diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
index bdf93b0997..3fa678d09a 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
@@ -1301,7 +1301,11 @@ const unsetPropertyPath = (obj: Record<string, unknown>, path: string) => {
 
 function* resetChildrenMetaSaga(action: ReduxAction<{ widgetId: string }>) {
   const parentWidgetId = action.payload.widgetId;
-  const childrenIds: string[] = yield call(getWidgetChildren, parentWidgetId);
+  const canvasWidgets: CanvasWidgetsReduxState = yield select(getWidgets);
+  const childrenIds: string[] = getWidgetChildren(
+    canvasWidgets,
+    parentWidgetId,
+  );
   for (const childIndex in childrenIds) {
     const childId = childrenIds[childIndex];
     yield put(resetWidgetMetaProperty(childId));
@@ -1483,6 +1487,7 @@ function* pasteWidgetSaga() {
     parentId: string;
     list: WidgetProps[];
   }[] = yield getCopiedWidgets();
+
   if (!Array.isArray(copiedWidgetGroups)) {
     return;
     // to avoid invoking old copied widgets
@@ -1492,12 +1497,17 @@ function* pasteWidgetSaga() {
     getSelectedWidget,
   );
 
+  selectedWidget = yield checkIfPastingIntoListWidget(
+    stateWidgets,
+    selectedWidget,
+    copiedWidgetGroups,
+  );
+
   const pastingIntoWidgetId: string = yield getParentWidgetIdForPasting(
     { ...stateWidgets },
     selectedWidget,
   );
 
-  selectedWidget = yield checkIfPastingIntoListWidget(selectedWidget);
   let widgets = { ...stateWidgets };
   const newlyCreatedWidgetIds: string[] = [];
   const sortedWidgetList = copiedWidgetGroups.sort(
diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.test.ts b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.test.ts
index ae76ff1c3f..6b5f2dbee0 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.test.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   handleIfParentIsListWidgetWhilePasting,
   handleSpecificCasesWhilePasting,
   doesTriggerPathsContainPropertyPath,
+  checkIfPastingIntoListWidget,
 } from "./WidgetOperationUtils";
 
 describe("WidgetOperationSaga", () => {
@@ -384,4 +385,75 @@ describe("WidgetOperationSaga", () => {
       "{{closeModal('Modal1Copy')}}",
     );
   });
+
+  it("should returns widgets after executing checkIfPastingIntoListWidget", async () => {
+    const result = checkIfPastingIntoListWidget(
+      {
+        list2: {
+          widgetId: "list2",
+          type: "LIST_WIDGET",
+          widgetName: "List2",
+          parentId: "0",
+          renderMode: "CANVAS",
+          parentColumnSpace: 2,
+          parentRowSpace: 3,
+          leftColumn: 2,
+          rightColumn: 3,
+          topRow: 1,
+          bottomRow: 3,
+          isLoading: false,
+          listData: [],
+          version: 16,
+          disablePropertyPane: false,
+          template: {},
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        widgetId: "list2",
+        type: "LIST_WIDGET",
+        widgetName: "List2",
+        parentId: "0",
+        renderMode: "CANVAS",
+        parentColumnSpace: 2,
+        parentRowSpace: 3,
+        leftColumn: 2,
+        rightColumn: 3,
+        topRow: 1,
+        bottomRow: 3,
+        isLoading: false,
+        listData: [],
+        version: 16,
+        disablePropertyPane: false,
+        template: {},
+      },
+      [
+        {
+          widgetId: "list2",
+          parentId: "0",
+          list: [
+            {
+              widgetId: "list2",
+              type: "LIST_WIDGET",
+              widgetName: "List2",
+              parentId: "0",
+              renderMode: "CANVAS",
+              parentColumnSpace: 2,
+              parentRowSpace: 3,
+              leftColumn: 2,
+              rightColumn: 3,
+              topRow: 1,
+              bottomRow: 3,
+              isLoading: false,
+              listData: [],
+              version: 16,
+              disablePropertyPane: false,
+              template: {},
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(result?.type).toStrictEqual("LIST_WIDGET");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.ts b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.ts
index 4628ea805a..bef4b8e497 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationUtils.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import {
   CanvasWidgetsReduxState,
   FlattenedWidgetProps,
 } from "reducers/entityReducers/canvasWidgetsReducer";
-import { call, select } from "redux-saga/effects";
+import { select } from "redux-saga/effects";
 import { getDynamicBindings } from "utils/DynamicBindingUtils";
-import { getWidget, getWidgetMetaProps } from "./selectors";
+import { WidgetProps } from "widgets/BaseWidget";
+import { getWidgetMetaProps } from "./selectors";
 
 /**
  * checks if triggerpaths contains property path passed
@@ -203,9 +204,12 @@ export const handleSpecificCasesWhilePasting = (
   return widgets;
 };
 
-export function* getWidgetChildren(widgetId: string): any {
+export function getWidgetChildren(
+  canvasWidgets: CanvasWidgetsReduxState,
+  widgetId: string,
+): any {
   const childrenIds: string[] = [];
-  const widget = yield select(getWidget, widgetId);
+  const widget = get(canvasWidgets, widgetId);
   // When a form widget tries to resetChildrenMetaProperties
   // But one or more of its container like children
   // have just been deleted, widget can be undefined
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ export function* getWidgetChildren(widgetId: string): any {
       if (children.hasOwnProperty(childIndex)) {
         const child = children[childIndex];
         childrenIds.push(child);
-        const grandChildren = yield call(getWidgetChildren, child);
+        const grandChildren = getWidgetChildren(canvasWidgets, child);
         if (grandChildren.length) {
           childrenIds.push(...grandChildren);
         }
@@ -251,8 +255,11 @@ export const getParentWidgetIdForPasting = function*(
         newWidgetParentId = selectedWidget.parentId;
       }
     }
-    // Select the selected widget if the widget is container like
-    if (selectedWidget.children) {
+    // Select the selected widget if the widget is container like ( excluding list widget )
+    if (
+      selectedWidget.children &&
+      selectedWidget.type !== WidgetTypes.LIST_WIDGET
+    ) {
       parentWidget = widgets[selectedWidget.widgetId];
     }
   }
@@ -289,8 +296,14 @@ export const getParentWidgetIdForPasting = function*(
   return newWidgetParentId;
 };
 
-export const checkIfPastingIntoListWidget = function*(
+export const checkIfPastingIntoListWidget = function(
+  canvasWidgets: CanvasWidgetsReduxState,
   selectedWidget: FlattenedWidgetProps | undefined,
+  copiedWidgets: {
+    widgetId: string;
+    parentId: string;
+    list: WidgetProps[];
+  }[],
 ) {
   // when list widget is selected, if the user is pasting, we want it to be pasted in the template
   // which is first children of list widget
@@ -299,13 +312,23 @@ export const checkIfPastingIntoListWidget = function*(
     selectedWidget.children &&
     selectedWidget?.type === WidgetTypes.LIST_WIDGET
   ) {
-    const childrenIds: string[] = yield call(
-      getWidgetChildren,
+    const childrenIds: string[] = getWidgetChildren(
+      canvasWidgets,
       selectedWidget.children[0],
     );
     const firstChildId = childrenIds[0];
 
-    selectedWidget = yield select(getWidget, firstChildId);
+    // if any copiedWidget is a list widget, we will paste into the parent of list widget
+    for (let i = 0; i < copiedWidgets.length; i++) {
+      const copiedWidgetId = copiedWidgets[i].widgetId;
+      const copiedWidget = canvasWidgets[copiedWidgetId];
+
+      if (copiedWidget.type === WidgetTypes.LIST_WIDGET) {
+        return selectedWidget;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return get(canvasWidgets, firstChildId);
   }
   return selectedWidget;
 };