diff --git a/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/textpane/TextPane.java b/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/textpane/TextPane.java
index 72fca3ee0..6e60c6e26 100644
--- a/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/textpane/TextPane.java
+++ b/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/textpane/TextPane.java
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ public String getSelectedText(final boolean styled) {
                     }
                 } else {
                     //loop the whole line
-                    selectedText.append(getText(line, 0, line.length(), styled));
+                    final int length = Styliser.stipControlCodes(line).length();
+                    selectedText.append(getText(line, 0, length, styled));
                 }
             }
         }