diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
index 45cd89517..7c5bf9e5b 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
   {
     kProject,
     kOnlyNodes,
+    kOnlyClips,
     kOnlyMarkers,
     kOnlyKeyframes
   };
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer220403.cpp b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer220403.cpp
index 32698bb09..2c8cb43cb 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer220403.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer220403.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ProjectSerializer220403::LoadData ProjectSerializer220403::Load(Project *project
   LoadData load_data;
 
   if ((load_type == kProject && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("project"))
-      || (load_type == kOnlyNodes && (reader->name() == QStringLiteral("nodes") || reader->name() == QStringLiteral("timeline")))
+      || ((load_type == kOnlyNodes && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("nodes")) || (load_type == kOnlyClips && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("timeline")))
       || (load_type == kOnlyKeyframes && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("keyframes"))
       || (load_type == kOnlyMarkers && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("markers"))) {
     while (XMLReadNextStartElement(reader)) {
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer230220.cpp b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer230220.cpp
index 88de00be8..06e140ad6 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer230220.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer230220.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ ProjectSerializer230220::LoadData ProjectSerializer230220::Load(Project *project
     }
     break;
   }
+  case kOnlyClips:
   case kOnlyNodes:
   {
-    if (reader->name() == QStringLiteral("nodes")) {
+    if ((load_type == kOnlyNodes && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("nodes")) || (load_type == kOnlyClips && reader->name() == QStringLiteral("timeline"))) {
       QMap<quintptr, Node*> skipped_items;
 
       while (XMLReadNextStartElement(reader)) {
@@ -395,7 +396,11 @@ void ProjectSerializer230220::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer, const SaveData &dat
 
     writer->writeEndElement(); // keyframes
   } else if (!data.GetOnlySerializeNodes().empty()) {
-    writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("nodes"));
+    if (data.type() == kOnlyClips) {
+      writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("timeline"));
+    } else {
+      writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("nodes"));
+    }
 
     writer->writeAttribute(QStringLiteral("version"), QString::number(1));
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
index 3765b0c0b..914796e15 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ bool TimelineWidget::CopySelected(bool cut)
     }
   }
 
-  ProjectSerializer::SaveData sdata(ProjectSerializer::kOnlyNodes);
+  ProjectSerializer::SaveData sdata(ProjectSerializer::kOnlyClips);
   sdata.SetOnlySerializeNodesAndResolveGroups(selected_nodes);
 
   // Cache the earliest in point so all copied clips have a "relative" in point that can be pasted anywhere
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ bool TimelineWidget::PasteInternal(bool insert)
     return false;
   }
 
-  ProjectSerializer::Result res = ProjectSerializer::Paste(ProjectSerializer::kOnlyNodes, GetConnectedNode()->project());
+  ProjectSerializer::Result res = ProjectSerializer::Paste(ProjectSerializer::kOnlyClips, GetConnectedNode()->project());
   if (res.GetLoadData().nodes.isEmpty()) {
     return false;
   }