diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76183459..3935889a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@
 
 * URL labels misplaces when URL contains double-width characters
   ([#2179][2179]).
+* One space too much consumed when copying (or pipe:ing) contents with
+  tabs ([#2194][2194])
 
 [2179]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2179
+[2194]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2194
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/extract.c b/extract.c
index 31c32248..cd9a0c95 100644
--- a/extract.c
+++ b/extract.c
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ extract_one(const struct terminal *term, const struct row *row,
                 }
             }
 
-            xassert(next_tab_stop >= col);
-            ctx->tab_spaces_left = next_tab_stop - col;
+            if (next_tab_stop > col)
+                ctx->tab_spaces_left = next_tab_stop - col - 1;
         }
     }