diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 2e996efbef..452073ce60 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2013-04-08 00:58 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * bin/commit.hb
+    + do not overwrite clipboard content if it already
+      contains what seems like part of changelog entry
+
 2013-04-08 00:56 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * tests/inifiles.prg
     ! fix to prev
diff --git a/bin/commit.hb b/bin/commit.hb
index 0db57d5183..3755e96403 100644
--- a/bin/commit.hb
+++ b/bin/commit.hb
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ PROCEDURE Main()
             cLog := GetLastEntry( MemoRead( cLogName ), @nStart, @nEnd )
             IF ! Empty( cLog )
                hbshell_gtSelect()
-               hb_gtInfo( HB_GTI_CLIPBOARDDATA, cLog )
+               /* if clipboard already contains part of the entry, do not overwrite it */
+               IF ! hb_StrReplace( hb_gtInfo( HB_GTI_CLIPBOARDDATA ), Chr( 13 ) + Chr( 10 ), "" ) $ hb_StrReplace( cLog, Chr( 13 ) + Chr( 10 ), "" )
+                  hb_gtInfo( HB_GTI_CLIPBOARDDATA, cLog )
+               ENDIF
             ENDIF
          ENDIF
       ELSE