diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
index 81f8f8c3c5..9e786afd22 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
@@ -39,9 +39,26 @@ bool Wayland_SetClipboardData(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
         seat = wl_container_of(video_data->seat_list.next, seat, link);
     }
 
-    video_data->last_incoming_data_offer_seat = seat;
+    video_data->current_data_offer_seat = seat;
 
     if (seat && seat->data_device) {
+        /* Clear references to the clipboard held by other seats, as they are about to become invalid.
+         * For the target seat, the new source data is set before clearing the old source, as some
+         * clipboard managers prefer this behavior.
+         */
+        SDL_WaylandSeat *s;
+        wl_list_for_each (s, &video_data->seat_list, link) {
+            if (s->data_device) {
+                if (s != seat) {
+                    Wayland_DataSourceDestroy(s->data_device->selection_source);
+                    s->data_device->selection_source = NULL;
+                }
+
+                Wayland_DataOfferDestroy(s->data_device->selection_offer);
+                s->data_device->selection_offer = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+
         SDL_WaylandDataDevice *data_device = seat->data_device;
 
         if (_this->clipboard_callback && _this->clipboard_mime_types) {
@@ -65,7 +82,7 @@ bool Wayland_SetClipboardData(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 void *Wayland_GetClipboardData(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *mime_type, size_t *length)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *video_data = _this->internal;
-    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->last_incoming_data_offer_seat;
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->current_data_offer_seat;
     void *buffer = NULL;
 
     if (seat && seat->data_device) {
@@ -83,7 +100,7 @@ void *Wayland_GetClipboardData(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *mime_type, si
 bool Wayland_HasClipboardData(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *mime_type)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *video_data = _this->internal;
-    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->last_incoming_data_offer_seat;
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->current_data_offer_seat;
     bool result = false;
 
     if (seat && seat->data_device) {
@@ -122,7 +139,7 @@ bool Wayland_SetPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *text)
         seat = wl_container_of(video_data->seat_list.next, seat, link);
     }
 
-    video_data->last_incoming_primary_selection_seat = seat;
+    video_data->current_primary_selection_seat = seat;
 
     if (seat && seat->primary_selection_device) {
         SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevice *primary_selection_device = seat->primary_selection_device;
@@ -148,7 +165,7 @@ bool Wayland_SetPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *text)
 char *Wayland_GetPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *video_data = _this->internal;
-    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->last_incoming_primary_selection_seat;
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->current_primary_selection_seat;
     char *text = NULL;
     size_t length = 0;
 
@@ -176,7 +193,7 @@ char *Wayland_GetPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 bool Wayland_HasPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *video_data = _this->internal;
-    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->last_incoming_primary_selection_seat;
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *seat = video_data->current_primary_selection_seat;
     bool result = false;
 
     if (seat && seat->primary_selection_device) {
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddatamanager.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddatamanager.c
index 5137c3bef1..49b973f971 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddatamanager.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddatamanager.c
@@ -446,6 +446,29 @@ static void DataOfferCheckSource(SDL_WaylandDataOffer *offer, const char *mime_t
     }
 }
 
+static void SetCurrentClipboardOffer(SDL_WaylandDataOffer *offer)
+{
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *offer_seat = offer->data_device->seat;
+    SDL_VideoData *video_data = offer_seat->display;
+
+    // Clear any existing references to the existing clipboard data before replacing the current offer.
+    SDL_WaylandSeat *s;
+    wl_list_for_each (s, &video_data->seat_list, link) {
+        if (s->data_device) {
+            Wayland_DataSourceDestroy(s->data_device->selection_source);
+            s->data_device->selection_source = NULL;
+
+            // Don't clear the offer that is about to be set.
+            if (s != offer_seat) {
+                Wayland_DataOfferDestroy(s->data_device->selection_offer);
+                s->data_device->selection_offer = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    video_data->current_data_offer_seat = offer_seat;
+}
+
 void Wayland_DataOfferNotifyFromMIMEs(SDL_WaylandDataOffer *offer, bool check_origin)
 {
     int nformats = 0;
@@ -494,6 +517,7 @@ void Wayland_DataOfferNotifyFromMIMEs(SDL_WaylandDataOffer *offer, bool check_or
         new_mime_types[nformats] = NULL;
     }
 
+    SetCurrentClipboardOffer(offer);
     SDL_SendClipboardUpdate(false, new_mime_types, nformats);
 }
 
@@ -697,26 +721,26 @@ bool Wayland_PrimarySelectionDeviceSetSelection(SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevic
 void Wayland_DataDeviceSetSerial(SDL_WaylandDataDevice *data_device, uint32_t serial)
 {
     if (data_device) {
-        data_device->selection_serial = serial;
-
-        // If there was no serial and there is a pending selection set it now.
+        // If there was no serial and there is a pending selection, set it now.
         if (data_device->selection_serial == 0 && data_device->selection_source) {
-            wl_data_device_set_selection(data_device->data_device, data_device->selection_source->source, data_device->selection_serial);
+            wl_data_device_set_selection(data_device->data_device, data_device->selection_source->source, serial);
         }
+
+        data_device->selection_serial = serial;
     }
 }
 
 void Wayland_PrimarySelectionDeviceSetSerial(SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevice *primary_selection_device, uint32_t serial)
 {
     if (primary_selection_device) {
-        primary_selection_device->selection_serial = serial;
-
-        // If there was no serial and there is a pending selection set it now.
+        // If there was no serial and there is a pending selection, set it now.
         if (primary_selection_device->selection_serial == 0 && primary_selection_device->selection_source) {
             zwp_primary_selection_device_v1_set_selection(primary_selection_device->primary_selection_device,
                                                           primary_selection_device->selection_source->source,
-                                                          primary_selection_device->selection_serial);
+                                                          serial);
         }
+
+        primary_selection_device->selection_serial = serial;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
index 14031d8e4c..761aae86fd 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
@@ -2749,7 +2749,6 @@ static void data_device_handle_data_offer(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_
     SDL_WaylandDataOffer *data_offer = SDL_calloc(1, sizeof(*data_offer));
     if (data_offer) {
         SDL_WaylandDataDevice *data_device = (SDL_WaylandDataDevice *)data;
-        data_device->seat->display->last_incoming_data_offer_seat = data_device->seat;
         data_offer->offer = id;
         data_offer->data_device = data_device;
         data_offer->read_fd = -1;
@@ -3054,7 +3053,7 @@ static void primary_selection_device_handle_offer(void *data, struct zwp_primary
     SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionOffer *primary_selection_offer = SDL_calloc(1, sizeof(*primary_selection_offer));
     if (primary_selection_offer) {
         SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevice *primary_selection_device = (SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevice *)data;
-        primary_selection_device->seat->display->last_incoming_primary_selection_seat = primary_selection_device->seat;
+        primary_selection_device->seat->display->current_primary_selection_seat = primary_selection_device->seat;
         primary_selection_offer->offer = id;
         primary_selection_offer->primary_selection_device = primary_selection_device;
         WAYLAND_wl_list_init(&(primary_selection_offer->mimes));
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.h b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.h
index 17a9ba24fa..74c8ed2363 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.h
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.h
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ struct SDL_VideoData
 
     struct wl_list seat_list;
     struct SDL_WaylandSeat *last_implicit_grab_seat;
-    struct SDL_WaylandSeat *last_incoming_data_offer_seat;
-    struct SDL_WaylandSeat *last_incoming_primary_selection_seat;
+    struct SDL_WaylandSeat *current_data_offer_seat;
+    struct SDL_WaylandSeat *current_primary_selection_seat;
     Wayland_EventThreadContext *event_thread_context;
 
     SDL_DisplayData **output_list;