diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 584ca481..4f046914 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -2443,6 +2443,15 @@ _action_copy_activate (GtkAction*     action,
                        MidoriBrowser* browser)
 {
     GtkWidget* widget = gtk_window_get_focus (GTK_WINDOW (browser));
+    /* Work around broken clipboard handling for the sake of the user */
+    if (WEBKIT_IS_WEB_VIEW (widget))
+    {
+        GtkWidget* scrolled = gtk_widget_get_parent (widget);
+        GtkWidget* view = gtk_widget_get_parent (scrolled);
+        const gchar* selected = midori_view_get_selected_text (MIDORI_VIEW (view));
+        sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, selected);
+        return;
+    }
     if (G_LIKELY (widget) && g_signal_lookup ("copy-clipboard", G_OBJECT_TYPE (widget)))
         g_signal_emit_by_name (widget, "copy-clipboard");
 }
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index a193a97d..2b87ae6a 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -1973,19 +1973,6 @@ gtk_widget_scroll_event_cb (WebKitWebView*  web_view,
 }
 
 #if WEBKIT_CHECK_VERSION (1, 1, 15)
-static void
-midori_web_view_set_clipboard (GtkWidget*   widget,
-                                      const gchar* text)
-{
-    GdkDisplay* display = gtk_widget_get_display (widget);
-    GtkClipboard* clipboard;
-
-    clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get_for_display (display, GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
-    gtk_clipboard_set_text (clipboard, text, -1);
-    clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get_for_display (display, GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
-    gtk_clipboard_set_text (clipboard, text, -1);
-}
-
 static void
 midori_web_view_menu_new_window_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                              MidoriView* view)
@@ -2005,9 +1992,9 @@ midori_web_view_menu_link_copy_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                             MidoriView* view)
 {
     if (g_str_has_prefix (view->link_uri, "mailto:"))
-        midori_web_view_set_clipboard (widget, view->link_uri + 7);
+        sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, view->link_uri + 7);
     else
-        midori_web_view_set_clipboard (widget, view->link_uri);
+        sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, view->link_uri);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2037,7 +2024,7 @@ midori_web_view_menu_image_copy_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                              MidoriView* view)
 {
     gchar* uri = katze_object_get_string (view->hit_test, "image-uri");
-    midori_web_view_set_clipboard (widget, uri);
+    sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, uri);
     g_free (uri);
 }
 
@@ -2060,7 +2047,7 @@ midori_web_view_menu_video_copy_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                              MidoriView* view)
 {
     gchar* uri = katze_object_get_string (view->hit_test, "media-uri");
-    midori_web_view_set_clipboard (widget, uri);
+    sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, uri);
     g_free (uri);
 }
 
@@ -2153,7 +2140,7 @@ static void
 midori_web_view_menu_copy_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                        MidoriView* view)
 {
-    midori_web_view_set_clipboard (widget, view->selected_text);
+    sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (widget, view->selected_text);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.c b/midori/sokoke.c
index 219fc8f3..7bb38b12 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.c
+++ b/midori/sokoke.c
@@ -2171,3 +2171,16 @@ sokoke_register_privacy_item (const gchar* name,
     items = g_list_append (items, item);
     return NULL;
 }
+
+void
+sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (GtkWidget*   widget,
+                              const gchar* text)
+{
+    GdkDisplay* display = gtk_widget_get_display (widget);
+    GtkClipboard* clipboard;
+
+    clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get_for_display (display, GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
+    gtk_clipboard_set_text (clipboard, text, -1);
+    clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get_for_display (display, GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
+    gtk_clipboard_set_text (clipboard, text, -1);
+}
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.h b/midori/sokoke.h
index 679e684c..88137861 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.h
+++ b/midori/sokoke.h
@@ -280,4 +280,8 @@ sokoke_register_privacy_item (const gchar* name,
                               const gchar* label,
                               GCallback    clear);
 
+void
+sokoke_widget_copy_clipboard (GtkWidget*   widget,
+                              const gchar* text);
+
 #endif /* !__SOKOKE_H__ */