diff --git a/src/command/edit.cpp b/src/command/edit.cpp
index 4ee264e18..3ca9226d3 100644
--- a/src/command/edit.cpp
+++ b/src/command/edit.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ struct edit_line_paste final : public Command {
 	bool Validate(const agi::Context *) override {
 		bool can_paste = false;
 		if (wxTheClipboard->Open()) {
-			can_paste = wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT);
+			can_paste = wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT);
 			wxTheClipboard->Close();
 		}
 		return can_paste;
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ struct edit_line_paste_over final : public Command {
 	bool Validate(const agi::Context *c) override {
 		bool can_paste = !c->selectionController->GetSelectedSet().empty();
 		if (can_paste && wxTheClipboard->Open()) {
-			can_paste = wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT);
+			can_paste = wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT);
 			wxTheClipboard->Close();
 		}
 		return can_paste;
diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index e5ffe9e75..e1cde5e83 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ std::string GetClipboard() {
 	wxString data;
 	wxClipboard *cb = wxClipboard::Get();
 	if (cb->Open()) {
-		if (cb->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT)) {
+		if (cb->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || cb->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT)) {
 			wxTextDataObject raw_data;
 			cb->GetData(raw_data);
 			data = raw_data.GetText();