diff --git a/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminal_screen.py b/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminal_screen.py
index f5aa3560..db956a38 100644
--- a/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminal_screen.py
+++ b/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminal_screen.py
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ class _TTkTerminalScreen(_TTkTerminalScreen_CSI, _TTkTerminalScreen_C1):
         self._selectCursor.select(x,y,moveAnchor)
 
     def getSelected(self):
+        if not self._selectCursor.hasSelection():
+            return ""
         ret = []
 
         st = self._selectCursor.selectionStart()
diff --git a/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminalview.py b/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminalview.py
index 036888f8..c07b1a28 100644
--- a/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminalview.py
+++ b/TermTk/TTkWidgets/TTkTerminal/terminalview.py
@@ -988,8 +988,8 @@ class TTkTerminalView(TTkAbstractScrollView, _TTkTerminal_CSI_DEC):
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, evt):
         self._selecting = False
-        selected = self._screen_current.getSelected()
-        self._clipboard.setText(selected)
+        if (selected := self._screen_current.getSelected()):
+            self._clipboard.setText(selected)
         return self._sendMouse(evt)
 
     def wheelEvent(self, evt):