diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 29ab9a7..33fdaed 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -6717,8 +6717,6 @@
 {
     GdkAtom	target;
     unsigned	i;
-    int		nbytes;
-    char_u	*buffer;
     time_t	start;
 
     for (i = 0; i < N_SELECTION_TARGETS; ++i)
@@ -6746,22 +6744,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Final fallback position - use the X CUT_BUFFER0 store */
-    nbytes = 0;
-    buffer = (char_u *)XFetchBuffer(GDK_WINDOW_XDISPLAY(gui.mainwin->window),
-				    &nbytes, 0);
-    if (nbytes > 0)
-    {
-	/* Got something */
-	clip_yank_selection(MCHAR, buffer, (long)nbytes, cbd);
-	if (p_verbose > 0)
-	{
-	    verbose_enter();
-	    smsg((char_u *)_("Used CUT_BUFFER0 instead of empty selection"));
-	    verbose_leave();
-	}
-    }
-    if (buffer != NULL)
-	XFree(buffer);
+    yank_cut_buffer0(GDK_WINDOW_XDISPLAY(gui.mainwin->window), cbd);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index c0f661b..e29f5f8 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 }
 
 #if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(FEAT_X11) || defined(USE_XSMP) \
-    || defined(PROTO)
+    || defined(FEAT_GUI_GTK) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Like msg() but keep it silent when 'verbosefile' is set.
  */
diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 3e595fd..f75613d 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -5591,6 +5591,29 @@
     if (dpy != NULL && str != NULL && motion_type >= 0
 					       && len < 1024*1024 && len > 0)
     {
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+	/* The CUT_BUFFER0 is supposed to always contain latin1.  Convert from
+	 * 'enc' when it is a multi-byte encoding.  When 'enc' is an 8-bit
+	 * encoding conversion usually doesn't work, so keep the text as-is.
+	 */
+	if (has_mbyte)
+	{
+	    char_u	*conv_str = str;
+	    vimconv_T	vc;
+
+	    vc.vc_type = CONV_NONE;
+	    if (convert_setup(&vc, p_enc, (char_u *)"latin1") == OK)
+	    {
+		conv_str = string_convert(&vc, str, (int*)&len);
+		if (conv_str != NULL)
+		{
+		    vim_free(str);
+		    str = conv_str;
+		}
+		convert_setup(&vc, NULL, NULL);
+	    }
+	}
+#endif
 	XStoreBuffer(dpy, (char *)str, (int)len, 0);
 	XFlush(dpy);
     }
diff --git a/src/proto/ui.pro b/src/proto/ui.pro
index 8825b6a..2bc0c31 100644
--- a/src/proto/ui.pro
+++ b/src/proto/ui.pro
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 void open_app_context __ARGS((void));
 void x11_setup_atoms __ARGS((Display *dpy));
 void clip_x11_request_selection __ARGS((Widget myShell, Display *dpy, VimClipboard *cbd));
+void yank_cut_buffer0 __ARGS((Display *dpy, VimClipboard *cbd));
 void clip_x11_lose_selection __ARGS((Widget myShell, VimClipboard *cbd));
 int clip_x11_own_selection __ARGS((Widget myShell, VimClipboard *cbd));
 void clip_x11_set_selection __ARGS((VimClipboard *cbd));
diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 443f9c4..aa8a8ac 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -2104,8 +2104,6 @@
     Atom	type;
     static int	success;
     int		i;
-    int		nbytes = 0;
-    char_u	*buffer;
     time_t	start_time;
     int		timed_out = FALSE;
 
@@ -2185,15 +2183,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Final fallback position - use the X CUT_BUFFER0 store */
-    buffer = (char_u *)XFetchBuffer(dpy, &nbytes, 0);
-    if (nbytes > 0)
-    {
-	/* Got something */
-	clip_yank_selection(MCHAR, buffer, (long)nbytes, cbd);
-	XFree((void *)buffer);
-	if (p_verbose > 0)
-	    verb_msg((char_u *)_("Used CUT_BUFFER0 instead of empty selection"));
-    }
+    yank_cut_buffer0(dpy, cbd);
 }
 
 static Boolean	clip_x11_convert_selection_cb __ARGS((Widget, Atom *, Atom *, Atom *, XtPointer *, long_u *, int *));
@@ -2369,6 +2359,60 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_GUI_X11) \
+    || defined(FEAT_GUI_GTK) || defined(PROTO)
+/*
+ * Get the contents of the X CUT_BUFFER0 and put it in "cbd".
+ */
+    void
+yank_cut_buffer0(dpy, cbd)
+    Display		*dpy;
+    VimClipboard	*cbd;
+{
+    int		nbytes = 0;
+    char_u	*buffer = (char_u *)XFetchBuffer(dpy, &nbytes, 0);
+
+    if (nbytes > 0)
+    {
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+	int  done = FALSE;
+
+	/* CUT_BUFFER0 is supposed to be always latin1.  Convert to 'enc' when
+	 * using a multi-byte encoding.  Conversion between two 8-bit
+	 * character sets usually fails and the text might actually be in
+	 * 'enc' anyway. */
+	if (has_mbyte)
+	{
+	    char_u	*conv_buf = buffer;
+	    vimconv_T	vc;
+
+	    vc.vc_type = CONV_NONE;
+	    if (convert_setup(&vc, (char_u *)"latin1", p_enc) == OK)
+	    {
+		conv_buf = string_convert(&vc, buffer, &nbytes);
+		if (conv_buf != NULL)
+		{
+		    clip_yank_selection(MCHAR, conv_buf, (long)nbytes, cbd);
+		    vim_free(conv_buf);
+		    done = TRUE;
+		}
+		convert_setup(&vc, NULL, NULL);
+	    }
+	}
+	if (!done)  /* use the text without conversion */
+#endif
+	    clip_yank_selection(MCHAR, buffer, (long)nbytes, cbd);
+	XFree((void *)buffer);
+	if (p_verbose > 0)
+	{
+	    verbose_enter();
+	    verb_msg((char_u *)_("Used CUT_BUFFER0 instead of empty selection"));
+	    verbose_leave();
+	}
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(FEAT_MOUSE) || defined(PROTO)
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b553e4e..2454436 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    221,
+/**/
     220,
 /**/
     219,