diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index efc4e2f2..b0c09c44 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@ server_init(struct server *server)
 		event_loop, SIGTERM, handle_sigterm, server->wl_display);
 	server->wl_event_loop = event_loop;
 
+	/*
+	 * Prevent wayland clients that request the X11 clipboard but closing
+	 * their read fd prematurely to crash labwc because of the unhandled
+	 * SIGPIPE signal. It is caused by wlroots trying to write the X11
+	 * clipboard data to the closed fd of the wayland client.
+	 * See https://github.com/labwc/labwc/issues/890#issuecomment-1524962995
+	 * for a reproducer involving xclip and wl-paste | head -c 1.
+	 */
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
 	/*
 	 * The backend is a feature which abstracts the underlying input and
 	 * output hardware. The autocreate option will choose the most suitable