diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HSelectableLabel.qml b/src/gui/Base/HSelectableLabel.qml
index fb18dbda..ccb4b60d 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HSelectableLabel.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HSelectableLabel.qml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ TextEdit {
 
     property bool enableLinkActivation: true
 
+    // For rich text, selectedText returns some weird invisible characters
+    // instead of real newlines
+    readonly property string selectedPlainText:
+        selectedText.replace(/[\u2028\u2029]/g, "\n")
+
     function selectWordAt(position) {
         label.cursorPosition = positionAt(position.x, position.y)
         label.selectWord()
diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HTextArea.qml b/src/gui/Base/HTextArea.qml
index 5881335a..54b804cb 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HTextArea.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HTextArea.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ TextArea {
 
     property string previousDefaultText: ""  // private
 
+    // For rich text, selectedText returns some weird invisible characters
+    // instead of real newlines
+    readonly property string selectedPlainText:
+        selectedText.replace(/[\u2028\u2029]/g, "\n")
+
     property bool enableCustomImagePaste: false
 
     signal customImagePaste()
diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HTextContextMenu.qml b/src/gui/Base/HTextContextMenu.qml
index f4a5ffde..b3f7ddb3 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HTextContextMenu.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HTextContextMenu.qml
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ HMenu {
     HMenuItem {
         icon.name: "cut-text"
         text: qsTr("Cut")
-        enabled: control.selectedText
+        enabled: control.selectedPlainText
         onTriggered: control.cut()
     }
 
     HMenuItem {
         icon.name: "copy-text"
         text: qsTr("Copy")
-        enabled: control.selectedText
+        enabled: control.selectedPlainText
         onTriggered: control.copy()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HTextField.qml b/src/gui/Base/HTextField.qml
index a760d950..459e67a0 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HTextField.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HTextField.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ TextField {
 
     property string previousDefaultText: ""  // private
 
+    // For rich text, selectedText returns some weird invisible characters
+    // instead of real newlines
+    readonly property string selectedPlainText:
+        selectedText.replace(/[\u2028\u2029]/g, "\n")
+
     function reset() {
         clear()
         text = Qt.binding(() => defaultText || "")
diff --git a/src/gui/DebugConsole.qml b/src/gui/DebugConsole.qml
index a2be97e1..25b9a59e 100644
--- a/src/gui/DebugConsole.qml
+++ b/src/gui/DebugConsole.qml
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ HDrawer {
 
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-                onSelectedTextChanged: if (selectedText) {
+                onSelectedTextChanged: if (selectedPlainText) {
                     selectedOutputDelegateIndex = model.index
-                    selectedOutputText          = selectedText
+                    selectedOutputText          = selectedPlainText
                 } else if (selectedOutputDelegateIndex === model.index) {
                     selectedOutputDelegateIndex = -1
                     selectedOutputText          = ""
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ HDrawer {
                         icon.name: "copy-text"
                         text: qsTr("Copy")
                         onTriggered: {
-                            if (delegate.selectedText) {
+                            if (delegate.selectedPlainText) {
                                 delegate.copy()
                                 return
                             }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ HDrawer {
             Keys.onPressed: ev => {
                 if (
                     ev.matches(StandardKey.Copy) &&
-                    ! inputArea.selectedText &&
+                    ! inputArea.selectedPlainText &&
                     selectedOutputText
                 ) {
                     ev.accepted = true
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Composer/MessageArea.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Composer/MessageArea.qml
index 5b4a594c..9d2a932b 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Composer/MessageArea.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Composer/MessageArea.qml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ HTextArea {
         if (ev.text && autoCompletionOpen) acceptAutoCompletion()
 
         if (ev.matches(StandardKey.Copy) &&
-            ! area.selectedText &&
+            ! area.selectedPlainText &&
             eventList &&
             (eventList.selectedCount || eventList.currentIndex !== -1))
         {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ HTextArea {
         // FIXME: buggy
         // if (ev.modifiers === Qt.NoModifier &&
         //     ev.key === Qt.Key_Backspace &&
-        //     ! area.selectedText)
+        //     ! area.selectedPlainText)
         // {
         //     ev.accepted = true
         //     area.remove(
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
index 8512dfb4..21af980e 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ HRowLayout {
             window.settings.maxMessageCharactersPerLine
         )
 
-    readonly property alias selectedText: contentLabel.selectedText
+    readonly property alias selectedText: contentLabel.selectedPlainText
 
 
     spacing: theme.chat.message.horizontalSpacing
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ HRowLayout {
             Layout.maximumWidth: eventContent.maxMessageWidth
             Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-            onSelectedTextChanged: if (selectedText) {
+            onSelectedTextChanged: if (selectedPlainText) {
                 eventList.delegateWithSelectedText = model.id
-                eventList.selectedText             = selectedText
+                eventList.selectedText             = selectedPlainText
             } else if (eventList.delegateWithSelectedText === model.id) {
                 eventList.delegateWithSelectedText = ""
                 eventList.selectedText             = ""
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ HRowLayout {
                 radius: theme.chat.message.radius
                 z: -100
                 color: eventDelegate.checked &&
-                       ! contentLabel.selectedText &&
+                       ! contentLabel.selectedPlainText &&
                        ! mousePointHandler.active &&
                        ! mouseShiftPointHandler.active ?
                        theme.chat.message.checkedBackground :