diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f19bec9..8a3b2e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ input::placeholder {
     <td>false</td>
     <td>Disables all the input fields.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>paste-filter</td>
+    <td>boolean</td>
+    <td>false</td>
+    <td>false</td>
+    <td>When enabled, filters out invalid characters during paste operations instead of rejecting the entire paste. For "number" input type, only numeric characters are kept. For "letter-numeric" type, only alphanumeric characters are kept.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ## 🤺 Methods
diff --git a/src/components/vue3-otp-input.vue b/src/components/vue3-otp-input.vue
index 9d1e4d6..dd7bf71 100644
--- a/src/components/vue3-otp-input.vue
+++ b/src/components/vue3-otp-input.vue
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Props = {
   placeholder?: string[];
   isDisabled?: boolean;
   shouldFocusOrder?: boolean;
+  pasteFilter?: boolean;
 };
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
   isDisabled: false,
   placeholder: () => [],
   conditionalClass: () => [],
+  pasteFilter: false,
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -112,20 +114,42 @@ const changeCodeAtFocus = (value: number | string) => {
 // Handle pasted OTP
 const handleOnPaste = (event: any) => {
   event.preventDefault();
-  const pastedData = event.clipboardData
+  let pastedData = event.clipboardData
     .getData("text/plain")
-    .slice(0, props.numInputs - activeInput.value)
     .split("");
-  if (props.inputType === "number" && !pastedData.join("").match(/^\d+$/)) {
-    return "Invalid pasted data";
-  }
 
-  if (
-    props.inputType === "letter-numeric" &&
-    !pastedData.join("").match(/^\w+$/)
-  ) {
-    return "Invalid pasted data";
+  if (props.pasteFilter) {
+    // Filter characters based on input type when pasteFilter is enabled
+    if (props.inputType === "number") {
+      pastedData = pastedData.filter((char: string) => /^\d$/.test(char));
+    } else if (props.inputType === "letter-numeric") {
+      pastedData = pastedData.filter((char: string) => /^\w$/.test(char));
+    }
+
+    // If no valid characters remain after filtering, return early
+    if (pastedData.length === 0) {
+      return "No valid characters to paste";
+    }
+
+    // Apply length limit after filtering
+    pastedData = pastedData.slice(0, props.numInputs - activeInput.value);
+  } else {
+    // Apply length limit before validation for original behavior
+    pastedData = pastedData.slice(0, props.numInputs - activeInput.value);
+
+    // Original validation behavior when pasteFilter is disabled
+    if (props.inputType === "number" && !pastedData.join("").match(/^\d+$/)) {
+      return "Invalid pasted data";
+    }
+
+    if (
+      props.inputType === "letter-numeric" &&
+      !pastedData.join("").match(/^\w+$/)
+    ) {
+      return "Invalid pasted data";
+    }
   }
+
   // Paste data from focused input onwards
   const currentCharsInOtp = otp.value.slice(0, activeInput.value);
   const combinedWithPastedData = currentCharsInOtp.concat(pastedData);