diff --git a/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c b/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
index 4158f508a77..a1af68e40de 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
@@ -972,6 +972,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI DefaultHandler_GetData(
 
   IDataObject_Release(cacheDataObject);
 
+  if (FAILED(hres) && This->pDataDelegate)
+    hres = IDataObject_GetData(This->pDataDelegate, pformatetcIn, pmedium);
+
   return hres;
 }
 
@@ -1015,6 +1018,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI DefaultHandler_QueryGetData(
 
   IDataObject_Release(cacheDataObject);
 
+  if (FAILED(hres) && This->pDataDelegate)
+    hres = IDataObject_QueryGetData(This->pDataDelegate, pformatetc);
+
   return hres;
 }