diff --git a/js/ui/remoteSearch.js b/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
index baeaa1269..4f376bc31 100644
--- a/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
+++ b/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ const RemoteSearchProvider = new Lang.Class({
                                name: metas[i]['name'],
                                description: metas[i]['description'],
                                createIcon: Lang.bind(this,
-                                                     this.createIcon, metas[i]) });
+                                                     this.createIcon, metas[i]),
+                               clipboardText: metas[i]['clipboardText'] });
         }
         callback(resultMetas);
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/search.js b/js/ui/search.js
index 2ea1afb62..4d29e59ef 100644
--- a/js/ui/search.js
+++ b/js/ui/search.js
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ const SearchResultsBase = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._resultDisplays = {};
 
+        this._clipboard = St.Clipboard.get_default();
+
         this._cancellable = new Gio.Cancellable();
     },
 
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ const SearchResultsBase = new Lang.Class({
 
     _activateResult: function(result, id) {
         this.provider.activateResult(id, this._terms);
+        if (result.metaInfo.clipboardText)
+            this._clipboard.set_text(St.ClipboardType.CLIPBOARD, result.metaInfo.clipboardText);
         Main.overview.toggle();
     },