diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 64665ea..3b8c2e0 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -638,6 +638,10 @@ static int real_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		sigemptyset(&ss);
 		sigaddset(&ss, SIGUSR2);
 		pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &ss, NULL);
+
+		/* Ignore SIGPIPE — Wayland data transfers (DnD, clipboard)
+		 * can trigger broken pipes when clients disconnect. */
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 	}
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");