diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_console/space_console.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_console/space_console.cc
index d8fbf3d1295..ac40af94170 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_console/space_console.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_console/space_console.cc
@@ -183,13 +183,11 @@ static bool console_drop_string_poll(bContext * /*C*/, wmDrag *drag, const wmEve
 
 static void console_drop_string_copy(bContext * /*C*/, wmDrag *drag, wmDropBox *drop)
 {
-  const std::string *str = static_cast<const std::string *>(drag->poin);
   /* NOTE(@ideasman42): Only a single line is supported, multiple lines could be supported
    * but this implies executing all lines except for the last. While we could consider that,
    * there are some security implications for this, so just drop one line for now. */
-  const size_t eol = str->find('\n');
-  RNA_string_set(
-      drop->ptr, "text", (eol == std::string::npos) ? str->c_str() : str->substr(0, eol).c_str());
+  std::string str = WM_drag_get_string_firstline(drag);
+  RNA_string_set(drop->ptr, "text", str.c_str());
 }
 
 /* this region dropbox definition */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_text/space_text.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_text/space_text.cc
index 64153352aef..d0241fe6939 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_text/space_text.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_text/space_text.cc
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ static bool text_drop_string_poll(bContext * /*C*/, wmDrag *drag, const wmEvent
 
 static void text_drop_string_copy(bContext * /*C*/, wmDrag *drag, wmDropBox *drop)
 {
-  const std::string *str = static_cast<const std::string *>(drag->poin);
-  RNA_string_set(drop->ptr, "text", str->c_str());
+  const std::string &str = WM_drag_get_string(drag);
+  RNA_string_set(drop->ptr, "text", str.c_str());
 }
 
 /* this region dropbox definition */
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.hh b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.hh
index 36c7425a798..b1350bcf643 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.hh
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.hh
@@ -1496,6 +1496,9 @@ bool WM_drag_has_path_file_type(const wmDrag *drag, int file_type);
  */
 int /* #eFileSel_File_Types */ WM_drag_get_path_file_type(const wmDrag *drag);
 
+const std::string &WM_drag_get_string(const wmDrag *drag);
+std::string WM_drag_get_string_firstline(const wmDrag *drag);
+
 /* Set OpenGL viewport and scissor */
 void wmViewport(const rcti *winrct);
 void wmPartialViewport(rcti *drawrct, const rcti *winrct, const rcti *partialrct);
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
index c77ad9bc8c5..4bf890c5f23 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
@@ -922,6 +922,24 @@ int WM_drag_get_path_file_type(const wmDrag *drag)
   return path_data->file_types[0];
 }
 
+const std::string &WM_drag_get_string(const wmDrag *drag)
+{
+  BLI_assert(drag->type == WM_DRAG_STRING);
+  const std::string *str = static_cast<const std::string *>(drag->poin);
+  return *str;
+}
+
+std::string WM_drag_get_string_firstline(const wmDrag *drag)
+{
+  BLI_assert(drag->type == WM_DRAG_STRING);
+  const std::string *str = static_cast<const std::string *>(drag->poin);
+  const size_t str_eol = str->find('\n');
+  if (str_eol != std::string::npos) {
+    return str->substr(0, str_eol);
+  }
+  return *str;
+}
+
 /* ************** draw ***************** */
 
 static void wm_drop_operator_draw(const blender::StringRef name, int x, int y)