diff --git a/src/lua/LegacyLuaAPI.cpp b/src/lua/LegacyLuaAPI.cpp
index 4ce278a01..b56079bf8 100644
--- a/src/lua/LegacyLuaAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LegacyLuaAPI.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Format.h"
 #include "LuaScriptInterface.h"
 #include "LuaScriptHelper.h"
+#include "PowderToy.h"
 
 #include "gui/dialogues/ErrorMessage.h"
 #include "gui/dialogues/InformationMessage.h"
@@ -2053,4 +2054,18 @@ int luatpt_screenshot(lua_State* l)
 	lua_pushstring(l, filename.str().c_str());
 	return 1;
 }
+
+int luatpt_getclip (lua_State* l)
+{
+	lua_pushstring(l, ClipboardPull());
+	return 1; 
+}
+
+int luatpt_setclip (lua_State* l)
+{
+	luaL_checktype(l, 1, LUA_TSTRING);
+	ClipboardPush((char*) std::string(luaL_optstring(l, 1, "")).c_str());
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptHelper.h b/src/lua/LuaScriptHelper.h
index 0c4af2895..40caa18a1 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptHelper.h
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptHelper.h
@@ -129,5 +129,8 @@ int luatpt_getscript(lua_State* l);
 int luatpt_setwindowsize(lua_State* l);
 
 int luatpt_screenshot(lua_State* l);
+int luatpt_getclip(lua_State* l);
+int luatpt_setclip(lua_State* l);
+
 
 #endif /* LUASCRIPTHELPER_H_ */
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
index 348b8351c..5ca7ba1a9 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ LuaScriptInterface::LuaScriptInterface(GameController * c, GameModel * m):
 		{"element",&luatpt_getelement},
 		{"element_func",&luatpt_element_func},
 		{"graphics_func",&luatpt_graphics_func},
+		{"get_clipboard", &luatpt_getclip}, 
+		{"set_clipboard", &luatpt_setclip},
 		{NULL,NULL}
 	};