diff --git a/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx b/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
index 368871f..8cec968 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // Import useInput from vendored Ink for bracketed paste support
 import { Box, Text, useInput } from "ink";
-import RawTextInput from "ink-text-input";
 import { type ComponentType, memo, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import type { ApprovalContext } from "../../permissions/analyzer";
 import { type AdvancedDiffSuccess, computeAdvancedDiff } from "../helpers/diff";
+import { resolvePlaceholders } from "../helpers/pasteRegistry";
 import type { ApprovalRequest } from "../helpers/stream";
 import { AdvancedDiffRenderer } from "./AdvancedDiffRenderer";
 import { colors } from "./colors";
+import { PasteAwareTextInput } from "./PasteAwareTextInput";
 
 type Props = {
   approvalRequest: ApprovalRequest;
@@ -247,7 +248,9 @@ export function ApprovalDialog({
     if (isEnteringReason) {
       // When entering reason, only handle enter/escape
       if (key.return) {
-        onDeny(denyReason);
+        // Resolve placeholders before sending denial reason
+        const resolvedReason = resolvePlaceholders(denyReason);
+        onDeny(resolvedReason);
       } else if (key.escape) {
         setIsEnteringReason(false);
         setDenyReason("");
@@ -358,15 +361,7 @@ export function ApprovalDialog({
           <Box height={1} />
           <Box>
             <Text dimColor>{"> "}</Text>
-            {(() => {
-              const TextInputAny = RawTextInput as unknown as ComponentType<{
-                value: string;
-                onChange: (s: string) => void;
-              }>;
-              return (
-                <TextInputAny value={denyReason} onChange={setDenyReason} />
-              );
-            })()}
+            <PasteAwareTextInput value={denyReason} onChange={setDenyReason} />
           </Box>
         </Box>
         <Box height={1} />
diff --git a/src/cli/components/PlanModeDialog.tsx b/src/cli/components/PlanModeDialog.tsx
index f5bf85b..5dfffb8 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/PlanModeDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/PlanModeDialog.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { Box, Text, useInput } from "ink";
-import RawTextInput from "ink-text-input";
 import { type ComponentType, memo, useState } from "react";
+import { resolvePlaceholders } from "../helpers/pasteRegistry";
 import { colors } from "./colors";
 import { MarkdownDisplay } from "./MarkdownDisplay";
+import { PasteAwareTextInput } from "./PasteAwareTextInput";
 
 type Props = {
   plan: string;
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ export const PlanModeDialog = memo(
       if (isEnteringReason) {
         // When entering reason, only handle enter/escape
         if (key.return) {
-          onKeepPlanning(denyReason);
+          // Resolve placeholders before sending reason
+          const resolvedReason = resolvePlaceholders(denyReason);
+          onKeepPlanning(resolvedReason);
           setIsEnteringReason(false);
           setDenyReason("");
         } else if (key.escape) {
@@ -98,15 +101,10 @@ export const PlanModeDialog = memo(
             <Box height={1} />
             <Box>
               <Text dimColor>{"> "}</Text>
-              {(() => {
-                const TextInputAny = RawTextInput as unknown as ComponentType<{
-                  value: string;
-                  onChange: (s: string) => void;
-                }>;
-                return (
-                  <TextInputAny value={denyReason} onChange={setDenyReason} />
-                );
-              })()}
+              <PasteAwareTextInput
+                value={denyReason}
+                onChange={setDenyReason}
+              />
             </Box>
           </Box>
           <Box height={1} />