diff --git a/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_linux.v b/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_linux.v
index b8725514..67aa6553 100644
--- a/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_linux.v
+++ b/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_linux.v
@@ -17,13 +17,54 @@ module clipboardv3
 import os
 import time
 
+const xdg_session_type_env_name = 'XDG_SESSION_TYPE'
+const xclip_path = '/usr/bin/xclip'
+const xclip_paste_args = ['-selection', 'clipboard', '-out']
+const xclip_copy_args = ['-selection', 'clipboard', '-in']
+const wayland_copy_path = '/usr/bin/wl-copy'
+const wayland_paste_path = '/usr/bin/wl-paste'
+const wayland_copy_args = ['--type', 'text/plain']
+const wayland_paste_args = ['--type', 'text/plain']
+
+type Getenv = fn (key string) string
+
+struct Proc {
+	copy_proc_path  string
+	paste_proc_path string
+	paste_args      []string
+	copy_args       []string
+}
+
+fn resolve_clipboard_proc(os_getenv Getenv) Proc {
+	if is_x11(os_getenv) {
+		return Proc{
+			copy_proc_path:  xclip_path
+			paste_proc_path: xclip_path // on x11 we use the same util for copy and paste
+			paste_args:      xclip_paste_args
+			copy_args:       xclip_copy_args
+		}
+	}
+	return Proc{
+		copy_proc_path:  wayland_copy_path
+		paste_proc_path: wayland_paste_path
+		paste_args:      wayland_paste_args
+		copy_args:       wayland_copy_args
+	}
+}
+
+fn is_x11(os_getenv Getenv) bool {
+	return os_getenv(xdg_session_type_env_name) == 'x11'
+}
+
 struct LinuxClipboard {
 mut:
+	proc      Proc
 	last_type ContentType
 }
 
 fn new_linux_clipboard() Clipboard {
 	return LinuxClipboard{
+		proc:      resolve_clipboard_proc(os.getenv)
 		last_type: .block
 	}
 }
@@ -32,8 +73,8 @@ fn (c LinuxClipboard) get_content() ?ClipboardContent {
 	mut out := []string{}
 	mut er := []string{}
 
-	mut p := os.new_process('/usr/bin/xclip')
-	p.set_args(['-selection', 'clipboard', '-out'])
+	mut p := os.new_process(c.proc.paste_proc_path)
+	p.set_args(c.proc.paste_args)
 	p.set_redirect_stdio()
 	p.run()
 
@@ -59,8 +100,8 @@ fn (c LinuxClipboard) get_content() ?ClipboardContent {
 }
 
 fn (mut c LinuxClipboard) set_content(content ClipboardContent) {
-	mut p := os.new_process('/usr/bin/xclip')
-	p.set_args(['-selection', 'clipboard', '-in'])
+	mut p := os.new_process(c.proc.copy_proc_path)
+	p.set_args(c.proc.copy_args)
 	p.set_redirect_stdio()
 	p.run()
 
diff --git a/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_test.v b/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_test.v
index 788e12b0..fcfca6ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_test.v
+++ b/src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_test.v
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ fn test_clipboard_native_implementation_sets_type_to_block() ! {
 	}
 }
 
+@[if linux ?]
+fn test_linux_clipboard_chooses_proc_to_invoke_depending_on_window_server() {
+	mock_get_env_x11 := fn (key string) string {
+		return 'x11'
+	}
+	mock_get_env_wayland := fn (key string) string {
+		return 'wayland'
+	}
+	assert is_x11(mock_get_env_x11)
+	assert is_x11(mock_get_env_wayland) == false
+}
+
 @[if darwin ?]
 fn test_clipboard_native_implementation_returns_no_content_type_from_plaintext_data() {
 	$if darwin {