diff --git a/ext/bg/background.html b/ext/bg/background.html
index fc0758cf..c45ef3cd 100644
--- a/ext/bg/background.html
+++ b/ext/bg/background.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/mixed/img/icon128.png" sizes="128x128">
     </head>
     <body>
-        <div id="clipboard-paste-target" contenteditable="true"></div>
+        <textarea id="clipboard-paste-target" contenteditable="true"></textarea>
 
         <script src="/mixed/lib/handlebars.min.js"></script>
         <script src="/mixed/lib/jszip.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 7b6498e1..ca03f94d 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -479,10 +479,12 @@ class Backend {
 
     async _onApiClipboardGet() {
         const clipboardPasteTarget = this.clipboardPasteTarget;
-        clipboardPasteTarget.innerText = '';
+        clipboardPasteTarget.value = '';
         clipboardPasteTarget.focus();
         document.execCommand('paste');
-        return clipboardPasteTarget.innerText;
+        const result = clipboardPasteTarget.value;
+        clipboardPasteTarget.value = '';
+        return result;
     }
 
     // Command handlers
