diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67f7fb5..d288c66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 _desktop/qutebrowser/bookmarks/urls
 _desktop/qutebrowser/quickmarks
+_desktop/clipboard/selection
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/run b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e737925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/run
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+exec 2>&1
+
+SEL="../selection"
+
+
+# "xsel --nodetach --input" with an empty input will still exit immediately,
+# so we need to make sure the selection never is empty:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --input < "$SEL"
+
+# something else grabbed the selection. pull it over here:
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --output > "$SEL".new
+# see above:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+mv "$SEL".new "$SEL"
+sv term ../primary ../secondary ../clipboard
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/lock b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/pid b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/pid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6014170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/pid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+23923
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/stat b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/stat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5bdd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/stat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/status b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d09e691
Binary files /dev/null and b/_desktop/clipboard/clipboard/supervise/status differ
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/primary/run b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e737925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/run
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+exec 2>&1
+
+SEL="../selection"
+
+
+# "xsel --nodetach --input" with an empty input will still exit immediately,
+# so we need to make sure the selection never is empty:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --input < "$SEL"
+
+# something else grabbed the selection. pull it over here:
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --output > "$SEL".new
+# see above:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+mv "$SEL".new "$SEL"
+sv term ../primary ../secondary ../clipboard
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/lock b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/pid b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/pid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79c5b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/pid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+23922
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/stat b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/stat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5bdd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/stat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/status b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abe104
Binary files /dev/null and b/_desktop/clipboard/primary/supervise/status differ
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/run b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e737925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/run
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+exec 2>&1
+
+SEL="../selection"
+
+
+# "xsel --nodetach --input" with an empty input will still exit immediately,
+# so we need to make sure the selection never is empty:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --input < "$SEL"
+
+# something else grabbed the selection. pull it over here:
+xsel --nodetach --logfile /dev/stdout --"$(basename "`pwd`")" \
+    --output > "$SEL".new
+# see above:
+[ -s "$SEL" ] || echo >| "$SEL"
+mv "$SEL".new "$SEL"
+sv term ../primary ../secondary ../clipboard
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/lock b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/pid b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/pid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63c1721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/pid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+23921
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/stat b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/stat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5bdd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/stat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run
diff --git a/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/status b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b495cde
Binary files /dev/null and b/_desktop/clipboard/secondary/supervise/status differ
diff --git a/_desktop/install-desktop.sh b/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
index 1d812a7..5544faa 100644
--- a/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
+++ b/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 mkdir -p ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/settings
 
 # link config
-for i in clipit dunst fontconfig rofi zathura; do
+for i in dunst fontconfig rofi zathura; do
   rm -rf ~/.config/${i}
   ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/${i} ~/.config
 done
 
+# link clibpoard hack
+rm -rf ~/.local/bin/clipboard
+ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/clipboard ~/.local/bin/clipboard
+
 # copy firefox wrapper
 ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/firefox ~/.local/bin