Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6953)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6954)
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7266">#7266</a> : Invalid dialog fields are now ARIA compatible with "aria-invalid".</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7742">#7742</a> : [WebKit] Indent doesn't apply on empty document without editor focus in prior.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7801">#7801</a> : [Opera] Pasted paragraphs now split partial selected blocks.</li>
 		<li>Updated the following language files:<ul>
 			<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7834">#7834</a> : Dutch;</li>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js	(revision 6953)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js	(revision 6954)
@@ -58,4 +58,24 @@
 		if ( range.checkReadOnly() )
 			return;
+
+		// Opera: force block splitting when pasted content contains block. (#7801)
+		if ( CKEDITOR.env.opera )
+		{
+			var path = new CKEDITOR.dom.elementPath( range.startContainer );
+			if ( path.block )
+			{
+				var nodes = CKEDITOR.htmlParser.fragment.fromHtml( data, false ).children;
+				for ( var i = 0, count = nodes.length; i < count; i++ )
+				{
+					if ( nodes[ i ]._.isBlockLike )
+					{
+						range.splitBlock( this.enterMode == CKEDITOR.ENTER_DIV ? 'div' : 'p' );
+						range.insertNode( range.document.createText( '' ) );
+						range.select();
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		if ( CKEDITOR.env.ie )