diff --git a/unix/gtkapp.c b/unix/gtkapp.c
index 4afe8be5..1c057f21 100644
--- a/unix/gtkapp.c
+++ b/unix/gtkapp.c
@@ -124,12 +124,20 @@ static void startup(GApplication *app, gpointer user_data)
 
     section = g_menu_new();
     g_menu_append_section(menu, NULL, G_MENU_MODEL(section));
+    g_menu_append(section, "Copy", "win.copy");
     g_menu_append(section, "Paste", "win.paste");
 
     gtk_application_set_menubar(GTK_APPLICATION(app),
                                 G_MENU_MODEL(menubar));
 }
 
+static void copy_cb(GSimpleAction *action,
+                    GVariant      *parameter,
+                    gpointer       user_data)
+{
+    copy_menu_action(user_data);
+}
+
 static void paste_cb(GSimpleAction *action,
                      GVariant      *parameter,
                      gpointer       user_data)
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ static void paste_cb(GSimpleAction *action,
 }
 
 static const GActionEntry win_actions[] = {
+    { "copy", copy_cb },
     { "paste", paste_cb },
 };
 
diff --git a/unix/gtkwin.c b/unix/gtkwin.c
index 4b380ddc..76abb736 100644
--- a/unix/gtkwin.c
+++ b/unix/gtkwin.c
@@ -3243,10 +3243,17 @@ void init_clipboard(struct gui_data *inst)
 
 #endif /* JUST_USE_GTK_CLIPBOARD_UTF8 */
 
+void copy_menu_action(void *frontend)
+{
+    struct gui_data *inst = (struct gui_data *)frontend;
+    static const int clips[] = { MENU_CLIPBOARD };
+    term_request_copy(inst->term, clips, lenof(clips));
+}
+
 void paste_menu_action(void *frontend)
 {
     struct gui_data *inst = (struct gui_data *)frontend;
-    term_request_paste(inst->term, CLIP_CLIPBOARD);
+    term_request_paste(inst->term, MENU_CLIPBOARD);
 }
 
 static void set_window_titles(struct gui_data *inst)
@@ -4290,20 +4297,20 @@ void reset_terminal_menuitem(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
 void copy_clipboard_menuitem(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
 {
     struct gui_data *inst = (struct gui_data *)data;
-    static const int clips[] = { CLIP_CLIPBOARD };
+    static const int clips[] = { MENU_CLIPBOARD };
     term_request_copy(inst->term, clips, lenof(clips));
 }
 
 void paste_clipboard_menuitem(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
 {
     struct gui_data *inst = (struct gui_data *)data;
-    term_request_paste(inst->term, CLIP_CLIPBOARD);
+    term_request_paste(inst->term, MENU_CLIPBOARD);
 }
 
 void copy_all_menuitem(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
 {
     struct gui_data *inst = (struct gui_data *)data;
-    static const int clips[] = { CLIP_PRIMARY, CLIP_CLIPBOARD };
+    static const int clips[] = { COPYALL_CLIPBOARDS };
     term_copyall(inst->term, clips, lenof(clips));
 }
 
@@ -5224,8 +5231,10 @@ void new_session_window(Conf *conf, const char *geometry_string)
 	MKMENUITEM("Clear Scrollback", clear_scrollback_menuitem);
 	MKMENUITEM("Reset Terminal", reset_terminal_menuitem);
 	MKSEP();
-	MKMENUITEM("Copy to CLIPBOARD", copy_clipboard_menuitem);
-	MKMENUITEM("Paste from CLIPBOARD", paste_clipboard_menuitem);
+	MKMENUITEM("Copy to " CLIPNAME_EXPLICIT_OBJECT,
+                   copy_clipboard_menuitem);
+	MKMENUITEM("Paste from " CLIPNAME_EXPLICIT_OBJECT,
+                   paste_clipboard_menuitem);
 	MKMENUITEM("Copy All", copy_all_menuitem);
 	MKSEP();
 	s = dupcat("About ", appname, NULL);
diff --git a/unix/unix.h b/unix/unix.h
index dc216b4a..eac1eb56 100644
--- a/unix/unix.h
+++ b/unix/unix.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ unsigned long getticks(void);
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_AUTOCOPY FALSE
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_MOUSE CLIPUI_IMPLICIT
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_INS CLIPUI_EXPLICIT
+#define MENU_CLIPBOARD CLIP_SYSTEM
+#define COPYALL_CLIPBOARDS CLIP_SYSTEM
 #else
 #define MOUSE_SELECT_CLIPBOARD CLIP_PRIMARY
 #define MOUSE_PASTE_CLIPBOARD CLIP_PRIMARY
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ unsigned long getticks(void);
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_AUTOCOPY FALSE
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_MOUSE CLIPUI_IMPLICIT
 #define CLIPUI_DEFAULT_INS CLIPUI_IMPLICIT
+#define MENU_CLIPBOARD CLIP_CLIPBOARD
+#define COPYALL_CLIPBOARDS CLIP_PRIMARY, CLIP_CLIPBOARD
 /* X11 supports arbitrary named clipboards */
 #define NAMED_CLIPBOARDS
 #endif
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ GtkWidget *make_gtk_toplevel_window(void *frontend);
 void gtkcomm_setup(void);
 
 /* Defined in gtkwin.c */
+void copy_menu_action(void *frontend);
 void paste_menu_action(void *frontend);
 
 /* Things pty.c needs from pterm.c */