diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index 39bff9b2ad..2013e73e27 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ static int command_line_handle_key(CommandLineState *s)
     if (!mouse_has(MOUSE_COMMAND)) {
       return command_line_not_changed(s);                   // Ignore mouse
     }
-    cmdline_paste(0, true, true);
+    cmdline_paste(eval_has_provider("clipboard") ? '*' : 0, true, true);
     redrawcmd();
     return command_line_changed(s);