diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 8766aa96..951397d3 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
         }
     }
 
+    else if (effective_mods == (shift | ctrl)) {
+        if (sym == XKB_KEY_C) {
+            selection_to_clipboard(term, serial);
+            found_map = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(key_map) / sizeof(key_map[0]) && !found_map; i++) {
         const struct key_map *k = &key_map[i];
         if (k->sym != sym)
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 888bdae3..4c4eff4a 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "slave.h"
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "vt.h"
+#include "selection.h"
 
 #define min(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 #define max(x, y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@ handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
         wl_seat_add_listener(term->wl.seat, &seat_listener, term);
         wl_display_roundtrip(term->wl.display);
     }
+
+    else if (strcmp(interface, wl_data_device_manager_interface.name) == 0) {
+        term->wl.data_device_manager = wl_registry_bind(
+            term->wl.registry, name, &wl_data_device_manager_interface, 1);
+    }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -388,6 +394,20 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         LOG_ERR("compositor does not support ARGB surfaces");
         goto out;
     }
+    if (term.wl.seat == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERR("no seat available");
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if (term.wl.data_device_manager == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERR("no clipboard available "
+                "(wl_data_device_manager not implemented by server)");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* Clipboard */
+    term.wl.data_device = wl_data_device_manager_get_data_device(
+        term.wl.data_device_manager, term.wl.seat);
+    wl_data_device_add_listener(term.wl.data_device, &data_device_listener, &term);
 
     /* Cursor */
     term.wl.pointer.surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(term.wl.compositor);
@@ -603,6 +623,20 @@ out:
         wl_surface_destroy(term.wl.pointer.surface);
     if (term.wl.keyboard != NULL)
         wl_keyboard_destroy(term.wl.keyboard);
+    if (term.selection.primary.data_source != NULL)
+        wl_data_source_destroy(term.selection.primary.data_source);
+    if (term.selection.primary.data_offer != NULL)
+        wl_data_offer_destroy(term.selection.primary.data_offer);
+    free(term.selection.primary.text);
+    if (term.selection.clipboard.data_source != NULL)
+        wl_data_source_destroy(term.selection.clipboard.data_source);
+    if (term.selection.clipboard.data_offer != NULL)
+        wl_data_offer_destroy(term.selection.clipboard.data_offer);
+    free(term.selection.clipboard.text);
+    if (term.wl.data_device != NULL)
+        wl_data_device_destroy(term.wl.data_device);
+    if (term.wl.data_device_manager != NULL)
+        wl_data_device_manager_destroy(term.wl.data_device_manager);
     if (term.wl.seat != NULL)
         wl_seat_destroy(term.wl.seat);
     if (term.wl.surface != NULL)
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index cedf8d10..99688e01 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "selection.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #define LOG_MODULE "selection"
 #define LOG_ENABLE_DBG 0
 #include "log.h"
 #include "render.h"
+#include "grid.h"
 
 #define min(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 #define max(x, y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
@@ -14,6 +18,63 @@ selection_enabled(const struct terminal *term)
     return term->mouse_tracking == MOUSE_NONE;
 }
 
+static char *
+extract_selection(const struct terminal *term)
+{
+    const struct coord *start = &term->selection.start;
+    const struct coord *end = &term->selection.end;
+
+    if (start->row > end->row || (start->row == end->row && start->col > end->col)) {
+        const struct coord *tmp = start;
+        start = end;
+        end = tmp;
+    }
+
+    assert(start->row <= end->row);
+
+    /* TODO: calculate length required */
+    char buf[4096];
+    int idx = 0;
+
+    int start_col = start->col;
+    for (int r = start->row; r < end->row; r++) {
+        const struct row *row = grid_row_in_view(term->grid, r - term->grid->view);
+        if (row == NULL)
+            continue;
+
+        for (int col = start_col; col < term->cols; col++) {
+            const struct cell *cell = &row->cells[col];
+            if (cell->c[0] == '\0')
+                continue;
+
+            size_t len = strnlen(cell->c, 4);
+            memcpy(&buf[idx], cell->c, len);
+            idx += len;
+        }
+
+        if (r != end->row - 1)
+            buf[idx++] = '\n';
+
+        start_col = 0;
+    }
+
+    {
+        const struct row *row = grid_row_in_view(term->grid, end->row - term->grid->view);
+        for (int col = start_col; row != NULL && col <= end->col; col++) {
+            const struct cell *cell = &row->cells[col];
+            if (cell->c[0] == '\0')
+                continue;
+
+            size_t len = strnlen(cell->c, 4);
+            memcpy(&buf[idx], cell->c, len);
+            idx += len;
+        }
+    }
+
+    buf[idx] = '\0';
+    return strdup(buf);
+}
+
 void
 selection_start(struct terminal *term, int col, int row)
 {
@@ -71,6 +132,12 @@ selection_finalize(struct terminal *term)
 
     assert(term->selection.start.row != -1);
     assert(term->selection.end.row != -1);
+
+    /* Kill old primary selection */
+    free(term->selection.primary.text);
+
+    /* TODO: primary data source */
+    term->selection.primary.text = extract_selection(term);
 }
 
 void
@@ -99,3 +166,168 @@ selection_cancel(struct terminal *term)
             grid_render(term);
     }
 }
+
+static void
+target(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source, const char *mime_type)
+{
+    LOG_WARN("TARGET: mime-type=%s", mime_type);
+}
+
+static void
+send(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source, const char *mime_type,
+     int32_t fd)
+{
+    const struct clipboard *clipboard = wl_data_source_get_user_data(wl_data_source);
+
+    LOG_WARN("SENDING CLIPBOARD!");
+    assert(clipboard != NULL);
+    assert(clipboard->text != NULL);
+
+    write(fd, clipboard->text, strlen(clipboard->text));
+    close(fd);
+}
+
+static void
+cancelled(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source)
+{
+    struct clipboard *clipboard = wl_data_source_get_user_data(wl_data_source);
+    assert(clipboard->data_source == wl_data_source);
+
+    wl_data_source_destroy(clipboard->data_source);
+    clipboard->data_source = NULL;
+    clipboard->serial = 0;
+
+    free(clipboard->text);
+    clipboard->text = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+dnd_drop_performed(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+dnd_finished(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+action(void *data, struct wl_data_source *wl_data_source, uint32_t dnd_action)
+{
+}
+
+static const struct wl_data_source_listener data_source_listener = {
+    .target = &target,
+    .send = &send,
+    .cancelled = &cancelled,
+    .dnd_drop_performed = &dnd_drop_performed,
+    .dnd_finished = &dnd_finished,
+    .action = &action,
+};
+
+void
+selection_to_clipboard(struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial)
+{
+    if (term->selection.clipboard.data_source != NULL) {
+        /* Kill previous data source */
+        struct clipboard *clipboard = &term->selection.clipboard;
+
+        assert(clipboard->serial != 0);
+        wl_data_device_set_selection(term->wl.data_device, NULL, clipboard->serial);
+        wl_data_source_destroy(clipboard->data_source);
+        free(clipboard->text);
+
+        clipboard->data_source = NULL;
+        clipboard->serial = 0;
+    }
+
+    struct clipboard *clipboard = &term->selection.clipboard;
+
+    clipboard->text = extract_selection(term);
+
+    clipboard->data_source
+        = wl_data_device_manager_create_data_source(term->wl.data_device_manager);
+
+    assert(clipboard->data_source != NULL);
+
+    wl_data_source_offer(clipboard->data_source, "text/plain;charset=utf-8");
+    wl_data_source_add_listener(clipboard->data_source, &data_source_listener, term);
+    wl_data_device_set_selection(term->wl.data_device, clipboard->data_source, serial);
+    wl_data_source_set_user_data(clipboard->data_source, clipboard);
+    clipboard->serial = serial;
+}
+
+static void
+offer(void *data, struct wl_data_offer *wl_data_offer, const char *mime_type)
+{
+    LOG_ERR("OFFER: %s", mime_type);
+}
+
+static void
+source_actions(void *data, struct wl_data_offer *wl_data_offer,
+                uint32_t source_actions)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+offer_action(void *data, struct wl_data_offer *wl_data_offer, uint32_t dnd_action)
+{
+}
+
+static const struct wl_data_offer_listener data_offer_listener = {
+    .offer = &offer,
+    .source_actions = &source_actions,
+    .action = &offer_action,
+};
+
+static void
+data_offer(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device,
+           struct wl_data_offer *id)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+enter(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device, uint32_t serial,
+      struct wl_surface *surface, wl_fixed_t x, wl_fixed_t y,
+      struct wl_data_offer *id)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+leave(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+motion(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device, uint32_t time,
+       wl_fixed_t x, wl_fixed_t y)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+drop(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+selection(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_device,
+          struct wl_data_offer *id)
+{
+    struct terminal *term = data;
+    struct clipboard *clipboard = &term->selection.clipboard;
+
+    if (clipboard->data_offer != NULL)
+        wl_data_offer_destroy(clipboard->data_offer);
+
+    clipboard->data_offer = id;
+    wl_data_offer_add_listener(id, &data_offer_listener, term);
+}
+
+const struct wl_data_device_listener data_device_listener = {
+    .data_offer = &data_offer,
+    .enter = &enter,
+    .leave = &leave,
+    .motion = &motion,
+    .drop = &drop,
+    .selection = &selection,
+};
diff --git a/selection.h b/selection.h
index 84aed3f0..81eb3174 100644
--- a/selection.h
+++ b/selection.h
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <wayland-client.h>
+
 #include "terminal.h"
 
+extern const struct wl_data_device_listener data_device_listener;
+
 void selection_start(struct terminal *term, int col, int row);
 void selection_update(struct terminal *term, int col, int row);
 void selection_finalize(struct terminal *term);
 void selection_cancel(struct terminal *term);
+void selection_to_clipboard(struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial);
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 8b080ad9..4d73f998 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ struct wayland {
     struct wl_surface *surface;
     struct wl_shm *shm;
     struct wl_seat *seat;
+    struct wl_data_device_manager *data_device_manager;
+    struct wl_data_device *data_device;
     struct wl_keyboard *keyboard;
     struct {
         struct wl_pointer *pointer;
@@ -184,6 +186,13 @@ enum mouse_reporting {
     MOUSE_URXVT,         /* ?1015h */
 };
 
+struct clipboard {
+    struct wl_data_source *data_source;
+    struct wl_data_offer *data_offer;
+    char *text;
+    uint32_t serial;
+};
+
 struct terminal {
     pid_t slave;
     int ptmx;
@@ -231,6 +240,8 @@ struct terminal {
     struct {
         struct coord start;
         struct coord end;
+        struct clipboard primary;
+        struct clipboard clipboard;
     } selection;
 
     struct grid normal;