diff --git a/src/CutAndPaste.cpp b/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
index f13664b35d..82ea982b44 100644
--- a/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
+++ b/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
@@ -555,9 +555,11 @@ void switchBetweenClasses(DocumentClass const * const oldone,
 }
 
 
-vector<docstring> availableSelections()
+vector<docstring> availableSelections(Buffer const * buf)
 {
 	vector<docstring> selList;
+	if (!buf)
+		return selList;
 
 	CutStack::const_iterator cit = theCuts.begin();
 	CutStack::const_iterator end = theCuts.end();
@@ -569,7 +571,10 @@ vector<docstring> availableSelections()
 		ParagraphList::const_iterator pit = pars.begin();
 		ParagraphList::const_iterator pend = pars.end();
 		for (; pit != pend; ++pit) {
-			asciiSel += pit->asString(AS_STR_INSETS);
+			Paragraph par(*pit, 0, 26);
+			// adapt paragraph to current buffer.
+			par.setBuffer(const_cast<Buffer &>(*buf));
+			asciiSel += par.asString(AS_STR_INSETS);
 			if (asciiSel.size() > 25) {
 				asciiSel.replace(22, docstring::npos,
 						 from_ascii("..."));
diff --git a/src/CutAndPaste.h b/src/CutAndPaste.h
index c263a5c82a..3d6e3808f6 100644
--- a/src/CutAndPaste.h
+++ b/src/CutAndPaste.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ParagraphList;
 namespace cap {
 
 /// Get all elements of the cut buffer in plain text format.
-std::vector<docstring> availableSelections();
+std::vector<docstring> availableSelections(Buffer const *);
 /// Get the number of available elements in the cut buffer.
 size_type numberOfSelections();
 /// Get the sel_index-th element of the cut buffer in plain text format.
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
index a808444642..adf17d2428 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public:
 	void expandFlexInsert(Buffer const * buf, std::string s);
 	void expandToc2(Toc const & toc_list, size_t from, size_t to, int depth);
 	void expandToc(Buffer const * buf);
-	void expandPasteRecent();
+	void expandPasteRecent(Buffer const * buf);
 	void expandToolbars();
 	void expandBranches(Buffer const * buf);
 	void expandCiteStyles(BufferView const *);
@@ -989,9 +989,9 @@ void MenuDefinition::expandToc(Buffer const * buf)
 }
 
 
-void MenuDefinition::expandPasteRecent()
+void MenuDefinition::expandPasteRecent(Buffer const * buf)
 {
-	docstring_list const sel = cap::availableSelections();
+	docstring_list const sel = cap::availableSelections(buf);
 
 	docstring_list::const_iterator cit = sel.begin();
 	docstring_list::const_iterator end = sel.end();
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ void Menus::Impl::expand(MenuDefinition const & frommenu,
 			break;
 
 		case MenuItem::PasteRecent:
-			tomenu.expandPasteRecent();
+			tomenu.expandPasteRecent(buf);
 			break;
 
 		case MenuItem::Toolbars: