diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
index 2567d599..a174ead0 100644
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ b/src/editor.cc
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ void Editor::replace(const String& string)
     insert(string);
 }
 
+void Editor::replace(const memoryview<String>& strings)
+{
+    scoped_edition edition(*this);
+    erase();
+    insert(strings);
+}
+
 std::vector<String> Editor::selections_content() const
 {
     std::vector<String> contents;
diff --git a/src/editor.hh b/src/editor.hh
index 7cf7031a..48fb8ae3 100644
--- a/src/editor.hh
+++ b/src/editor.hh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     void append(const memoryview<String>& strings);
 
     void replace(const String& string);
+    void replace(const memoryview<String>& strings);
 
     void push_selections();
     void pop_selections();
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 39fdc25f..d1bb6359 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -246,23 +246,34 @@ void do_change(Editor& editor, int count)
     do_insert(editor, IncrementalInserter::Mode::Change);
 }
 
-template<bool append>
+enum class PasteMode
+{
+    Before,
+    After,
+    Replace
+};
+
+template<PasteMode paste_mode>
 void do_paste(Editor& editor, int count)
 {
     Register& reg = RegisterManager::instance()['"'];
     if (count == 0)
     {
-        if (append)
-            editor.append(reg);
-        else
+        if (paste_mode == PasteMode::Before)
             editor.insert(reg);
+        else if (paste_mode == PasteMode::After)
+            editor.append(reg);
+        else if (paste_mode == PasteMode::Replace)
+            editor.replace(reg);
     }
     else
     {
-        if (append)
-            editor.append(reg[count-1]);
-        else
+        if (paste_mode == PasteMode::Before)
             editor.insert(reg[count-1]);
+        else if (paste_mode == PasteMode::After)
+            editor.append(reg[count-1]);
+        else if (paste_mode == PasteMode::Replace)
+            editor.replace(reg[count-1]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -352,8 +363,9 @@ std::unordered_map<Key, std::function<void (Editor& editor, int count)>> keymap
     { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'G' }, do_go<true> },
 
     { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'y' }, do_yank },
-    { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'p' }, do_paste<true> },
-    { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'P' }, do_paste<false> },
+    { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'p' }, do_paste<PasteMode::After> },
+    { { Key::Modifiers::None, 'P' }, do_paste<PasteMode::Before> },
+    { { Key::Modifiers::Alt,  'p' }, do_paste<PasteMode::Replace> },
 
     { { Key::Modifiers::None, 's' }, do_select_regex },