diff --git a/include/core/events.h b/include/core/events.h
index 8be1bbfc..2e00ef72 100644
--- a/include/core/events.h
+++ b/include/core/events.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    static Event* create(Event::Type type);
+
     static QMap<Event::Group, const QPixmap*> icons;
 
 // standard public methods
diff --git a/src/core/events.cpp b/src/core/events.cpp
index b0ea3e39..13be4153 100644
--- a/src/core/events.cpp
+++ b/src/core/events.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@
 
 QMap<Event::Group, const QPixmap*> Event::icons;
 
+Event* Event::create(Event::Type type) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case Event::Type::Object: return new ObjectEvent();
+    case Event::Type::CloneObject: return new CloneObjectEvent();
+    case Event::Type::Warp: return new WarpEvent();
+    case Event::Type::Trigger: return new TriggerEvent();
+    case Event::Type::WeatherTrigger: return new WeatherTriggerEvent();
+    case Event::Type::Sign: return new SignEvent();
+    case Event::Type::HiddenItem: return new HiddenItemEvent();
+    case Event::Type::SecretBase: return new SecretBaseEvent();
+    case Event::Type::HealLocation: return new HealLocationEvent();
+    default: return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
 Event::~Event() {
     if (this->eventFrame)
         this->eventFrame->deleteLater();
diff --git a/src/editor.cpp b/src/editor.cpp
index fc0c79ae..b2e674da 100644
--- a/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/editor.cpp
@@ -2003,10 +2003,10 @@ void Editor::selectMapEvent(DraggablePixmapItem *object, bool toggle) {
         selected_events->clear();
         selected_events->append(object);
     } else if (!selected_events->contains(object)) {
-        // Adding event to selection
+        // Adding event to group selection
         selected_events->append(object);
     } else if (selected_events->length() > 1) {
-        // Removing from group selection
+        // Removing event from group selection
         selected_events->removeOne(object);
     } else {
         // Attempting to toggle the only currently-selected event.
@@ -2068,56 +2068,24 @@ void Editor::duplicateSelectedEvents() {
 }
 
 DraggablePixmapItem *Editor::addNewEvent(Event::Type type) {
-    Event *event = nullptr;
+    if (!project || !map || eventLimitReached(type))
+        return nullptr;
 
-    if (project && map && !eventLimitReached(type)) {
-        switch (type) {
-        case Event::Type::Object:
-            event = new ObjectEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::CloneObject:
-            event = new CloneObjectEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::Warp:
-            event = new WarpEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::Trigger:
-            event = new TriggerEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::WeatherTrigger:
-            event = new WeatherTriggerEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::Sign:
-            event = new SignEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::HiddenItem:
-            event = new HiddenItemEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::SecretBase:
-            event = new SecretBaseEvent();
-            break;
-        case Event::Type::HealLocation: {
-            event = new HealLocationEvent();
-            event->setMap(this->map);
-            event->setDefaultValues(this->project);
-            HealLocation healLocation = HealLocation::fromEvent(event);
-            project->healLocations.append(healLocation);
-            ((HealLocationEvent *)event)->setIndex(project->healLocations.length());
-            break;
-        }
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        if (!event) return nullptr;
+    Event *event = Event::create(type);
+    if (!event)
+        return nullptr;
 
-        event->setMap(this->map);
-        event->setDefaultValues(this->project);
+    event->setMap(this->map);
+    event->setDefaultValues(this->project);
 
-        map->editHistory.push(new EventCreate(this, map, event));
-        return event->getPixmapItem();
+    if (type == Event::Type::HealLocation) {
+        HealLocation healLocation = HealLocation::fromEvent(event);
+        project->healLocations.append(healLocation);
+        ((HealLocationEvent *)event)->setIndex(project->healLocations.length());
     }
 
-    return nullptr;
+    map->editHistory.push(new EventCreate(this, map, event));
+    return event->getPixmapItem();
 }
 
 // Currently only object events have an explicit limit
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index e441fa19..b9747e10 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ void MainWindow::paste() {
                 editor->metatile_selector_item->setExternalSelection(width, height, metatiles, collisions);
                 break;
             }
-            case 1:
+            case MainTab::Events:
             {
                 // can only paste events to this tab
                 if (pasteObject["object"].toString() != "events") {
@@ -1773,56 +1773,25 @@ void MainWindow::paste() {
                 QJsonArray events = pasteObject["events"].toArray();
                 for (QJsonValue event : events) {
                     // paste the event to the map
-                    Event *pasteEvent = nullptr;
-
-                    Event::Type type = Event::eventTypeFromString(event["event_type"].toString());
+                    const QString typeString = event["event_type"].toString();
+                    Event::Type type = Event::eventTypeFromString(typeString);
 
                     if (this->editor->eventLimitReached(type)) {
-                        logWarn(QString("Cannot paste event, the limit for type '%1' has been reached.").arg(event["event_type"].toString()));
-                        break;
+                        logWarn(QString("Cannot paste event, the limit for type '%1' has been reached.").arg(typeString));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (type == Event::Type::HealLocation) {
+                        logWarn(QString("Cannot paste events of type '%1'").arg(typeString));
+                        continue;
                     }
 
-                    switch (type) {
-                    case Event::Type::Object:
-                        pasteEvent = new ObjectEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::CloneObject:
-                        pasteEvent = new CloneObjectEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::Warp:
-                        pasteEvent = new WarpEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::Trigger:
-                        pasteEvent = new TriggerEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::WeatherTrigger:
-                        pasteEvent = new WeatherTriggerEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::Sign:
-                        pasteEvent = new SignEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::HiddenItem:
-                        pasteEvent = new HiddenItemEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    case Event::Type::SecretBase:
-                        pasteEvent = new SecretBaseEvent();
-                        pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        break;
-                    }
+                    Event *pasteEvent = Event::create(type);
+                    if (!pasteEvent)
+                        continue;
 
-                    if (pasteEvent) {
-                        pasteEvent->setMap(this->editor->map);
-                        newEvents.append(pasteEvent);
-                    }
+                    pasteEvent->loadFromJson(event["event"].toObject(), this->editor->project);
+                    pasteEvent->setMap(this->editor->map);
+                    newEvents.append(pasteEvent);
                 }
 
                 if (!newEvents.empty()) {