diff --git a/src/app/qgsclipboard.cpp b/src/app/qgsclipboard.cpp
index 1f15f8496df..bd1e65f71ae 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsclipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsclipboard.cpp
@@ -206,48 +206,95 @@ QgsFeatureList QgsClipboard::stringToFeatureList( const QString &string, const Q
     return features;
 
   // otherwise try to read in as WKT
-  const QStringList values = string.split( '\n' );
-  if ( values.isEmpty() || string.isEmpty() )
+  if ( string.isEmpty() || string.split( '\n' ).count() == 0 )
     return features;
 
-  const QgsFields sourceFields = retrieveFields();
+  // Poor man's csv parser
+  bool isInsideQuotes {false};
+  QgsAttributes attrs;
+  QgsGeometry geom;
+  QString attrVal;
+  bool isFirstLine {string.startsWith( QStringLiteral( "wkt_geom" ) )};
+  // it seems there is no other way to check for header
+  const bool hasHeader{string.startsWith( QStringLiteral( "wkt_geom" ) )};
+  QgsGeometry geometry;
+  bool setFields {fields.isEmpty()};
+  QgsFields fieldsFromClipboard;
 
-  const auto constValues = values;
-  for ( const QString &row : constValues )
+  auto parseFunc = [ & ]( const QChar & c )
   {
-    // Assume that it's just WKT for now. because GeoJSON is managed by
-    // previous QgsOgrUtils::stringToFeatureList call
-    // Get the first value of a \t separated list. WKT clipboard pasted
-    // feature has first element the WKT geom.
-    // This split is to fix the following issue: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/24769
-    // Value separators are set in generateClipboardText
-    QStringList fieldValues = row.split( '\t' );
-    if ( fieldValues.isEmpty() )
-      continue;
 
-    QgsFeature feature;
-    feature.setFields( sourceFields );
-    feature.initAttributes( fieldValues.size() - 1 );
-
-    //skip header line
-    if ( fieldValues.at( 0 ) == QLatin1String( "wkt_geom" ) )
+    // parse geom only if it wasn't successfully set before
+    if ( geometry.isNull() )
     {
-      continue;
+      geometry = QgsGeometry::fromWkt( attrVal );
     }
 
-    for ( int i = 1; i < fieldValues.size(); ++i )
+    if ( isFirstLine ) // ... name
     {
-      feature.setAttribute( i - 1, fieldValues.at( i ) );
+      if ( attrVal != QStringLiteral( "wkt_geom" ) ) // ignore this one
+      {
+        fieldsFromClipboard.append( QgsField{attrVal, QVariant::String } );
+      }
+    }
+    else // ... or value
+    {
+      attrs.append( attrVal );
     }
 
-    const QgsGeometry geometry = QgsGeometry::fromWkt( fieldValues[0] );
-    if ( !geometry.isNull() )
+    // end of record, create a new feature if it's not the header
+    if ( c == QChar( '\n' ) )
     {
-      feature.setGeometry( geometry );
+      if ( isFirstLine )
+      {
+        isFirstLine = false;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        QgsFeature feature{setFields ? fieldsFromClipboard : fields};
+        feature.setGeometry( geometry );
+        if ( hasHeader || !geometry.isNull() )
+        {
+          attrs.pop_front();
+        }
+        feature.setAttributes( attrs );
+        features.append( feature );
+        geometry = QgsGeometry();
+        attrs.clear();
+      }
     }
+    attrVal.clear();
+  };
 
-    features.append( feature );
+  for ( auto c = string.constBegin(); c < string.constEnd(); ++c )
+  {
+    if ( *c == QChar( '\n' ) || *c == QChar( '\t' ) )
+    {
+      if ( isInsideQuotes )
+      {
+        attrVal.append( *c );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        parseFunc( *c );
+      }
+    }
+    else if ( *c == QChar( '\"' ) )
+    {
+      isInsideQuotes = !isInsideQuotes;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      attrVal.append( *c );
+    }
   }
+
+  // handle missing newline
+  if ( !string.endsWith( QChar( '\n' ) ) )
+  {
+    parseFunc( QChar( '\n' ) );
+  }
+
   return features;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/app/testqgisappclipboard.cpp b/tests/src/app/testqgisappclipboard.cpp
index 96a848c8183..9695d636000 100644
--- a/tests/src/app/testqgisappclipboard.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/app/testqgisappclipboard.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void TestQgisAppClipboard::copyPaste()
 
 void TestQgisAppClipboard::copyToText()
 {
+
   //set clipboard to some QgsFeatures
   QgsFields fields;
   fields.append( QgsField( QStringLiteral( "int_field" ), QVariant::Int ) );
@@ -221,13 +222,28 @@ void TestQgisAppClipboard::copyToText()
   settings.setEnumValue( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/copyFeatureFormat" ), QgsClipboard::AttributesWithWKT );
   mQgisApp->clipboard()->generateClipboardText( result, resultHtml );
   QCOMPARE( result, QString( "wkt_geom\tint_field\tstring_field\nPoint (5 6)\t1\tSingle line text\nPoint (7 8)\t2\t\"Unix Multiline \nText\"\nPoint (9 10)\t3\t\"Windows Multiline \r\nText\"" ) );
+
 }
 
 void TestQgisAppClipboard::pasteWkt()
 {
+
+  // test issue GH #44989
+  QgsFeatureList features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->stringToFeatureList( QStringLiteral( "wkt_geom\tint_field\tstring_field\nPoint (5 6)\t1\tSingle line text\nPoint (7 8)\t2\t\"Unix Multiline \nText\"\nPoint (9 10)\t3\t\"Windows Multiline \r\nText\"" ), QgsFields() );
+  QCOMPARE( features.length(), 3 );
+  QVERIFY( features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 0 ).geometry().isNull() );
+  QVERIFY( features.at( 1 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 1 ).geometry().isNull() );
+  QVERIFY( features.at( 2 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 2 ).geometry().isNull() );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 0 ).fields().count(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 0 ).attributeCount(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 1 ).fields().count(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 1 ).attributeCount(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 2 ).fields().count(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( features.at( 2 ).attributeCount(), 2 );
+
   mQgisApp->clipboard()->setText( QStringLiteral( "POINT (125 10)\nPOINT (111 30)" ) );
 
-  QgsFeatureList features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->copyOf();
+  features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->copyOf();
   QCOMPARE( features.length(), 2 );
   QVERIFY( features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 0 ).geometry().isNull() );
   QCOMPARE( features.at( 0 ).geometry().constGet()->wkbType(), QgsWkbTypes::Point );
@@ -248,7 +264,8 @@ void TestQgisAppClipboard::pasteWkt()
   features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->copyOf();
   QCOMPARE( features.length(), 2 );
 
-  QVERIFY( features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 0 ).geometry().isNull() );
+  QVERIFY( features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() );
+  QVERIFY( !features.at( 0 ).geometry().isNull() );
   QCOMPARE( features.at( 0 ).geometry().constGet()->wkbType(), QgsWkbTypes::Point );
   featureGeom = features.at( 0 ).geometry();
   point = dynamic_cast< const QgsPoint * >( featureGeom.constGet() );
@@ -262,7 +279,7 @@ void TestQgisAppClipboard::pasteWkt()
   QCOMPARE( point->y(), 10.0 );
 
   //clipboard should support features without geometry
-  mQgisApp->clipboard()->setText( QStringLiteral( "\tMNL\t11\t282\tkm\t\t\t\n\tMNL\t11\t347.80000000000001\tkm\t\t\t" ) );
+  mQgisApp->clipboard()->setText( QStringLiteral( "MNL\t11\t282\tkm\t\t\t\nMNL\t11\t347.80000000000001\tkm\t\t\t" ) );
   features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->copyOf();
   QCOMPARE( features.length(), 2 );
   QVERIFY( !features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() );
@@ -375,6 +392,7 @@ void TestQgisAppClipboard::pasteGeoJson()
   mQgisApp->clipboard()->setText( QStringLiteral( "{\n\"type\": \"Feature\",\"geometry\": {\"type\": \"Point\",\"coordinates\": [125, 10]},\"properties\": {\"name\": \"Dinagat Islands\"}}" ) );
 
   const QgsFeatureList features = mQgisApp->clipboard()->copyOf( fields );
+
   QCOMPARE( features.length(), 1 );
   QVERIFY( features.at( 0 ).hasGeometry() && !features.at( 0 ).geometry().isNull() );
   QCOMPARE( features.at( 0 ).geometry().constGet()->wkbType(), QgsWkbTypes::Point );