diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/QTerminalInterface.h b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/QTerminalInterface.h
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/QTerminalInterface.h
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/QTerminalInterface.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
       QAction *copyAction  = _contextMenu->addAction ("Copy");
       QAction *pasteAction = _contextMenu->addAction ("Paste");
 
+      pasteAction->setShortcut (Qt::ControlModifier + Qt::Key_V);
+
       connect (copyAction, SIGNAL (triggered()), this, SLOT (copyClipboard()));
       connect (pasteAction, SIGNAL (triggered()), this, SLOT (pasteClipboard()));
     }
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.cpp b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.cpp
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
   void monitorConsole (void);
   void startCommand (void);
   void sendConsoleText (const QString& s);
+  QString getConsoleTextSelection (void);
 
   void log (const char* fmt, ...);
 
@@ -702,6 +704,39 @@
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+QString QConsolePrivate::getConsoleTextSelection (void)
+{
+  QString retval;
+
+  HANDLE hStdOut = GetStdHandle (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+  DWORD nLength = 10;
+  LPTSTR lpCharacter = new TCHAR[nLength];
+  COORD dwReadCoord;
+  DWORD NumberOfCharsRead;
+
+  // FIXME -- get coordinates from window selection.
+  dwReadCoord.X = 2;
+  dwReadCoord.Y = 2;
+
+  if (ReadConsoleOutputCharacter (hStdOut, lpCharacter, nLength,
+                                  dwReadCoord, &NumberOfCharsRead))
+    {
+      if (NumberOfCharsRead == nLength)
+        {
+          retval.resize (nLength);
+
+          for (int i = 0; i < nLength; i++)
+            retval[i] = lpCharacter[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+  delete [] lpCharacter;
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 QWinTerminalImpl::QWinTerminalImpl (QWidget* parent)
     : QTerminalInterface (parent), d (new QConsolePrivate (this))
 {
@@ -890,6 +925,13 @@
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+QString QWinTerminalImpl::getTextSelection (void)
+{
+  return d->getConsoleTextSelection ();
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void QWinTerminalImpl::setTerminalFont (const QFont& f)
 {
   d->m_font = f;
@@ -909,10 +951,18 @@
 
 void QWinTerminalImpl::copyClipboard (void)
 {
+  QString text = getTextSelection ();
+
+  QApplication::clipboard()->setText (text, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 void QWinTerminalImpl::pasteClipboard (void)
 {
+  // Paste Clipboard by simulating keypress events
+  QString text = QApplication::clipboard()->text (QClipboard::Clipboard);
+
+  if (! text.isEmpty ())
+    sendText (text);
 }
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.h b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.h
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.h
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/win32/QWinTerminalImpl.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   void setTerminalFont (const QFont& font);
   void setSize (int columns, int lines);
   void sendText (const QString& s);
+  QString getTextSelection (void);
 
 public slots:
   void copyClipboard (void);