diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77914aa48..a2d1b5b8f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "@tanstack/react-virtual": "^3.14.2",
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.11.0",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-autostart": "~2.5.1",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager": "^2.3.2",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-log": "~2.8.0",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-notification": "^2.3.3",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener": "^2.5.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 61c97832a..7130d28c5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ importers:
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-autostart':
         specifier: ~2.5.1
         version: 2.5.1
+      '@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager':
+        specifier: ^2.3.2
+        version: 2.3.2
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-log':
         specifier: ~2.8.0
         version: 2.8.0
@@ -2650,6 +2653,9 @@ packages:
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-autostart@2.5.1':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zS/xx7yzveCcotkA+8TqkI2lysmG2wvQXv2HGAVExITmnFfHAdj1arGsbbfs3o6EktRHf6l34pJxc3YGG2mg7w==}
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager@2.3.2':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-CUlb5Hqi2oZbcZf4VUyUH53XWPPdtpw43EUpCza5HWZJwxEoDowFzNUDt1tRUXA8Uq+XPn17Ysfptip33sG4eQ==}
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-log@2.8.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-a+7rOq3MJwpTOLLKbL8d0qGZ85hgHw5pNOWusA9o3cf7cEgtYHiGY/+O8fj8MvywQIGqFv0da2bYQDlrqLE7rw==}
 
@@ -7778,6 +7784,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.11.0
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager@2.3.2':
+    dependencies:
+      '@tauri-apps/api': 2.11.0
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-log@2.8.0':
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.11.0
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 22193028c..c128756a1 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -84,6 +84,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive_arbitrary",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arboard"
+version = "3.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0348a1c054491f4bfe6ab86a7b6ab1e44e45d899005de92f58b3df180b36ddaf"
+dependencies = [
+ "clipboard-win",
+ "image",
+ "log",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-core-graphics",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "wl-clipboard-rs",
+ "x11rb",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.7.6"
@@ -460,6 +481,12 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "byteorder-lite"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f1fe948ff07f4bd06c30984e69f5b4899c516a3ef74f34df92a2df2ab535495"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.11.1"
@@ -603,6 +630,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clipboard-win"
+version = "5.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bde03770d3df201d4fb868f2c9c59e66a3e4e2bd06692a0fe701e7103c7e84d4"
+dependencies = [
+ "error-code",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "combine"
 version = "4.6.7"
@@ -740,6 +776,12 @@ version = "0.8.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crunchy"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "460fbee9c2c2f33933d720630a6a0bac33ba7053db5344fac858d4b8952d77d5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -1177,6 +1219,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "error-code"
+version = "3.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dea2df4cf52843e0452895c455a1a2cfbb842a1e7329671acf418fdc53ed4c59"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "5.4.1"
@@ -1204,6 +1252,12 @@ version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f1f227452a390804cdb637b74a86990f2a7d7ba4b7d5693aac9b4dd6defd8d6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fax"
+version = "0.2.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "caf1079563223d5d59d83c85886a56e586cfd5c1a26292e971a0fa266531ac5a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fdeflate"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -1260,6 +1314,12 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5baebc0774151f905a1a2cc41989300b1e6fbb29aff0ceffa1064fdd3088d582"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fixedbitset"
+version = "0.5.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d674e81391d1e1ab681a28d99df07927c6d4aa5b027d7da16ba32d1d21ecd99"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.1.9"
@@ -1810,6 +1870,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "half"
+version = "2.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ea2d84b969582b4b1864a92dc5d27cd2b77b622a8d79306834f1be5ba20d84b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crunchy",
+ "zerocopy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -2149,6 +2220,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "image"
+version = "0.25.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85ab80394333c02fe689eaf900ab500fbd0c2213da414687ebf995a65d5a6104"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+ "byteorder-lite",
+ "moxcms",
+ "num-traits",
+ "png 0.18.1",
+ "tiff",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -2627,6 +2712,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "moxcms"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bb85c154ba489f01b25c0d36ae69a87e4a1c73a72631fc6c0eb6dde34a73e44b"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+ "pxfm",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "muda"
 version = "0.19.2"
@@ -2708,6 +2803,15 @@ version = "0.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72ef4a56884ca558e5ddb05a1d1e7e1bfd9a68d9ed024c21704cc98872dae1bb"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nom"
+version = "8.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df9761775871bdef83bee530e60050f7e54b1105350d6884eb0fb4f46c2f9405"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "notify"
 version = "8.2.0"
@@ -2825,6 +2929,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "block2",
  "objc2",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-core-graphics",
  "objc2-foundation",
 ]
 
@@ -3159,6 +3264,17 @@ version = "2.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b4f627cb1b25917193a259e49bdad08f671f8d9708acfd5fe0a8c1455d87220"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "petgraph"
+version = "0.8.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8701b58ea97060d5e5b155d383a69952a60943f0e6dfe30b04c287beb0b27455"
+dependencies = [
+ "fixedbitset",
+ "hashbrown 0.15.5",
+ "indexmap 2.14.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "phf"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -3582,12 +3698,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pxfm"
+version = "0.1.29"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e0c5ccf5294c6ccd63a74f1565028353830a9c2f5eb0c682c355c471726a6e3f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-error"
 version = "1.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a1d01941d82fa2ab50be1e79e6714289dd7cde78eba4c074bc5a4374f650dfe0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-error"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a993555f31e5a609f617c12db6250dedcac1b0a85076912c436e6fc9b2c8e6a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-xml"
 version = "0.37.5"
@@ -3606,6 +3734,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-xml"
+version = "0.39.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdcc8dd4e2f670d309a5f0e83fe36dfdc05af317008fea29144da1a2ac858e5e"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quinn"
 version = "0.11.9"
@@ -4166,7 +4303,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cc6bf79ff24e648f6da1f8d1f011e9cac26491b619e6b9280f2b47f1774e6ee2"
 dependencies = [
  "fnv",
- "quick-error",
+ "quick-error 1.2.3",
  "tempfile",
  "wait-timeout",
 ]
@@ -5061,6 +5198,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager"
+version = "2.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "206dc20af4ed210748ba945c2774e60fd0acd52b9a73a028402caf809e9b6ecf"
+dependencies = [
+ "arboard",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-log"
 version = "2.8.0"
@@ -5392,6 +5544,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-autostart",
+ "tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager",
  "tauri-plugin-log",
  "tauri-plugin-notification",
  "tauri-plugin-opener",
@@ -5445,6 +5598,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tiff"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b63feaf3343d35b6ca4d50483f94843803b0f51634937cc2ec519fc32232bc52"
+dependencies = [
+ "fax",
+ "flate2",
+ "half",
+ "quick-error 2.0.1",
+ "weezl",
+ "zune-jpeg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.47"
@@ -5755,6 +5922,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tree_magic_mini"
+version = "3.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8765b90061cba6c22b5831f675da109ae5561588290f9fa2317adab2714d5a6"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "nom",
+ "petgraph",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "try-lock"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -6121,6 +6299,76 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-backend"
+version = "0.3.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2857dd20b54e916ec7253b3d6b4d5c4d7d4ca2c33c2e11c6c76a99bd8744755d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "downcast-rs",
+ "rustix",
+ "smallvec",
+ "wayland-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-client"
+version = "0.31.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "645c7c96bb74690c3189b5c9cb4ca1627062bb23693a4fad9d8c3de958260144"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "rustix",
+ "wayland-backend",
+ "wayland-scanner",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-protocols"
+version = "0.32.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "563a85523cade2429938e790815fd7319062103b9f4a2dc806e9b53b95982d8f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "wayland-backend",
+ "wayland-client",
+ "wayland-scanner",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-protocols-wlr"
+version = "0.3.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "eb04e52f7836d7c7976c78ca0250d61e33873c34156a2a1fc9474828ec268234"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "wayland-backend",
+ "wayland-client",
+ "wayland-protocols",
+ "wayland-scanner",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-scanner"
+version = "0.31.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c324a910fd86ebdc364a3e61ec1f11737d3b1d6c273c0239ee8ff4bc0d24b4a"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quick-xml 0.39.4",
+ "quote",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wayland-sys"
+version = "0.31.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8eab23fefc9e41f8e841df4a9c707e8a8c4ed26e944ef69297184de2785e3be"
+dependencies = [
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
 version = "0.3.95"
@@ -6251,6 +6499,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-core 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "weezl"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a28ac98ddc8b9274cb41bb4d9d4d5c425b6020c50c46f25559911905610b4a88"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -6825,6 +7079,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasmparser",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wl-clipboard-rs"
+version = "0.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e9651471a32e87d96ef3a127715382b2d11cc7c8bb9822ded8a7cc94072eb0a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "os_pipe",
+ "rustix",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "tree_magic_mini",
+ "wayland-backend",
+ "wayland-client",
+ "wayland-protocols",
+ "wayland-protocols-wlr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "writeable"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -6905,6 +7177,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "x11rb"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9993aa5be5a26815fe2c3eacfc1fde061fc1a1f094bf1ad2a18bf9c495dd7414"
+dependencies = [
+ "gethostname",
+ "rustix",
+ "x11rb-protocol",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "x11rb-protocol"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ea6fc2961e4ef194dcbfe56bb845534d0dc8098940c7e5c012a258bfec6701bd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xattr"
 version = "1.6.1"
@@ -7097,6 +7386,21 @@ version = "1.0.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b8848ee67ecc8aedbaf3e4122217aff892639231befc6a1b58d29fff4c2cabaa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zune-core"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb8a0807f7c01457d0379ba880ba6322660448ddebc890ce29bb64da71fb40f9"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zune-jpeg"
+version = "0.5.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "27bc9d5b815bc103f142aa054f561d9187d191692ec7c2d1e2b4737f8dbd7296"
+dependencies = [
+ "zune-core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zvariant"
 version = "5.10.0"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index c8deebfaf..a091f9829 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ futures-util = "0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["rt"] }
 tempfile = "3"
 notify = "8.2.0"
+tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager = "2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 proptest = "1"
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index 4d541ca28..be7824d47 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     "log:default",
     "os:default",
     "notification:default",
+    "clipboard-manager:allow-read-text",
+    "clipboard-manager:allow-write-text",
     "store:default",
     "autostart:allow-enable",
     "autostart:allow-disable",
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 6b901b89a..8446dabf2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_store::Builder::new().build())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_os::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_clipboard_manager::init())
         .plugin(
             tauri_plugin_log::Builder::new()
                 .level(tauri_plugin_log::log::LevelFilter::Info)
diff --git a/src/modules/terminal/lib/rendererPool.ts b/src/modules/terminal/lib/rendererPool.ts
index 1a7a5d7da..ba74b5f0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/terminal/lib/rendererPool.ts
+++ b/src/modules/terminal/lib/rendererPool.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import {
   terminalLineNavigationSequence,
   terminalWordNavigationSequence,
 } from "./keymap";
+import {
+  readTerminalClipboard,
+  writeTerminalClipboard,
+} from "./terminalClipboard";
 
 export const POOL_MAX_SIZE = 5;
 const FIT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 8;
@@ -276,19 +280,18 @@ function createSlot(): Slot {
     if (isTerminalCopy(event)) {
       if (event.type === "keydown" && slot.term.hasSelection()) {
         const sel = slot.term.getSelection();
-        if (sel) void navigator.clipboard.writeText(sel).catch(() => {});
+        if (sel) void writeTerminalClipboard(sel);
       }
       event.preventDefault();
       return false;
     }
     if (isTerminalPaste(event)) {
       if (event.type === "keydown") {
-        void navigator.clipboard
-          .readText()
-          .then((text) => {
-            if (text) slot.term.paste(text);
-          })
-          .catch(() => {});
+        const targetLeafId = slot.currentLeafId;
+        void readTerminalClipboard().then((text) => {
+          if (!text || slot.currentLeafId !== targetLeafId) return;
+          slot.term.paste(text);
+        });
       }
       event.preventDefault();
       return false;
diff --git a/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.test.ts b/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbf732d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const nativeClipboard = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  readText: vi.fn<() => Promise<string>>(),
+  writeText: vi.fn<(text: string) => Promise<void>>(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager", () => nativeClipboard);
+
+import {
+  readTerminalClipboard,
+  writeTerminalClipboard,
+} from "./terminalClipboard";
+
+const originalNavigator = globalThis.navigator;
+
+const webClipboard = {
+  readText: vi.fn<() => Promise<string>>(),
+  writeText: vi.fn<(text: string) => Promise<void>>(),
+};
+
+describe("terminalClipboard", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    nativeClipboard.readText.mockReset();
+    nativeClipboard.writeText.mockReset();
+    webClipboard.readText.mockReset();
+    webClipboard.writeText.mockReset();
+
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "navigator", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: { clipboard: webClipboard },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "navigator", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: originalNavigator,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("reads from the native clipboard before falling back to the web clipboard", async () => {
+    nativeClipboard.readText.mockResolvedValue("from native");
+    webClipboard.readText.mockResolvedValue("from web");
+
+    await expect(readTerminalClipboard()).resolves.toBe("from native");
+
+    expect(nativeClipboard.readText).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(webClipboard.readText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the web clipboard when native clipboard read fails", async () => {
+    nativeClipboard.readText.mockRejectedValue(new Error("not available"));
+    webClipboard.readText.mockResolvedValue("from web");
+
+    await expect(readTerminalClipboard()).resolves.toBe("from web");
+
+    expect(nativeClipboard.readText).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(webClipboard.readText).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("writes to the native clipboard before falling back to the web clipboard", async () => {
+    nativeClipboard.writeText.mockResolvedValue();
+
+    await writeTerminalClipboard("copy me");
+
+    expect(nativeClipboard.writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("copy me");
+    expect(webClipboard.writeText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the web clipboard when native clipboard write fails", async () => {
+    nativeClipboard.writeText.mockRejectedValue(new Error("not available"));
+    webClipboard.writeText.mockResolvedValue();
+
+    await writeTerminalClipboard("copy me");
+
+    expect(nativeClipboard.writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("copy me");
+    expect(webClipboard.writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("copy me");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.ts b/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1abe9a2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/terminal/lib/terminalClipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import {
+  readText as readNativeText,
+  writeText as writeNativeText,
+} from "@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager";
+
+function getWebClipboard(): Clipboard | null {
+  if (typeof navigator === "undefined") return null;
+  return navigator.clipboard ?? null;
+}
+
+export async function readTerminalClipboard(): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    return await readNativeText();
+  } catch {
+    // WebKit on Linux can fail to read external clipboard content through the
+    // web clipboard API, but it remains a useful fallback in browser contexts.
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return (await getWebClipboard()?.readText()) ?? "";
+  } catch {
+    return "";
+  }
+}
+
+export async function writeTerminalClipboard(text: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await writeNativeText(text);
+    return;
+  } catch {
+    // Keep the existing browser clipboard behavior as a fallback for dev/web.
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await getWebClipboard()?.writeText(text);
+  } catch {
+    // Best-effort copy path.
+  }
+}