diff --git a/WINGs/wtextfield.c b/WINGs/wtextfield.c
index 59d8a99..fd60b08 100644
--- a/WINGs/wtextfield.c
+++ b/WINGs/wtextfield.c
@@ -1541,12 +1541,13 @@ static void handleTextFieldActionEvents(WMEvent * event, void *data)
 			}
 			paintTextField(tPtr);
 
-			if (!tPtr->flags.ownsSelection) {
-				tPtr->flags.ownsSelection =
-				    WMCreateSelectionHandler(tPtr->view,
-							     XA_PRIMARY,
-							     event->u.button.time, &selectionHandler, NULL);
-			}
+			/* Always re-acquire on double-click so fresh data is
+			 * pushed on Wayland (selectionLost never fires there).
+			 * Safe on X11 — re-claiming your own selection is a no-op. */
+			tPtr->flags.ownsSelection =
+			    WMCreateSelectionHandler(tPtr->view,
+						     XA_PRIMARY,
+						     event->u.button.time, &selectionHandler, NULL);
 		} else if (!tPtr->flags.secure && tPtr->selection.count != 0 && !tPtr->flags.ownsSelection) {
 			tPtr->flags.ownsSelection =
 			    WMCreateSelectionHandler(tPtr->view,