From 98fc47be44ce0e751a6837fc77af85e254ea84e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rainer Kottenhoff <rainer.kottenhoff@inform-software.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:51:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: skip paste board minimizing if nothing to paste

---
 src/Notepad3.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Notepad3.c b/src/Notepad3.c
index 89e095792..1e8cb860a 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3.c
+++ b/src/Notepad3.c
@@ -1879,6 +1879,9 @@ static VOID CALLBACK _DeferMinimizeTimerProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, UINT_PTR idEv
     if (IsAsyncKeyDown(VK_CONTROL)) {
         return; // user held Ctrl during the deferral window — keep window visible
     }
+    if (!SciCall_CanPaste()) {
+        return; // clipboard has nothing pasteable — keep window visible so the user can act
+    }
     _StartupMinimizeMainWnd(hwnd);
 }