diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.test.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..170e6c64f09a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
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+ */
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { TimezoneContext } from "src/context/timezone";
+import { Wrapper } from "src/utils/Wrapper";
+
+import { DateTimeInput } from "./DateTimeInput";
+
+describe("DateTimeInput paste", () => {
+  it("Pastes a valid datetime and fires onChange with UTC value", () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value={{ selectedTimezone: "UTC", setSelectedTimezone: vi.fn() }}>
+        <DateTimeInput onChange={onChange} value="" />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByTestId("datetime-input");
+    const pasteEvent = new ClipboardEvent("paste", {
+      clipboardData: new DataTransfer(),
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(pasteEvent, "clipboardData", {
+      value: {
+        getData: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("2026-05-13 10:00:00"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    fireEvent(input, pasteEvent);
+
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const callArg = onChange.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(callArg.target.value).toBe("2026-05-13T10:00:00.000Z");
+  });
+
+  it("Interprets timezone-less pasted values in the selected timezone", () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider
+        value={{ selectedTimezone: "America/New_York", setSelectedTimezone: vi.fn() }}
+      >
+        <DateTimeInput onChange={onChange} value="" />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByTestId("datetime-input");
+    const pasteEvent = new ClipboardEvent("paste", {
+      clipboardData: new DataTransfer(),
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(pasteEvent, "clipboardData", {
+      value: {
+        getData: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("2026-05-13 10:00:00"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    fireEvent(input, pasteEvent);
+
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const callArg = onChange.mock.calls[0][0];
+    // 10:00 in New York (EDT, UTC-4) → 14:00 UTC
+    expect(callArg.target.value).toBe("2026-05-13T14:00:00.000Z");
+  });
+
+  it("Does not fire onChange for an invalid pasted string", () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value={{ selectedTimezone: "UTC", setSelectedTimezone: vi.fn() }}>
+        <DateTimeInput onChange={onChange} value="" />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByTestId("datetime-input");
+    const pasteEvent = new ClipboardEvent("paste", {
+      clipboardData: new DataTransfer(),
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(pasteEvent, "clipboardData", {
+      value: {
+        getData: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("not a date"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    fireEvent(input, pasteEvent);
+
+    expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("Does not fire onChange for an empty pasted string", () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value={{ selectedTimezone: "UTC", setSelectedTimezone: vi.fn() }}>
+        <DateTimeInput onChange={onChange} value="" />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByTestId("datetime-input");
+    const pasteEvent = new ClipboardEvent("paste", {
+      clipboardData: new DataTransfer(),
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(pasteEvent, "clipboardData", {
+      value: {
+        getData: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(""),
+      },
+    });
+
+    fireEvent(input, pasteEvent);
+
+    expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.tsx
index add6addb8ddc8..d67c889efe3ad 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DateTimeInput.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { Input, type InputProps } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import tz from "dayjs/plugin/timezone";
-import { forwardRef, type ChangeEvent, useState } from "react";
+import { forwardRef, type ChangeEvent, type ClipboardEvent, useState } from "react";
 import { useDebouncedCallback } from "use-debounce";
 
 import { useTimezone } from "src/context/timezone";
@@ -54,9 +54,22 @@ export const DateTimeInput = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, Props>(({ onChange, va
     debounceDelay,
   );
 
+  const onPaste = (event: ClipboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const pasted = event.clipboardData.getData("text");
+    if (!pasted) return;
+    const parsed = dayjs.tz(pasted, selectedTimezone);
+    if (!parsed.isValid()) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const local = parsed.tz(selectedTimezone).format(DEFAULT_DATETIME_FORMAT);
+    const utc = parsed.toISOString();
+    setDisplayDate(local);
+    onChange?.({ ...event, target: { ...event.target, value: utc } } as unknown as ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+  };
+
   return (
     <Input
       data-testid="datetime-input"
+      onPaste={onPaste}
       onChange={(event) => {
         const local = dayjs(event.target.value).isValid() ? event.target.value : "";