diff --git a/src/common/textentrycmn.cpp b/src/common/textentrycmn.cpp
index 7324f6194c..61d80ffbaa 100644
--- a/src/common/textentrycmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/textentrycmn.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,14 @@ bool wxTextEntryBase::CanPaste() const
     {
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
         // check if there is any text on the clipboard
-        if ( wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) )
+        if ( wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT)
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+                || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT)
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
+           )
+        {
             return true;
+        }
 #endif // wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
     }