diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27cc543b..709ee757 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
   selection mode to 'character-wise' when extending a selection.
 * `DECSET` `47`, `1047` and `1048`.
 * FreeBSD support (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/238).
+* `selection-target=none|primary|clipboard|both` to `foot.ini`. It can
+  be used to configure which clipboard(s) selected text should be
+  copied to. The default is `primary`, which corresponds to the
+  behavior in older foot releases
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/288).
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index da55f8f8..81b329cf 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -673,6 +673,28 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
         conf->notify.argv = argv;
     }
 
+    else if (strcmp(key, "selection-target") == 0) {
+        static const char values[][12] = {
+            [SELECTION_TARGET_NONE] = "none",
+            [SELECTION_TARGET_PRIMARY] = "primary",
+            [SELECTION_TARGET_CLIPBOARD] = "clipboard",
+            [SELECTION_TARGET_BOTH] = "both",
+        };
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < ALEN(values); i++) {
+            if (strcasecmp(value, values[i]) == 0) {
+                conf->selection_target = i;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR(
+            "%s:%d: [default]: %s: invalid 'selection-target'; "
+            "must be one of 'none', 'primary', 'clipboard' or 'both",
+            path, lineno, value);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     else {
         LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR("%s:%u: [default]: %s: invalid key", path, lineno, key);
         return false;
@@ -2127,6 +2149,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
         .render_worker_count = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN),
         .server_socket_path = get_server_socket_path(),
         .presentation_timings = false,
+        .selection_target = SELECTION_TARGET_PRIMARY,
         .hold_at_exit = false,
         .notify = {
             .raw_cmd = NULL,
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 2bae8d31..1c349f2a 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ struct config {
     char *server_socket_path;
     bool presentation_timings;
     bool hold_at_exit;
+    enum {
+        SELECTION_TARGET_NONE,
+        SELECTION_TARGET_PRIMARY,
+        SELECTION_TARGET_CLIPBOARD,
+        SELECTION_TARGET_BOTH
+    } selection_target;
 
     struct {
         char *raw_cmd;
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index c78ad7bc..180ac7c2 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ in this order:
 	compositor can use this value to e.g. group multiple windows, or
 	apply window management rules. Default: _foot_.
 
-*workers*
-	Number of threads to use for rendering. Set to 0 to disable
-	multithreading. Default: the number of available logical CPUs
-	(including SMT). Note that this is not always the best value. In
-	some cases, the number of physical _cores_ is better.
-
 *bold-text-in-bright*
 	Boolean. When enabled, bold text is rendered in a brighter color
 	(in addition to using a bold font). Default: _no_.
@@ -212,6 +206,17 @@ in this order:
 	
 	Default: _notify-send -a foot -i foot ${title} ${body}_.
 
+*selection-target*
+	Clipboard target to automatically copy selected text to. One of
+	*none*, *primary*, *clipboard* or *both*. Default: _primary_.
+
+
+*workers*
+	Number of threads to use for rendering. Set to 0 to disable
+	multithreading. Default: the number of available logical CPUs
+	(including SMT). Note that this is not always the best value. In
+	some cases, the number of physical _cores_ is better.
+
 
 # SECTION: scrollback
 
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index 330b4b7f..19a82061 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # bell=none
 # word-delimiters=,│`|:"'()[]{}<>
 # notify=notify-send -a foot -i foot ${title} ${body}
+# selection-target=primary
 # workers=<number of logical CPUs>
 
 [scrollback]
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index 966b6b2a..00292541 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,23 @@ selection_finalize(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial)
     }
 
     xassert(term->selection.start.row <= term->selection.end.row);
-    selection_to_primary(seat, term, serial);
+
+    switch (term->conf->selection_target) {
+    case SELECTION_TARGET_NONE:
+        break;
+
+    case SELECTION_TARGET_PRIMARY:
+        selection_to_primary(seat, term, serial);
+        break;
+    case SELECTION_TARGET_CLIPBOARD:
+        selection_to_clipboard(seat, term, serial);
+        break;
+
+    case SELECTION_TARGET_BOTH:
+        selection_to_primary(seat, term, serial);
+        selection_to_clipboard(seat, term, serial);
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
 void