diff --git a/kakplugin/src/lib.rs b/kakplugin/src/lib.rs
index ab9809a..20f0135 100644
--- a/kakplugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kakplugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@ pub fn get_selections(keys: Option<&'_ str>) -> Result<Vec<Selection>, KakError>
     response("%val{selections}", keys)
 }
 
+pub fn get_register_selections<R>(r: R) -> Result<Vec<Selection>, KakError>
+where
+    R: AsRef<Register>,
+{
+    cmd(&format!(
+        r#"
+        evaluate-commands -draft %{{
+            execute-keys '\"{}z';
+            echo -quoting shell -to-file {} -- %val{{selections}};
+        }}"#,
+        r.as_ref().kak_escaped(),
+        get_var("kak_response_fifo")?
+    ))?;
+    let selections = shell_words::split(&fs::read_to_string(&get_var("kak_response_fifo")?)?)?;
+    Ok(selections)
+}
+
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// Will return `Err` if command fifo could not be opened, read from, or written to
diff --git a/src/set.rs b/src/set.rs
index 99f4bac..ed80cc9 100644
--- a/src/set.rs
+++ b/src/set.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // use crate::utils;
 use kakplugin::{
-    get_selections, get_selections_with_desc, reg, set_selections_desc, types::Register, KakError,
+    get_register_selections, get_selections, get_selections_with_desc, set_selections_desc,
+    types::Register, KakError,
 };
 use linked_hash_map::LinkedHashMap;
 use linked_hash_set::LinkedHashSet;
@@ -75,19 +76,19 @@ pub fn set<'sel>(options: &'_ Options) -> Result<String, KakError> {
     let (left_selections, right_selections) = match (&left_register, &right_register) {
         (Register::Underscore, r) => {
             let l_selections = get_selections(None)?;
-            let r_selections = reg(*r, None)?;
+            let r_selections = get_register_selections(r)?;
 
             (l_selections, r_selections)
         }
         (l, Register::Underscore) => {
             let r_selections = get_selections(None)?;
-            let l_selections = reg(*l, None)?;
+            let l_selections = get_register_selections(l)?;
 
             (l_selections, r_selections)
         }
         (l, r) => {
-            let l_selections = reg(*l, None)?;
-            let r_selections = reg(*r, None)?;
+            let l_selections = get_register_selections(l)?;
+            let r_selections = get_register_selections(r)?;
 
             (l_selections, r_selections)
         }