diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
index de916e1..376550c 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ final class Overlays {
                 guard let self, let window = self.window, win == ObjectIdentifier(window) else {
                     return false
                 }
-                return self.key(code, flags, chars, ctrl)
+                return self.key(event, code, flags, chars, ctrl)
             }
             return taken ? nil : event
         }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ final class Overlays {
         }
     }
 
-    private func key(_ code: UInt16, _ flags: NSEvent.ModifierFlags, _ chars: String, _ ctrl: @MainActor (String) -> Bool) -> Bool {
+    private func key(_ event: NSEvent, _ code: UInt16, _ flags: NSEvent.ModifierFlags, _ chars: String, _ ctrl: @MainActor (String) -> Bool) -> Bool {
         if !dialogOpen && flags.contains(.control) && !flags.contains(.command) && goKeys.contains(chars) {
             return ctrl(chars)
         }
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ final class Overlays {
                 switcher.pick()
                 return true
             }
+            if switcher.inList && (flags.isDisjoint(with: [.command, .control, .function]) || (flags.subtracting(.capsLock) == .command && chars.lowercased() == "v")) {
+                switcher.pending = event
+                switcher.inList = false
+                return true
+            }
         }
         return false
     }
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
index 5adf868..24dcb23 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private let shortcuts: [(String, [(String, String)])] = [
     ("Task switcher", [
         ("Tab", "Switch between the text and the list"),
         ("↑ ↓", "Move the highlight, in the list"),
+        ("Typing, ⌘V", "Jump from the list to the text"),
         ("Enter", "Pick the highlighted row"),
         ("Shift+Enter", "New line in the first message"),
         ("name: message", "Start the task in the project whose name starts with name"),
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ final class SwitcherModel {
     let imageKey = "switcher:\(UUID().uuidString)"
     var text = ""
     var selected = 0
-    var inList = false
+    var inList = true
+    @ObservationIgnored var pending: NSEvent?
     var workflows: [WorkflowSummary] = []
 
     init(store: Store, overlays: Overlays, anchor: CGRect) {
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ final class SwitcherModel {
             } catch {
                 overlays.openSwitcher(store)
                 if let s = overlays.switcher {
+                    s.inList = false
                     s.setText(typed)
                     store.images.restore(s.imageKey, imgs)
                 }
@@ -418,7 +421,11 @@ private struct SwitcherBox: View {
         .onAppear {
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
                 logFocus("switcher before focus")
-                focused = true
+                if model.inList {
+                    overlays.window?.makeFirstResponder(nil)
+                } else {
+                    focused = true
+                }
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
                     logFocus("switcher after focus focused=\(focused)")
                 }
@@ -430,6 +437,10 @@ private struct SwitcherBox: View {
         .onChange(of: focused) {
             if focused {
                 model.inList = false
+                if let event = model.pending {
+                    model.pending = nil
+                    NSApp.postEvent(event, atStart: true)
+                }
             }
         }
     }