diff --git a/core/interfaces/i_movable.ts b/core/interfaces/i_movable.ts
index cc2a2b727c3..00c7759ddf0 100644
--- a/core/interfaces/i_movable.ts
+++ b/core/interfaces/i_movable.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+import {Coordinate} from '../utils/coordinate.js';
+
 // Former goog.module ID: Blockly.IMovable
 
 /**
@@ -16,4 +18,12 @@ export interface IMovable {
    * @returns True if movable.
    */
   isMovable(): boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the coordinates of the top-left corner of this movable object
+   *  relative to the drawing surface's origin (0,0), in workspace units.
+   *
+   * @returns Object with .x and .y properties.
+   */
+  getRelativeToSurfaceXY(): Coordinate;
 }
diff --git a/core/shortcut_items.ts b/core/shortcut_items.ts
index 57b90a498a7..e8886c9ef7b 100644
--- a/core/shortcut_items.ts
+++ b/core/shortcut_items.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import * as common from './common.js';
 import {Gesture} from './gesture.js';
 import {ICopyData, isCopyable} from './interfaces/i_copyable.js';
 import {KeyboardShortcut, ShortcutRegistry} from './shortcut_registry.js';
+import {Coordinate} from './utils/coordinate.js';
 import {KeyCodes} from './utils/keycodes.js';
 import type {WorkspaceSvg} from './workspace_svg.js';
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export function registerDelete() {
 
 let copyData: ICopyData | null = null;
 let copyWorkspace: WorkspaceSvg | null = null;
+let copyCoords: Coordinate | null = null;
 
 /**
  * Keyboard shortcut to copy a block on ctrl+c, cmd+c, or alt+c.
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ export function registerCopy() {
       const selected = common.getSelected();
       if (!selected || !isCopyable(selected)) return false;
       copyData = selected.toCopyData();
+      copyCoords = selected.getRelativeToSurfaceXY();
       copyWorkspace = workspace;
       return !!copyData;
     },
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ export function registerCut() {
       const selected = common.getSelected();
       if (!selected || !isCopyable(selected)) return false;
       copyData = selected.toCopyData();
+      copyCoords = selected.getRelativeToSurfaceXY();
       copyWorkspace = workspace;
       (selected as BlockSvg).checkAndDelete();
       return true;
@@ -188,8 +192,33 @@ export function registerPaste() {
       return !workspace.options.readOnly && !Gesture.inProgress();
     },
     callback() {
-      if (!copyData || !copyWorkspace) return false;
-      return !!clipboard.paste(copyData, copyWorkspace);
+      if (!copyData || !copyCoords || !copyWorkspace) return false;
+      const {
+        left: viewportLeft,
+        top: viewportTop,
+        width: viewportWidth,
+        height: viewportHeight,
+      } = copyWorkspace.getMetricsManager().getViewMetrics(true);
+      const selected = common.getSelected() as BlockSvg;
+
+      // Pass the default copy coordinates when
+      // default location is inside viewport.
+      if (
+        copyCoords.x >= viewportLeft &&
+        copyCoords.x + selected.width <= viewportLeft + viewportWidth &&
+        copyCoords.y >= viewportTop &&
+        copyCoords.y + selected.height <= viewportTop + viewportHeight
+      ) {
+        return !!clipboard.paste(copyData, copyWorkspace, copyCoords);
+      } else {
+        // Pass the center of the new viewport
+        // to paste the copied block
+        const centerCoords = new Coordinate(
+          viewportLeft + Math.trunc(viewportWidth / 2 - selected.width / 2),
+          viewportTop + Math.trunc(viewportHeight / 2 - selected.height / 2),
+        );
+        return !!clipboard.paste(copyData, copyWorkspace, centerCoords);
+      }
     },
     keyCodes: [ctrlV, altV, metaV],
   };