4 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/killing.texi b/doc/emacs/killing.texi
index 47de0531292..0b5efd04a18 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/killing.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/killing.texi
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ when exiting Emacs; if you wish to prevent Emacs from transferring
 data to the clipboard manager, change the variable
 @code{x-select-enable-clipboard-manager} to @code{nil}.
 
+  Since strings containing NUL bytes are usually truncated when passed
+through the clipboard, Emacs replaces such characters with ``\0''
+before transfering them to the system's clipboard.
+
 @vindex select-enable-primary
 @findex clipboard-kill-region
 @findex clipboard-kill-ring-save
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 319b40f5d1a..dc9393c87d4 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ The old behaviour of using 'prin1' can be restored by customizing the
 new option 'debugger-print-function'.
 
 +++
+** NUL bytes in strings copied to the system clipboard are now
+replaced with "\0".
+
++++
 ** The new variable 'x-ctrl-keysym' has been added to the existing
 roster of X keysyms.  It can be used in combination with another
 variable of this kind to swap modifiers in Emacs.
diff --git a/lisp/select.el b/lisp/select.el
index 4849d7d515e..579c5c7e2ee 100644
--- a/lisp/select.el
+++ b/lisp/select.el
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ two markers or an overlay.  Otherwise, it is nil."
            (t
             (error "Unknown selection type: %S" type)))))
 
+      ;; Most programs are unable to handle NUL bytes in strings.
+      (setq str (replace-regexp-in-string "\0" "\\0" str t t))
+
       (setq next-selection-coding-system nil)
       (cons type str))))
 
diff --git a/lisp/term/w32-win.el b/lisp/term/w32-win.el
index fda93884c40..be895a040da 100644
--- a/lisp/term/w32-win.el
+++ b/lisp/term/w32-win.el
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ See the documentation of `create-fontset-from-fontset-spec' for the format.")
 ;;; Fix interface to (X-specific) mouse.el
 (defun w32--set-selection (type value)
   (if (eq type 'CLIPBOARD)
-      (w32-set-clipboard-data value)
+      (w32-set-clipboard-data (replace-regexp-in-string "\0" "\\0" value t t))
     (put 'x-selections (or type 'PRIMARY) value)))
 
 (defun w32--get-selection  (&optional type data-type)