diff --git a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
index a23dc7819e406..58431ccf17dfc 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ impl EditTextData<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
+    const ANY_NEWLINE: [char; 2] = ['\n', '\r'];
+
     // This seems to be OS-independent
     const INPUT_NEWLINE: char = '\r';
 
@@ -1711,7 +1713,7 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
         let is_selectable = self.is_selectable();
         match control_code {
             TextControlCode::Enter => {
-                self.text_input(Self::INPUT_NEWLINE, context);
+                self.text_input(Self::INPUT_NEWLINE.to_string(), context);
             }
             TextControlCode::MoveLeft
             | TextControlCode::MoveLeftWord
@@ -1779,30 +1781,7 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
                     break 'paste;
                 }
 
-                let text = self.0.read().restrict.filter_allowed(&text);
-                let text = WString::from_utf8(&text);
-                let mut text = text.as_wstr();
-
-                if text.len() > self.available_chars() && self.available_chars() > 0 {
-                    text = &text[0..self.available_chars()];
-                }
-
-                if text.len() <= self.available_chars() {
-                    self.replace_text(selection.start(), selection.end(), text, context);
-                    let new_pos = selection.start() + text.len();
-                    if is_selectable {
-                        self.set_selection(
-                            Some(TextSelection::for_position(new_pos)),
-                            context.gc(),
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        self.set_selection(
-                            Some(TextSelection::for_position(self.text().len())),
-                            context.gc(),
-                        );
-                    }
-                    changed = true;
-                }
+                self.text_input(text, context);
             }
             TextControlCode::Cut => {
                 let text = &self.text()[selection.start()..selection.end()];
@@ -1979,28 +1958,31 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
         self.text().get(pos).unwrap_or(0) == '\n' as u16
     }
 
-    pub fn text_input(self, character: char, context: &mut UpdateContext<'gc>) {
-        if self.0.read().flags.contains(EditTextFlag::READ_ONLY)
-            || (character.is_control() && character != Self::INPUT_NEWLINE)
-            || self.available_chars() == 0
-        {
+    pub fn text_input(self, text: String, context: &mut UpdateContext<'gc>) {
+        if self.0.read().flags.contains(EditTextFlag::READ_ONLY) || self.available_chars() == 0 {
             return;
         }
 
-        if !self.is_multiline() && character == Self::INPUT_NEWLINE {
+        let text = if self.is_multiline() {
+            text
+        } else {
+            text.replace(&Self::ANY_NEWLINE[..], "")
+        };
+
+        if text.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
 
+        let text = WString::from_utf8(&text);
+
         let Some(selection) = self.selection() else {
             return;
         };
 
-        let Some(character) = self.0.read().restrict.to_allowed(character) else {
-            return;
-        };
+        let filtered_text = self.0.read().restrict.filter_allowed(&text);
 
         if let Avm2Value::Object(target) = self.object2() {
-            let character_string = AvmString::new_utf8(context.gc(), character.to_string());
+            let character_string = AvmString::new(context.gc(), text);
 
             let mut activation = Avm2Activation::from_nothing(context);
             let text_evt = Avm2EventObject::text_event(
@@ -2017,13 +1999,13 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
             }
         }
 
-        self.replace_text(
-            selection.start(),
-            selection.end(),
-            &WString::from_char(character),
-            context,
-        );
-        let new_pos = selection.start() + character.len_utf8();
+        let mut text = filtered_text.as_wstr();
+        if text.len() > self.available_chars() {
+            text = &text[0..self.available_chars()];
+        }
+
+        self.replace_text(selection.start(), selection.end(), text, context);
+        let new_pos = selection.start() + text.len();
         self.set_selection(Some(TextSelection::for_position(new_pos)), context.gc());
 
         let mut activation = Avm1Activation::from_nothing(
@@ -3477,11 +3459,11 @@ impl EditTextRestrict {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn filter_allowed(&self, text: &str) -> String {
-        let mut filtered = String::with_capacity(text.len());
+    pub fn filter_allowed(&self, text: &WStr) -> WString {
+        let mut filtered = WString::with_capacity(text.len(), text.is_wide());
         for c in text.chars() {
-            if let Some(c) = self.to_allowed(c) {
-                filtered.push(c);
+            if let Some(c) = c.ok().and_then(|c| self.to_allowed(c)) {
+                filtered.push_char(c);
             }
         }
         filtered
diff --git a/core/src/player.rs b/core/src/player.rs
index 45b1926452274..6c3d72efb98e5 100644
--- a/core/src/player.rs
+++ b/core/src/player.rs
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ impl Player {
             if !key_press_handled {
                 if let Some(text) = context.focus_tracker.get_as_edit_text() {
                     if let InputEvent::TextInput { codepoint } = &event {
-                        text.text_input(*codepoint, context);
+                        text.text_input((*codepoint).to_string(), context);
                     }
                     if let InputEvent::TextControl { code } = &event {
                         text.text_control_input(*code, context);
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/Test.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..56735608f77ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/Test.as
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package {
+import flash.display.*;
+import flash.text.*;
+import flash.events.*;
+
+public class Test extends MovieClip {
+    public function Test() {
+        var tf = new TextField();
+        tf.type = "input";
+        tf.border = true;
+        tf.x = 10;
+        tf.y = 10;
+        tf.width = 200;
+        tf.height = 50;
+        addChild(tf);
+
+        tf.addEventListener("textInput", function(evt:TextEvent):void {
+            trace("input " + evt.text + ", " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        tf.addEventListener("change", function(evt:Event):void {
+            trace("change " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyDown", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key down " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyUp", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key up " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.focus = tf;
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5622e34c60e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[
+  { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "Test" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+  { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "x" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+  { "type": "Wait" }
+]
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c8b18ad5e479d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+key down 17, 
+input Test, 
+change Test
+key up 17, Test
+key down 88, Test
+input x, Test
+change Testx
+key up 88, Testx
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/test.swf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5a0404ee02aa0
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf6123969a1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_events/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_ticks = 1
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/Test.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..97d105462871e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/Test.as
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package {
+import flash.display.*;
+import flash.text.*;
+import flash.events.*;
+
+public class Test extends MovieClip {
+    public function Test() {
+        var tf = new TextField();
+        tf.type = "input";
+        tf.border = true;
+        tf.x = 10;
+        tf.y = 10;
+        tf.width = 200;
+        tf.height = 50;
+        tf.maxChars = 5;
+        tf.text = "xxxxx";
+        addChild(tf);
+
+        tf.addEventListener("textInput", function(evt:TextEvent):void {
+            trace("input " + evt.text + ", " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        tf.addEventListener("change", function(evt:Event):void {
+            trace("change " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyDown", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key down " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyUp", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key up " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.focus = tf;
+        tf.setSelection(3, 5);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c251ace490451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[
+  { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "a\nb" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "Wait" }
+]
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9f15bf4444dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+key down 17, xxxxx
+input ab, xxxxx
+change xxxab
+key up 17, xxxab
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/test.swf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06becab207f13
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf6123969a1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_maxchars/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_ticks = 1
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/Test.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3e38786eba697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/Test.as
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package {
+import flash.display.*;
+import flash.text.*;
+import flash.events.*;
+
+public class Test extends MovieClip {
+    public function Test() {
+        var tf = new TextField();
+        tf.type = "input";
+        tf.border = true;
+        tf.x = 10;
+        tf.y = 10;
+        tf.width = 200;
+        tf.height = 50;
+        tf.restrict = "y";
+        tf.text = "xxxxx";
+        addChild(tf);
+
+        tf.addEventListener("textInput", function(evt:TextEvent):void {
+            trace("input " + evt.text + ", " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        tf.addEventListener("change", function(evt:Event):void {
+            trace("change " + tf.text);
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyDown", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key down " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.addEventListener("keyUp", function(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
+            if (evt.keyCode >= 0 && evt.keyCode <= 256) {
+                trace("key up " + evt.keyCode + ", " + tf.text);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stage.focus = tf;
+        tf.setSelection(3, 5);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..74ff0f356a4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "abc" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "ayb" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+  { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "x" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+  { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "y" } },
+  { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "y" },
+  { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "y" } },
+  { "type": "Wait" }
+]
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..60ec69d6f2e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+key down 17, xxxxx
+input abc, xxxxx
+change xxx
+key up 17, xxx
+key down 17, xxx
+input ayb, xxx
+change xxxy
+key up 17, xxxy
+key down 88, xxxy
+input x, xxxy
+change xxxy
+key up 88, xxxy
+key down 89, xxxy
+input y, xxxy
+change xxxyy
+key up 89, xxxyy
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/test.swf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7b6c02f5d5657
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf6123969a1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_paste_restrict/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_ticks = 1
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/Test.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7779e5c933149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/Test.as
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package {
+    import flash.display.Sprite;
+    import flash.display.Stage;
+    import flash.events.Event;
+    import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
+    import flash.events.TextEvent;
+    import flash.ui.Keyboard;
+    import flash.text.TextField;
+
+    public class Test extends Sprite {
+        public function Test() {
+            var text = new TextField();
+            text.border = true;
+            text.width = 200;
+            text.height = 20;
+            text.type = "input";
+            text.restrict = "x";
+            text.maxChars = 5;
+            addChild(text);
+
+            stage.focus = text;
+            stage.addEventListener("keyDown", function(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
+                if (event.keyCode < 256) {
+                    trace("key down: " + event.keyCode + ", " + text.text);
+                }
+            });
+            stage.addEventListener("keyUp", function(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
+                if (event.keyCode < 256) {
+                    trace("key up: " + event.keyCode + ", " + text.text);
+                }
+            });
+            text.addEventListener("textInput", function(event:TextEvent):void {
+                trace("text input: " + event.text + ", " + text.text);
+            });
+            text.addEventListener("change", function(event:*):void {
+                trace("changed: " + text.text);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fb44d7b9ff845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[
+    { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "text" },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+    { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "y" } },
+    { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "y" },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "y" } },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+    { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "x" },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "x" } },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Shift" },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": { "Char": "X" } },
+    { "type": "TextInput", "codepoint": "X" },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": { "Char": "X" } },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Shift" },
+    { "type": "SetClipboardText", "text": "xxxxx" },
+    { "type": "KeyDown", "key": "Control" },
+    { "type": "TextControl", "code": "Paste" },
+    { "type": "KeyUp", "key": "Control" }
+]
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f06b15252dce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+key down: 17, 
+text input: text, 
+changed: x
+key up: 17, x
+key down: 89, x
+text input: y, x
+changed: x
+key up: 89, x
+key down: 88, x
+text input: x, x
+changed: xx
+key up: 88, xx
+key down: 16, xx
+key down: 88, xx
+text input: X, xx
+changed: xxx
+key up: 88, xxx
+key up: 16, xxx
+key down: 17, xxx
+text input: xxxxx, xxx
+changed: xxxxx
+key up: 17, xxxxx
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/test.swf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebe06229bcd0a
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf6123969a1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/edittext_restrict_events/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_ticks = 1