diff --git a/js/app/ui/system_signature.js b/js/app/ui/system_signature.js
index 75361619..7ef8e8c1 100644
--- a/js/app/ui/system_signature.js
+++ b/js/app/ui/system_signature.js
@@ -2206,12 +2206,15 @@ define([
         });
 
         // event listener for global "paste" signatures into the page -------------------------------------------------
-        $(document).off('paste').on('paste', function(e){
+        $('body').off('paste').on('paste', function(e){
+            let targetElement = $(e.target);
 
             // do not read clipboard if pasting into form elements
             if(
-                $(e.target).prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'input' &&
-                $(e.target).prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'textarea'
+                targetElement.prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'input' &&
+                targetElement.prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'textarea' || (
+                    targetElement.is('input[type="search"]')                        // Datatables "search" field bubbles `paste.DT` event :(
+                )
             ){
                 let clipboard = (e.originalEvent || e).clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
 
diff --git a/public/js/v1.2.1/app/ui/system_signature.js b/public/js/v1.2.1/app/ui/system_signature.js
index 75361619..7ef8e8c1 100644
--- a/public/js/v1.2.1/app/ui/system_signature.js
+++ b/public/js/v1.2.1/app/ui/system_signature.js
@@ -2206,12 +2206,15 @@ define([
         });
 
         // event listener for global "paste" signatures into the page -------------------------------------------------
-        $(document).off('paste').on('paste', function(e){
+        $('body').off('paste').on('paste', function(e){
+            let targetElement = $(e.target);
 
             // do not read clipboard if pasting into form elements
             if(
-                $(e.target).prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'input' &&
-                $(e.target).prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'textarea'
+                targetElement.prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'input' &&
+                targetElement.prop('tagName').toLowerCase() !== 'textarea' || (
+                    targetElement.is('input[type="search"]')                        // Datatables "search" field bubbles `paste.DT` event :(
+                )
             ){
                 let clipboard = (e.originalEvent || e).clipboardData.getData('text/plain');