diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 3826cb37..11ba4ff4 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed potential text decoding issues in bash executor by using streaming TextDecoder instead of Buffer.toString()
+- External editor (Ctrl-G) now shows full pasted content instead of `[paste #N ...]` placeholders ([#444](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/444) by [@aliou](https://github.com/aliou))
 
 ## [0.33.0] - 2026-01-04
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 82bc764b..fff4267d 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const currentText = this.editor.getText();
+		const currentText = this.editor.getExpandedText();
 		const tmpFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `pi-editor-${Date.now()}.pi.md`);
 
 		try {
diff --git a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c740e18..dadd236e 100644
--- a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- `Editor.getExpandedText()` method that returns text with paste markers expanded to their actual content ([#444](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/444) by [@aliou](https://github.com/aliou))
+
 ## [0.33.0] - 2026-01-04
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
index bee20d5a..03ec7243 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,19 @@ export class Editor implements Component {
 		return this.state.lines.join("\n");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get text with paste markers expanded to their actual content.
+	 * Use this when you need the full content (e.g., for external editor).
+	 */
+	getExpandedText(): string {
+		let result = this.state.lines.join("\n");
+		for (const [pasteId, pasteContent] of this.pastes) {
+			const markerRegex = new RegExp(`\\[paste #${pasteId}( (\\+\\d+ lines|\\d+ chars))?\\]`, "g");
+			result = result.replace(markerRegex, pasteContent);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	getLines(): string[] {
 		return [...this.state.lines];
 	}