diff --git a/src/xwayland/XWM.cpp b/src/xwayland/XWM.cpp
index f71d369b..d7b7f523 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/XWM.cpp
+++ b/src/xwayland/XWM.cpp
@@ -1287,7 +1287,10 @@ void CXWM::getTransferData(SXSelection& sel) {
     }
 
     const size_t transferIndex = std::distance(sel.transfers.begin(), it);
-    sel.onWrite();
+    int          writeResult   = sel.onWrite();
+
+    if (writeResult != 1)
+        return;
 
     if (transferIndex >= sel.transfers.size())
         return;