diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/poseobject.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/poseobject.c
index fbc0e4929ee..55d24550167 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/poseobject.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/poseobject.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ static int pose_paste_exec (bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 					else {
 						float eul[3];
 						
+						normalize_qt(pchan->quat);
 						quat_to_eul(eul, pchan->quat);
 						eul[1]*= -1;
 						eul[2]*= -1;