diff --git a/src/xstate/selection.rs b/src/xstate/selection.rs
index 7b39a94..cb7ca8b 100644
--- a/src/xstate/selection.rs
+++ b/src/xstate/selection.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use xcb::x;
 struct SelectionTargetId {
     name: String,
     atom: x::Atom,
+    source: Option<String>,
 }
 
 struct PendingSelectionData {
@@ -227,10 +228,18 @@ impl XState {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn set_clipboard(&mut self, selection: ForeignSelection) {
-        let mimes = selection
+        let mut utf8_xwl = false;
+        let mut utf8_wl = false;
+        let mut mimes: Vec<SelectionTargetId> = selection
             .mime_types
             .iter()
             .map(|mime| {
+                match mime.as_str() {
+                    "UTF8_STRING" => utf8_xwl = true,
+                    "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => utf8_wl = true,
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+
                 let atom = self
                     .connection
                     .wait_for_reply(self.connection.send_request(&x::InternAtom {
@@ -242,10 +251,28 @@ impl XState {
                 SelectionTargetId {
                     name: mime.clone(),
                     atom: atom.atom(),
+                    source: None,
                 }
             })
             .collect();
 
+        if utf8_wl && !utf8_xwl {
+            let name = "UTF8_STRING".to_string();
+            let atom = self
+                .connection
+                .wait_for_reply(self.connection.send_request(&x::InternAtom {
+                    only_if_exists: false,
+                    name: name.as_bytes(),
+                }))
+                .unwrap()
+                .atom();
+            mimes.push(SelectionTargetId {
+                name,
+                atom,
+                source: Some("text/plain;charset=utf-8".to_string()),
+            });
+        }
+
         self.selection_data.current_selection = Some(CurrentSelection::Wayland {
             mimes,
             inner: selection,
@@ -364,7 +391,12 @@ impl XState {
                             return true;
                         };
 
-                        let data = inner.receive(target.name.clone(), server_state);
+                        let mime_name = target
+                            .source
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .cloned()
+                            .unwrap_or_else(|| target.name.clone());
+                        let data = inner.receive(mime_name, server_state);
                         match self.connection.send_and_check_request(&x::ChangeProperty {
                             mode: x::PropMode::Replace,
                             window: e.requestor(),
@@ -479,6 +511,7 @@ impl XState {
             .map(|target_atom| SelectionTargetId {
                 name: get_atom_name(&self.connection, target_atom),
                 atom: target_atom,
+                source: None,
             })
             .collect();
 
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 2d2f348..1836374 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -1306,3 +1306,59 @@ fn wayland_then_x11_clipboard_owner() {
     assert_eq!(request.selection(), connection.atoms.clipboard);
     assert_eq!(request.target(), connection.atoms.targets);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn fake_selection_targets() {
+    let mut f = Fixture::new();
+    let mut connection = Connection::new(&f.display);
+    let window = connection.new_window(connection.root, 0, 0, 20, 20, false);
+    connection.get_selection_owner_change_events(true, window);
+
+    let data = b"boingloings";
+    f.map_as_toplevel(&mut connection, window);
+    let offer = vec![testwl::PasteData {
+        mime_type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8".into(),
+        data: data.to_vec(),
+    }];
+    f.testwl.create_data_offer(offer.clone());
+
+    connection.await_selection_owner_change();
+    connection.verify_clipboard_owner(connection.wm_window);
+    connection.get_selection_owner_change_events(false, window);
+
+    let utf8_string = connection
+        .get_reply(&x::InternAtom {
+            only_if_exists: false,
+            name: b"UTF8_STRING",
+        })
+        .atom();
+
+    connection
+        .send_and_check_request(&x::ConvertSelection {
+            requestor: window,
+            selection: connection.atoms.clipboard,
+            target: utf8_string,
+            property: utf8_string,
+            time: x::CURRENT_TIME,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    f.wait_and_dispatch();
+    let notify = connection.await_selection_notify();
+    assert_eq!(notify.property(), utf8_string, "ConvertSelection failed");
+
+    let reply = connection.get_reply(&x::GetProperty {
+        delete: false,
+        window,
+        property: utf8_string,
+        r#type: utf8_string,
+        long_offset: 0,
+        long_length: data.len() as u32,
+    });
+    let paste_data: &[u8] = reply.value();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        std::str::from_utf8(paste_data).unwrap(),
+        std::str::from_utf8(data).unwrap()
+    );
+}
diff --git a/testwl/src/lib.rs b/testwl/src/lib.rs
index 83510ae..dde7cfa 100644
--- a/testwl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testwl/src/lib.rs
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ impl Dispatch<WlDataOffer, Vec<PasteData>> for State {
                 let pos = data
                     .iter()
                     .position(|data| data.mime_type == mime_type)
-                    .expect("Invalid mime type: {mime_type}");
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Invalid mime type: {mime_type}"));
 
                 let mut stream = UnixStream::from(fd);
                 stream.write_all(&data[pos].data).unwrap();