diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8c3ff1822..0da7be0a1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * `edit` command duplication ([#1489](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1489))
 * syntax errors in `key_bindings.ron` will be logged ([#1491](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1491))
 * Fix UI freeze when copying with xclip installed on Linux ([#1497](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1497))
+* Fix UI freeze when copying with wl-copy installed on Linux ([#1497](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1497))
 * commit hooks report "command not found" on Windows with wsl2 installed ([#1528](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1528))
 * crashes on entering submodules ([#1510](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1510))
 * fix race issue: revlog messages sometimes appear empty ([#1473](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1473))
diff --git a/src/clipboard.rs b/src/clipboard.rs
index 2d492701f9..bf961d2065 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.rs
+++ b/src/clipboard.rs
@@ -49,14 +49,10 @@ fn exec_copy_with_args(
 	}
 }
 
-fn exec_copy(command: &str, text: &str) -> Result<()> {
-	exec_copy_with_args(command, &[], text, true)
-}
-
 #[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", not(target_os = "macos")))]
 pub fn copy_string(text: &str) -> Result<()> {
 	if std::env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_ok() {
-		return exec_copy("wl-copy", text);
+		return exec_copy_with_args("wl-copy", &[], text, false);
 	}
 
 	if exec_copy_with_args(
@@ -78,6 +74,11 @@ pub fn copy_string(text: &str) -> Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", windows))]
+fn exec_copy(command: &str, text: &str) -> Result<()> {
+	exec_copy_with_args(command, &[], text, true)
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub fn copy_string(text: &str) -> Result<()> {
 	exec_copy("pbcopy", text)