diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index feca0016..ba630f34 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -977,9 +977,10 @@ class Terminal(gtk.VBox):
         if gtk.targets_include_text(drag_context.targets) or \
            gtk.targets_include_uri(drag_context.targets):
             # copy text to destination
-            txt = selection_data.data.strip()
+            txt = selection_data.data.strip(' ')
             if txt[0:7] == 'file://':
                 txt = "'%s'" % urllib.unquote(txt[7:])
+            txt = selection_data.data.strip('\n')
             for term in self.terminator.get_target_terms(self):
                 term.feed(txt)
             return