diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.cpp b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.cpp
index 9bd7f6ef..15608f7e 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool isUnsafe(const QChar c) {
     return (c.category() == QChar::Category::Other_Control && std::find(ALLOWLIST.begin(), ALLOWLIST.end(), c.unicode()) != ALLOWLIST.end());
 }
 
-void copyToX11Selection(const QString &textToCopy, const QString &htmlToCopy, bool autoCopySelectedText)
+void copyToX11Selection(const QString &textToCopy, bool isHtml, bool autoCopySelectedText)
 {
     if (textToCopy.isEmpty()) {
         return;
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ void copyToX11Selection(const QString &textToCopy, const QString &htmlToCopy, bo
     auto mimeData = new QMimeData;
     mimeData->setText(textToCopy);
 
-    if (!htmlToCopy.isEmpty()) {
-        mimeData->setHtml(htmlToCopy);
+    if (isHtml) {
+        mimeData->setHtml(textToCopy);
     }
 
     if (QApplication::clipboard()->supportsSelection()) {
diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.h b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.h
index 1681a753..74c3db09 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.h
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalClipboard.h
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ QStringList checkForUnsafeCharacters(const QString &text);
  */
 bool isUnsafe(const QChar c);
 
-void copyToX11Selection(const QString &textToCopy, const QString &htmlToCopy, bool autoCopySelectedText);
+void copyToX11Selection(const QString &textToCopy, bool copyAsHtml, bool autoCopySelectedText);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index 4b38ff64..ad286533 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -2181,10 +2181,11 @@ void TerminalDisplay::copyToX11Selection()
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto text = _screenWindow->selectedText(currentDecodingOptions());
-    const auto html = _screenWindow->selectedText(currentDecodingOptions() | Screen::ConvertToHtml);
+    const auto &text = _copyTextAsHTML ?
+                _screenWindow->selectedText(currentDecodingOptions() | Screen::ConvertToHtml)
+              : _screenWindow->selectedText(currentDecodingOptions());
 
-    terminalClipboard::copyToX11Selection(text, html, _autoCopySelectedText);
+    terminalClipboard::copyToX11Selection(text, _copyTextAsHTML, _autoCopySelectedText);
 }
 
 void TerminalDisplay::copyToClipboard()