diff --git a/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_edit.cc
index c83b0ee2351..d17a04c0d96 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_edit.cc
@@ -2711,12 +2711,13 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_paste_strokes_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator
       return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
     }
 
-    bke::greasepencil::Drawing *target_drawing = grease_pencil.get_editable_drawing_at(
-        *active_layer, scene.r.cfra);
-    BLI_assert(target_drawing != nullptr);
-
-    paste_all_strokes_from_clipboard(
-        *bmain, *object, object_to_layer, keep_world_transform, paste_on_back, *target_drawing);
+    Vector<MutableDrawingInfo> drawing_infos =
+        ed::greasepencil::retrieve_editable_drawings_from_layer(
+            scene, grease_pencil, *active_layer);
+    for (const MutableDrawingInfo info : drawing_infos) {
+      paste_all_strokes_from_clipboard(
+          *bmain, *object, object_to_layer, keep_world_transform, paste_on_back, info.drawing);
+    }
 
     if (inserted_keyframe) {
       WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GPENCIL | NA_EDITED, nullptr);
@@ -2776,18 +2777,19 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_paste_strokes_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator
         return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
       }
 
-      bke::greasepencil::Drawing *target_drawing = grease_pencil.get_editable_drawing_at(
-          paste_layer, scene.r.cfra);
-      BLI_assert(target_drawing != nullptr);
-
-      clipboard_paste_strokes_ex(*bmain,
-                                 *object,
-                                 curves_to_paste,
-                                 object_to_paste_layer,
-                                 clipboard.object_to_world,
-                                 keep_world_transform,
-                                 paste_on_back,
-                                 *target_drawing);
+      Vector<MutableDrawingInfo> drawing_infos =
+          ed::greasepencil::retrieve_editable_drawings_from_layer(
+              scene, grease_pencil, paste_layer);
+      for (const MutableDrawingInfo info : drawing_infos) {
+        clipboard_paste_strokes_ex(*bmain,
+                                   *object,
+                                   curves_to_paste,
+                                   object_to_paste_layer,
+                                   clipboard.object_to_world,
+                                   keep_world_transform,
+                                   paste_on_back,
+                                   info.drawing);
+      }
 
       if (inserted_keyframe) {
         WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GPENCIL | NA_EDITED, nullptr);