diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 818b18aa4..882cd0524 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -206,6 +206,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "vec_map 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clipboard"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "clipboard-win 2.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "objc 0.2.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "objc-foundation 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "objc_id 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "x11-clipboard 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clipboard-win"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi 0.3.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cloudabi"
 version = "0.0.3"
@@ -1469,6 +1489,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc_exception 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc-foundation"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "block 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "objc 0.2.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "objc_id 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc_exception"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -1477,6 +1507,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc 1.0.52 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc_id"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc 0.2.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.3.1"
@@ -1856,6 +1894,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "ruffle_desktop"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "clipboard 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cpal 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "embed-resource 1.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "env_logger 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -2724,6 +2763,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config 0.3.17 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "x11-clipboard"
+version = "0.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "xcb 0.8.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "x11-dl"
 version = "2.18.5"
@@ -2735,6 +2782,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config 0.3.17 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xcb"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc 0.2.69 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xdg"
 version = "2.2.0"
@@ -2781,6 +2837,8 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum cfg-if 0.1.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
 "checksum clang-sys 0.29.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fe6837df1d5cba2397b835c8530f51723267e16abbf83892e9e5af4f0e5dd10a"
 "checksum clap 2.33.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5067f5bb2d80ef5d68b4c87db81601f0b75bca627bc2ef76b141d7b846a3c6d9"
+"checksum clipboard 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "25a904646c0340239dcf7c51677b33928bf24fdf424b79a57909c0109075b2e7"
+"checksum clipboard-win 2.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "e3a093d6fed558e5fe24c3dfc85a68bb68f1c824f440d3ba5aca189e2998786b"
 "checksum cloudabi 0.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ddfc5b9aa5d4507acaf872de71051dfd0e309860e88966e1051e462a077aac4f"
 "checksum cocoa 0.20.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0a4736c86d51bd878b474400d9ec888156f4037015f5d09794fab9f26eab1ad4"
 "checksum color_quant 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0dbbb57365263e881e805dc77d94697c9118fd94d8da011240555aa7b23445bd"
@@ -2917,7 +2975,9 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum num_enum_derive 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4a9f19dafa80d8af21ede328f2c4ed836604a2eb1c309d688f89a7cc40568923"
 "checksum number_prefix 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "17b02fc0ff9a9e4b35b3342880f48e896ebf69f2967921fe8646bf5b7125956a"
 "checksum objc 0.2.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "915b1b472bc21c53464d6c8461c9d3af805ba1ef837e1cac254428f4a77177b1"
+"checksum objc-foundation 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "1add1b659e36c9607c7aab864a76c7a4c2760cd0cd2e120f3fb8b952c7e22bf9"
 "checksum objc_exception 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ad970fb455818ad6cba4c122ad012fae53ae8b4795f86378bce65e4f6bab2ca4"
+"checksum objc_id 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
 "checksum once_cell 1.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b1c601810575c99596d4afc46f78a678c80105117c379eb3650cf99b8a21ce5b"
 "checksum ordered-float 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "18869315e81473c951eb56ad5558bbc56978562d3ecfb87abb7a1e944cea4518"
 "checksum output_vt100 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "53cdc5b785b7a58c5aad8216b3dfa114df64b0b06ae6e1501cef91df2fbdf8f9"
@@ -3045,7 +3105,9 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum wio 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5d129932f4644ac2396cb456385cbf9e63b5b30c6e8dc4820bdca4eb082037a5"
 "checksum ws2_32-sys 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d59cefebd0c892fa2dd6de581e937301d8552cb44489cdff035c6187cb63fa5e"
 "checksum x11 2.18.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "77ecd092546cb16f25783a5451538e73afc8d32e242648d54f4ae5459ba1e773"
+"checksum x11-clipboard 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "89bd49c06c9eb5d98e6ba6536cf64ac9f7ee3a009b2f53996d405b3944f6bcea"
 "checksum x11-dl 2.18.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2bf981e3a5b3301209754218f962052d4d9ee97e478f4d26d4a6eced34c1fef8"
+"checksum xcb 0.8.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5e917a3f24142e9ff8be2414e36c649d47d6cc2ba81f16201cdef96e533e02de"
 "checksum xdg 2.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d089681aa106a86fade1b0128fb5daf07d5867a509ab036d99988dec80429a57"
 "checksum xml-rs 0.8.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b07db065a5cf61a7e4ba64f29e67db906fb1787316516c4e6e5ff0fea1efcd8a"
 "checksum xz2 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c179869f34fc7c01830d3ce7ea2086bc3a07e0d35289b667d0a8bf910258926c"
diff --git a/desktop/Cargo.toml b/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 6ed8a1ed0..d46d34d6b 100644
--- a/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ structopt = "0.3.14"
 winit = "0.22"
 webbrowser = "0.5.4"
 url = "2.1.1"
+clipboard = "0.5.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.build-dependencies]
 embed-resource = "1"
diff --git a/desktop/src/input.rs b/desktop/src/input.rs
index b9df01aff..fbbf55de2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/input.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/input.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use winit::event::{ElementState, VirtualKeyCode, WindowEvent};
 use winit::window::Window;
+use clipboard::{ClipboardContext, ClipboardProvider};
 
 pub struct WinitInputBackend {
     keys_down: HashSet<VirtualKeyCode>,
     window: Rc<Window>,
     cursor_visible: bool,
     last_key: KeyCode,
+    clipboard: ClipboardContext,
 }
 
 impl WinitInputBackend {
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ impl WinitInputBackend {
             cursor_visible: true,
             last_key: KeyCode::Unknown,
             window,
+            clipboard: ClipboardProvider::new().unwrap()
         }
     }
 
@@ -196,6 +199,14 @@ impl InputBackend for WinitInputBackend {
         };
         self.window.set_cursor_icon(icon);
     }
+
+    fn set_clipboard_content(&mut self, content: String) {
+        self.clipboard.set_contents(content).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn clear_clipboard(&mut self) {
+        self.clipboard.set_contents("".into()).unwrap();
+    }
 }
 
 /// Converts a winit `VirtualKeyCode` into a Ruffle `KeyCode`.