diff --git a/src/commands/index.js b/src/commands/index.js
index 6bae94f33..335afcf30 100644
--- a/src/commands/index.js
+++ b/src/commands/index.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default () => {
       defaultCommands['tlb-clone'] = {
         run(ed) {
           ed.runCommand('core:copy');
-          ed.runCommand('core:paste');
+          ed.runCommand('core:paste', { action: 'clone-component' });
         },
       };
 
diff --git a/src/commands/view/PasteComponent.js b/src/commands/view/PasteComponent.js
index 1f451f299..a2190864d 100644
--- a/src/commands/view/PasteComponent.js
+++ b/src/commands/view/PasteComponent.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { isArray, contains } from 'underscore';
 
 export default {
-  run(ed) {
+  run(ed, s, opts = {}) {
     const em = ed.getModel();
     const clp = em.get('clipboard');
     const selected = ed.getSelected();
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ export default {
         if (!coll) return;
 
         const at = coll.indexOf(comp) + 1;
+        const addOpts = { at, action: opts.action || 'paste-component' };
         const copyable = clp.filter(cop => cop.get('copyable'));
         let added;
 
         if (contains(clp, comp) && comp.get('copyable')) {
-          added = coll.add(comp.clone(), { at });
+          added = coll.add(comp.clone(), addOpts);
         } else {
           added = coll.add(
             copyable.map(cop => cop.clone()),
-            { at }
+            addOpts
           );
         }
 
@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ export default {
 
       selected.emitUpdate();
     }
-  }
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
index f722d16e6..6217d16ea 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ export default class Component extends Model.extend(Styleable) {
     const { em } = this;
     const coll = this.collection;
     const remove = () => {
-      coll && coll.remove(this, opts);
+      coll && coll.remove(this, { ...opts, action: 'remove-component' });
       opts.root && this.components('');
     };
     const rmOpts = { ...opts };