diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
index 00b0508e19..6a7c4c76e4 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
@@ -951,9 +951,7 @@ impl LinuxClient for WaylandClient {
         };
         if state.mouse_focused_window.is_some() || state.keyboard_focused_window.is_some() {
             state.clipboard.set_primary(item);
-            let serial = state
-                .serial_tracker
-                .latest_of(&[SerialKind::KeyPress, SerialKind::MousePress]);
+            let serial = state.serial_tracker.get_latest();
             let data_source = primary_selection_manager.create_source(&state.globals.qh, ());
             for mime_type in TEXT_MIME_TYPES {
                 data_source.offer(mime_type.to_string());
@@ -973,9 +971,7 @@ impl LinuxClient for WaylandClient {
         };
         if state.mouse_focused_window.is_some() || state.keyboard_focused_window.is_some() {
             state.clipboard.set(item);
-            let serial = state
-                .serial_tracker
-                .latest_of(&[SerialKind::KeyPress, SerialKind::MousePress]);
+            let serial = state.serial_tracker.get_latest();
             let data_source = data_device_manager.create_data_source(&state.globals.qh, ());
             for mime_type in TEXT_MIME_TYPES {
                 data_source.offer(mime_type.to_string());
diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/serial.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/serial.rs
index ed38f14bd1..ffb405727b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/serial.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/serial.rs
@@ -47,15 +47,21 @@ impl SerialTracker {
             .unwrap_or(0)
     }
 
-    /// Returns the latest tracked serial of the provided [`SerialKind`]s
+    /// Returns the most recent serial across all tracked kinds.
     ///
-    /// Will return 0 if not tracked.
-    pub fn latest_of(&self, kinds: &[SerialKind]) -> u32 {
-        kinds
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|kind| self.serials.get(kind))
-            .max_by_key(|serial_data| serial_data.serial)
+    /// Wayland compositor serial numbers are monotonically increasing, so the
+    /// highest value is always the most recently received one. This is the
+    /// correct serial to use for [`set_selection`] when the triggering event
+    /// may have been a mouse press rather than a key press: using 0 (the
+    /// default when a kind has never been seen) causes compositors to silently
+    /// reject the request.
+    ///
+    /// Returns 0 only if no serial of any kind has been received yet.
+    pub fn get_latest(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.serials
+            .values()
             .map(|serial_data| serial_data.serial)
+            .max()
             .unwrap_or(0)
     }
 }