diff --git a/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs b/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
index 2cd307ea7d..177f08e180 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,20 @@ pub(crate) fn stdin_loop(
                     pasting = false;
                 }
                 None => {
+                    let starts_with_bracketed_paste_start = stdin_buffer
+                        .iter()
+                        .take(bracketed_paste_start.len())
+                        .eq(bracketed_paste_start.iter());
+                    if starts_with_bracketed_paste_start {
+                        drop(stdin_buffer.drain(..6)); // bracketed paste start
+                    }
+
                     send_input_instructions
-                        .send(InputInstruction::PastedText((true, stdin_buffer, false)))
+                        .send(InputInstruction::PastedText((
+                            starts_with_bracketed_paste_start,
+                            stdin_buffer,
+                            false,
+                        )))
                         .unwrap();
                     pasting = true;
                     continue;
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
index e6a9d85cfa..a46fbf9cd7 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl NamedColor {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub struct CharacterStyles {
     pub foreground: Option<AnsiCode>,
     pub background: Option<AnsiCode>,
@@ -125,25 +125,6 @@ pub struct CharacterStyles {
     pub link_anchor: Option<LinkAnchor>,
 }
 
-impl Default for CharacterStyles {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            foreground: None,
-            background: None,
-            strike: None,
-            hidden: None,
-            reverse: None,
-            slow_blink: None,
-            fast_blink: None,
-            underline: None,
-            bold: None,
-            dim: None,
-            italic: None,
-            link_anchor: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl CharacterStyles {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self::default()
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab.rs
index bb44d2784d..1559361112 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab.rs
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ impl Tab {
                             .or_insert_with(|| Boundaries::new(self.viewport));
                         pane_contents_and_ui.render_pane_boundaries(
                             *client_id,
-                            &mut boundaries,
+                            boundaries,
                             self.session_is_mirrored,
                         );
                     }
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/ui/overlay/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/ui/overlay/mod.rs
index 3bac1afb58..b0c1599597 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/ui/overlay/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/ui/overlay/mod.rs
@@ -44,19 +44,11 @@ impl Overlayable for OverlayType {
 /// Entrypoint from [`Screen`], which holds the context in which
 /// the overlays are being rendered.
 /// The most recent overlays draw over the previous overlays.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct OverlayWindow {
     pub overlay_stack: Vec<Overlay>,
 }
 
-impl Default for OverlayWindow {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            overlay_stack: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Overlayable for OverlayWindow {
     fn generate_overlay(&self, size: Size) -> String {
         let mut output = String::new();
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/input/layout.rs b/zellij-utils/src/input/layout.rs
index e06f20018d..76625645da 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/input/layout.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/input/layout.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub struct LayoutFromYamlIntermediate {
 
 // The struct that is used to deserialize the layout from
 // a yaml configuration file
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
 #[serde(crate = "self::serde")]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct LayoutFromYaml {
@@ -775,17 +775,6 @@ impl Default for LayoutTemplate {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for LayoutFromYaml {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            session: SessionFromYaml::default(),
-            template: LayoutTemplate::default(),
-            borderless: false,
-            tabs: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Default for Direction {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Direction::Horizontal