diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter.cpp
index 29462bfaa..eefff5050 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,47 @@
 
 #include "base/Log.h"
 
+#include <QtEndian>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <limits>
+
+namespace {
+bool normaliseMalformedMacDib(const std::string &data, std::string &normalisedData)
+{
+  if (data.size() < sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const auto *header = reinterpret_cast<const BITMAPINFOHEADER *>(data.data());
+  if (header->biWidth <= 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const auto width = static_cast<size_t>(header->biWidth);
+  const auto height = static_cast<size_t>(std::abs(static_cast<int64_t>(header->biHeight)));
+  if (height == 0 || width > (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER)) / 4 / height) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const auto expectedSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) + width * height * 4;
+
+  // macOS can describe an INFOHEADER-sized 32-bit pixel payload as a V5 DIB.
+  // Windows then interprets the first pixels as V5 colour masks. The pixel
+  // bytes are ordinary BGRA, so publish a canonical BI_RGB DIB instead.
+  if (header->biSize <= sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) || header->biPlanes != 1 || header->biBitCount != 32 ||
+      header->biCompression != BI_BITFIELDS || expectedSize != data.size()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  normalisedData = data.substr(0, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER));
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), reinterpret_cast<quint8 *>(&normalisedData[0]));
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(BI_RGB, reinterpret_cast<quint8 *>(&normalisedData[0]) + 16);
+  normalisedData += data.substr(sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER));
+  LOG_INFO("normalised malformed macOS clipboard image to BI_RGB");
+  return true;
+}
+} // namespace
+
 //
 // MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter
 //
@@ -27,13 +68,19 @@ UINT MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter::getWin32Format() const
 HANDLE
 MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter::fromIClipboard(const std::string &data) const
 {
+  std::string normalisedData;
+  const auto *clipboardData = &data;
+  if (normaliseMalformedMacDib(data, normalisedData)) {
+    clipboardData = &normalisedData;
+  }
+
   // copy to memory handle
-  HGLOBAL gData = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE | GMEM_DDESHARE, data.size());
+  HGLOBAL gData = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE | GMEM_DDESHARE, clipboardData->size());
   if (gData != nullptr) {
     // get a pointer to the allocated memory
     char *dst = (char *)GlobalLock(gData);
     if (dst != nullptr) {
-      memcpy(dst, data.data(), data.size());
+      memcpy(dst, clipboardData->data(), clipboardData->size());
       GlobalUnlock(gData);
     } else {
       GlobalFree(gData);
diff --git a/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.cpp b/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.cpp
index 79628cb6e..ae8a8e0f7 100644
--- a/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.cpp
+++ b/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #include "MSWindowsClipboardTests.h"
 
 #include "platform/MSWindowsClipboard.h"
+#include "platform/MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter.h"
+
+#include <QtEndian>
 
 void MSWindowsClipboardTests::initTestCase()
 {
@@ -136,4 +139,63 @@ void MSWindowsClipboardTests::isOwnedByDeskflow()
   QVERIFY(clipboard.isOwnedByDeskflow());
 }
 
+void MSWindowsClipboardTests::normalisesMalformedMacBitmap()
+{
+  // A 1x1 top-down macOS DIB that incorrectly declares a V5 header.
+  constexpr qsizetype headerSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER);
+  std::string dib(headerSize + 4, '\0');
+  auto *raw = reinterpret_cast<quint8 *>(&dib[0]);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(sizeof(BITMAPV5HEADER), raw); // claims V5 but only has an INFOHEADER
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(1, raw + 4);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(-1, raw + 8);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint16>(1, raw + 12);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint16>(32, raw + 14);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(BI_BITFIELDS, raw + 16);
+  raw[headerSize + 3] = 0xff;
+
+  MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter converter;
+  const auto handle = converter.fromIClipboard(dib);
+  QVERIFY(handle != nullptr);
+  QCOMPARE(GlobalSize(handle), SIZE_T(headerSize + 4));
+  const auto *result = static_cast<const quint8 *>(GlobalLock(handle));
+  QVERIFY(result != nullptr);
+  QCOMPARE(qFromLittleEndian<quint32>(result), quint32(headerSize));
+  QCOMPARE(qFromLittleEndian<quint32>(result + 16), quint32(BI_RGB));
+  QCOMPARE(result[headerSize + 3], quint8(0xff));
+  GlobalUnlock(handle);
+  GlobalFree(handle);
+}
+
+void MSWindowsClipboardTests::preservesHealthyMacV5Bitmap()
+{
+  // A complete 1x1 top-down macOS V5 DIB with BGRA colour masks and one pixel.
+  constexpr qsizetype headerSize = sizeof(BITMAPV5HEADER);
+  std::string dib(headerSize + 4, '\0');
+  auto *raw = reinterpret_cast<quint8 *>(&dib[0]);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(headerSize, raw);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(1, raw + 4);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(-1, raw + 8);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint16>(1, raw + 12);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint16>(32, raw + 14);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(BI_BITFIELDS, raw + 16);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(0x00ff0000, raw + 40);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(0x0000ff00, raw + 44);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(0x000000ff, raw + 48);
+  qToLittleEndian<quint32>(0xff000000, raw + 52);
+  raw[headerSize] = 0x12;
+  raw[headerSize + 1] = 0x34;
+  raw[headerSize + 2] = 0x56;
+  raw[headerSize + 3] = 0x78;
+
+  MSWindowsClipboardBitmapConverter converter;
+  const auto handle = converter.fromIClipboard(dib);
+  QVERIFY(handle != nullptr);
+  QCOMPARE(GlobalSize(handle), SIZE_T(dib.size()));
+  const auto *result = static_cast<const char *>(GlobalLock(handle));
+  QVERIFY(result != nullptr);
+  QCOMPARE(std::string(result, GlobalSize(handle)), dib);
+  GlobalUnlock(handle);
+  GlobalFree(handle);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(MSWindowsClipboardTests)
diff --git a/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.h b/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.h
index 483ffdc0a..d0b4b689c 100644
--- a/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.h
+++ b/src/unittests/platform/MSWindowsClipboardTests.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
   void has_withNoFormatAdded();
   void getNonEmptyText();
   void isOwnedByDeskflow();
+  void normalisesMalformedMacBitmap();
+  void preservesHealthyMacV5Bitmap();
 
 private:
   Log m_log;