From 3a6d4834495ff4df98648d8b5fa66713d6573bf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Md. Yakub Hossain" <1830968@iub.edu.bd>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 23:37:07 +0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(ui): strip lastRenderedPath from copied form state so
 pasted rows re-render

---
 .../elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.ts   | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.ts b/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.ts
index 04c492cb1ff..76b5c93a54a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ export function reduceFormStateByPath({
       continue
     }
 
-    const { customComponents: _, validate: __, ...field } = formState[key]
+    const { customComponents: _, lastRenderedPath: __, validate: ___, ...field } = formState[key]
 
     if (Array.isArray(field.rows)) {
       field.rows = field.rows.map((row) => {
         if (!row || typeof row !== 'object') {
           return row
         }
-        const { customComponents: _, ...serializableRow } = row
+        const { customComponents: _, lastRenderedPath: __, ...serializableRow } = row
         return serializableRow
       })
     }

From 14b6236bafa2001f1c0df70d3b208ea189cafcb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Md. Yakub Hossain" <1830968@iub.edu.bd>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 23:37:08 +0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(ui): add tests for lastRenderedPath stripping in
 reduceFormStateByPath

---
 .../mergeFormStateFromClipboard.spec.ts       | 79 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.spec.ts b/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.spec.ts
index bef4746ea19..e3e0aeeaa70 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/ClipboardAction/mergeFormStateFromClipboard.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { FormState } from 'payload'
 import ObjectIdImport from 'bson-objectid'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { mergeFormStateFromClipboard } from './mergeFormStateFromClipboard.js'
+import { mergeFormStateFromClipboard, reduceFormStateByPath } from './mergeFormStateFromClipboard.js'
 import type { ClipboardPasteData } from './types.js'
 
 const ObjectId = (
@@ -550,3 +550,80 @@ describe('mergeFormStateFromClipboard', () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('reduceFormStateByPath', () => {
+  it('should strip lastRenderedPath from fields and rows so pasted content re-renders', () => {
+    const formState: FormState = {
+      layout: {
+        valid: true,
+        value: 1,
+        initialValue: 1,
+        rows: [
+          {
+            id: 'row-1',
+            blockType: 'content',
+            isLoading: false,
+            lastRenderedPath: 'layout.0',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      'layout.0.id': {
+        value: 'row-1',
+        valid: true,
+      },
+      'layout.0.richText': {
+        value: 'test content',
+        valid: true,
+        lastRenderedPath: 'layout.0.richText',
+      },
+    }
+
+    const result = reduceFormStateByPath({
+      formState,
+      path: 'layout',
+    })
+
+    // lastRenderedPath must not survive the copy, otherwise pasting back onto the
+    // same path makes the server skip re-rendering and the block body renders blank
+    expect(result.layout.rows![0].lastRenderedPath).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result['layout.0.richText'].lastRenderedPath).toBeUndefined()
+
+    // The rest of the state is preserved
+    expect(result.layout.rows![0].id).toEqual('row-1')
+    expect(result.layout.rows![0].blockType).toEqual('content')
+    expect(result['layout.0.richText'].value).toEqual('test content')
+    expect(result['layout.0.id'].value).toEqual('row-1')
+  })
+
+  it('should strip lastRenderedPath when copying a single row', () => {
+    const formState: FormState = {
+      'layout.0.nested': {
+        valid: true,
+        value: 1,
+        rows: [
+          {
+            id: 'nested-row-1',
+            isLoading: false,
+            lastRenderedPath: 'layout.0.nested.0',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      'layout.0.richText': {
+        value: 'row content',
+        valid: true,
+        lastRenderedPath: 'layout.0.richText',
+      },
+    }
+
+    const result = reduceFormStateByPath({
+      formState,
+      path: 'layout',
+      rowIndex: 0,
+    })
+
+    expect(result['layout.0.richText'].lastRenderedPath).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result['layout.0.nested'].rows![0].lastRenderedPath).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result['layout.0.richText'].value).toEqual('row content')
+    expect(result['layout.0.nested'].rows![0].id).toEqual('nested-row-1')
+  })
+})