diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 899da227..06783715 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ means foot can be PGO:d in e.g. sandboxed build scripts. See
 * `footclient` `-m` (`--maximized`) flag being ignored.
 * Crash with explicitly sized sixels with a height less than 6 pixels.
 * Key mappings for `esc` with modifiers.
+* Crash when pasting non-textual clipboard content
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/230).
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index 71f85b7e..cb57fd92 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,9 @@ text_from_clipboard(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                     void (*done)(void *user), void *user)
 {
     struct wl_clipboard *clipboard = &seat->clipboard;
-    if (clipboard->data_offer == NULL) {
+    if (clipboard->data_offer == NULL ||
+        clipboard->mime_type == DATA_OFFER_MIME_UNSET)
+    {
         done(user);
         return;
     }
@@ -1512,7 +1514,9 @@ text_from_primary(
     }
 
     struct wl_primary *primary = &seat->primary;
-    if (primary->data_offer == NULL){
+    if (primary->data_offer == NULL ||
+        primary->mime_type == DATA_OFFER_MIME_UNSET)
+    {
         done(user);
         return;
     }