diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 5b02bb7..e244edc 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func filterNilHandlers(handlers []KeyHandler) []KeyHandler {
 	if len(handlers) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	filtered := handlers[:0]
+	filtered := make([]KeyHandler, 0, len(handlers))
 	for _, h := range handlers {
 		if h != nil {
 			filtered = append(filtered, h)
diff --git a/i18n_test.go b/i18n_test.go
index 68ab2ea..c3c91bf 100644
--- a/i18n_test.go
+++ b/i18n_test.go
@@ -316,6 +316,19 @@ func TestAddHandler_Good_SkipsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.IsType(t, LabelHandler{}, handlers[0])
 }
 
+func TestAddHandler_DoesNotMutateInputSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New(WithHandlers())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = Init()
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	handlers := []KeyHandler{nil, LabelHandler{}}
+	AddHandler(handlers...)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, handlers[0])
+	assert.IsType(t, LabelHandler{}, handlers[1])
+}
+
 func TestPrependHandler_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, err := New(WithHandlers()) // start with no handlers
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -358,6 +371,19 @@ func TestPrependHandler_Good_SkipsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.IsType(t, LabelHandler{}, handlers[0])
 }
 
+func TestPrependHandler_DoesNotMutateInputSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New(WithHandlers())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = Init()
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	handlers := []KeyHandler{nil, ProgressHandler{}}
+	PrependHandler(handlers...)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, handlers[0])
+	assert.IsType(t, ProgressHandler{}, handlers[1])
+}
+
 func TestClearHandlers_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, err := New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)