cssnano": "^6.1.2",
         "cssnano-preset-lite": "^3.1.0",
         "cypress": "^13.7.2",
+        "cypress-real-events": "^1.12.0",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
@@ -3035,6 +3036,15 @@
         "node": "^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cypress-real-events": {
+      "version": "1.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress-real-events/-/cypress-real-events-1.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oiy+4kGKkzc2PT36k3GGQqkGxNiVypheWjMtfyi89iIk6bYmTzeqxapaLHS3pnhZOX1IEbTDUVxh8T4Nhs1tyQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "cypress": "^4.x || ^5.x || ^6.x || ^7.x || ^8.x || ^9.x || ^10.x || ^11.x || ^12.x || ^13.x"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cypress/node_modules/fs-extra": {
       "version": "9.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-9.1.0.tgz",
@@ -11591,6 +11601,13 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "cypress-real-events": {
+      "version": "1.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress-real-events/-/cypress-real-events-1.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oiy+4kGKkzc2PT36k3GGQqkGxNiVypheWjMtfyi89iIk6bYmTzeqxapaLHS3pnhZOX1IEbTDUVxh8T4Nhs1tyQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "dargs": {
       "version": "8.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dargs/-/dargs-8.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8c6d717d..7a2219ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     "cssnano": "^6.1.2",
     "cssnano-preset-lite": "^3.1.0",
     "cypress": "^13.7.2",
+    "cypress-real-events": "^1.12.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/src/plugins/slick.cellexternalcopymanager.ts b/src/plugins/slick.cellexternalcopymanager.ts
index 33b20303..1387abf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/slick.cellexternalcopymanager.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/slick.cellexternalcopymanager.ts
@@ -449,8 +449,13 @@ export class SlickCellExternalCopyManager implements SlickPlugin {
         (e.which === this.keyCodes.V && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && !e.shiftKey)
         || (e.which === this.keyCodes.INSERT && e.shiftKey && !e.ctrlKey)
       )) {    // CTRL+V or Shift+INS
+        const focusEl = document.activeElement as HTMLElement;
         const ta = this._createTextBox('');
-        setTimeout(() => this._decodeTabularData(this._grid, ta), 100);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            this._decodeTabularData(this._grid, ta);
+            // restore focus when possible
+            focusEl?.focus();
+        }, this._options?.clipboardPasteDelay ?? CLIPBOARD_PASTE_DELAY);
         return false;
       }
     }