diff --git a/data/core/commands/doc.lua b/data/core/commands/doc.lua
index 159e03cd..cca32ca8 100644
--- a/data/core/commands/doc.lua
+++ b/data/core/commands/doc.lua
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ local commands = {
         whole_line = core.cursor_clipboard_whole_line[idx] == true
       else
         value = clipboard
-        whole_line = false
+        whole_line = clipboard:find("\n") ~= nil
       end
       if whole_line then
         doc():insert(line1, 1, value:gsub("\r", ""))