diff --git a/common/content/editor.js b/common/content/editor.js
index ca3dfb20..2074ab64 100644
--- a/common/content/editor.js
+++ b/common/content/editor.js
@@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ const Editor = Module("editor", {
                 while (count--)
                     editor.executeCommand("cmd_paste");
                 modes.pop(modes.TEXT_EDIT);
-            });
+            },
+            { count: true });
 
         // finding characters
         mappings.add([modes.TEXT_EDIT, modes.VISUAL],