diff --git a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/data/tp-udata.inc b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/data/tp-udata.inc
index 8efe9fbf44..587db212b4 100644
--- a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/data/tp-udata.inc
+++ b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/data/tp-udata.inc
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ just_from_popup db ?
 bot_mode  db ?
 bot_mode2 db ?
 
+popup_valid_text db ?
+
 align 4
 
 bot_dlg_height dd ?
diff --git a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-clipboard.asm b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-clipboard.asm
index 4a1f7981f7..525ca238c4 100644
--- a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-clipboard.asm
+++ b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-clipboard.asm
@@ -123,6 +123,55 @@ get_from_clipboard:
 	popad
 	ret
 ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_clipboard_for_popup:
+	pushad
+	mov	[popup_valid_text],0
+	mcall	54,0
+; no slots of clipboard ?
+	test	eax,eax
+	jz	.exit
+; main list area not found ?	
+	inc	eax
+	test	eax,eax
+	jz	.exit
+
+	sub	eax,2
+	mov	ecx,eax
+	mcall	54,1
+; main list area not found ?
+	inc	eax
+	test	eax,eax
+	jz	.exit
+; error ?
+	sub	eax,2
+	test	eax,eax
+	jz	.exit
+	
+	inc	eax
+	mov	[clipboard_buf],eax
+; check contents of container
+	mov	ebx,[eax+4]
+; check for text
+	test	ebx,ebx
+	jnz	.remove_area
+	
+	mov	ebx,[eax+8]
+; check for cp866
+	cmp	bl,1
+	jnz	.remove_area
+
+.yes_valid_text:
+	mov	[popup_valid_text],1
+; remove unnecessary memory area
+.remove_area:
+	xor	eax,eax
+        stdcall mem.ReAlloc,[clipboard_buf],eax
+        mov     [clipboard_buf],eax
+;--------------------------------------
+.exit:
+	popad
+	ret
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 convert_clipboard_buf_to_copy_buf:
 	mov	edi,[copy_buf]
 	mov	ebx,edi
diff --git a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-popup.asm b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-popup.asm
index d7fb2bbf53..b14342a21b 100644
--- a/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-popup.asm
+++ b/programs/develop/tinypad/trunk/tp-popup.asm
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ onshow:
 
   .edit:
 	or	byte[mm.Edit+2],0x01
-	cmp	[copy_size],0
+	call	check_clipboard_for_popup
+	cmp	[popup_valid_text],0
 	jne	@f
 	and	byte[mm.Edit+2],0xFE
     @@: or	dword[mm.Edit+0],0x01000101