diff --git a/src/components/TeamManagement/AddTeamMember.jsx b/src/components/TeamManagement/AddTeamMember.jsx
index 00a6e8b54..ae2cfd185 100644
--- a/src/components/TeamManagement/AddTeamMember.jsx
+++ b/src/components/TeamManagement/AddTeamMember.jsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ AddTeamMember.propTypes = {
   selectedNewMember: PropTypes.object,
   onToggleAddTeamMember: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onKeywordChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onKeywordPaste: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onAddNewMember: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/TeamManagement/AutoCompleteInput.jsx b/src/components/TeamManagement/AutoCompleteInput.jsx
index e2c554ab5..124652a0c 100644
--- a/src/components/TeamManagement/AutoCompleteInput.jsx
+++ b/src/components/TeamManagement/AutoCompleteInput.jsx
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class AutoCompleteInput extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const {
-      isPopupVisible, searchMembers, keyword, onKeywordChange, onSelectNewMember, onToggleSearchPopup, selectedNewMember
+      isPopupVisible, searchMembers, keyword, onKeywordChange, onSelectNewMember, onToggleSearchPopup,
+      selectedNewMember, onKeywordPaste
     } = this.props
 
     const renderMember = (member, i) => {
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ class AutoCompleteInput extends React.Component {
       )
     }
     const _onKeywordChange = e => onKeywordChange(e.target.value)
+    const _onKeywordPaste = e => {
+      e.stopPropagation()
+      e.preventDefault()
+      return onKeywordPaste(e.clipboardData.getData('Text'))
+    }
     const _onToggleSearchPopup = () => onToggleSearchPopup(true)
     return (
       <div className="input-icon-group tc-file-field__inputs">
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ class AutoCompleteInput extends React.Component {
           className="tc-file-field__inputs"
           type="text"
           placeholder="username"
+          onPaste={_onKeywordPaste}
           onChange={_onKeywordChange}
           onClick={_onToggleSearchPopup}
           onKeyUp={_onToggleSearchPopup}
diff --git a/src/projects/actions/projectMember.js b/src/projects/actions/projectMember.js
index 5e42fe447..4a91421c7 100644
--- a/src/projects/actions/projectMember.js
+++ b/src/projects/actions/projectMember.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { addProjectMember as addMember,
   updateProjectMember as updateMember,
   loadMemberSuggestions as loadMemberSuggestionsAPI
 } from '../../api/projectMembers'
+import { getUserProfile } from '../../api/users'
 import { loadMembers } from '../../actions/members'
 
 import {ADD_PROJECT_MEMBER, REMOVE_PROJECT_MEMBER, UPDATE_PROJECT_MEMBER,
@@ -19,6 +20,20 @@ export function loadMemberSuggestions(value) {
   }
 }
 
+export function loadMemberProfileForSuggestions(value) {
+  return (dispatch) => {
+    return dispatch({
+      type: LOAD_MEMBER_SUGGESTIONS,
+      payload: getUserProfile(value).then((member) => {
+        if (member) {
+          return [member]
+        }
+        return []
+      }).catch(() => loadMemberSuggestionsAPI(value))
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 function addProjectMemberWithData(dispatch, projectId, member) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     return dispatch({
diff --git a/src/projects/detail/containers/TeamManagementContainer.jsx b/src/projects/detail/containers/TeamManagementContainer.jsx
index 25a6ba019..efa4e7a56 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/containers/TeamManagementContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/containers/TeamManagementContainer.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../config/constants'
 import TeamManagement from '../../../components/TeamManagement/TeamManagement'
 import { addProjectMember, updateProjectMember, removeProjectMember,
-  loadMemberSuggestions
+  loadMemberSuggestions, loadMemberProfileForSuggestions
 } from '../../actions/projectMember'
 
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TeamManagementContainer extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props)
     this.onKeywordChange = this.onKeywordChange.bind(this)
+    this.onKeywordPaste = this.onKeywordPaste.bind(this)
     this.onSelectNewMember = this.onSelectNewMember.bind(this)
     this.onAddNewMember = this.onAddNewMember.bind(this)
     this.onToggleAddTeamMember = this.onToggleAddTeamMember.bind(this)
@@ -114,6 +115,13 @@ class TeamManagementContainer extends Component {
     this.setState({ keyword, selectedNewMember: null })
   }
 
+  onKeywordPaste(keyword) {
+    if (keyword && keyword.length > AUTOCOMPLETE_TRIGGER_LENGTH) {
+      this.props.loadMemberProfileForSuggestions(keyword)
+      this.setState({ keyword, selectedNewMember: null })
+    }
+  }
+
   onSelectNewMember(selectedNewMember) {
     const keyword = selectedNewMember ? selectedNewMember.handle : ''
     const { members } = this.props
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ class TeamManagementContainer extends Component {
           currentUser={this.props.currentUser}
           members={projectMembers}
           onKeywordChange={this.onKeywordChange}
+          onKeywordPaste={this.onKeywordPaste}
           onSelectNewMember={this.onSelectNewMember}
           onAddNewMember={this.onAddNewMember}
           onToggleNewMemberConfirm={ this.onToggleNewMemberConfirm }
@@ -242,7 +251,8 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
   addProjectMember,
   removeProjectMember,
   updateProjectMember,
-  loadMemberSuggestions
+  loadMemberSuggestions,
+  loadMemberProfileForSuggestions,
 }
 
 TeamManagementContainer.propTypes = {