diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
index 5ae318510e0..430d8629379 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ v8::Local<v8::Value> Clipboard::ReadBuffer(const std::string& format_string,
       args->isolate(), data.data(), data.length()).ToLocalChecked();
 }
 
+void Clipboard::WriteBuffer(const std::string& format,
+                            const v8::Local<v8::Value> buffer,
+                            mate::Arguments* args) {
+  if (!node::Buffer::HasInstance(buffer)) {
+    args->ThrowError("buffer must be a node Buffer");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  ui::ScopedClipboardWriter writer(GetClipboardType(args));
+  writer.WriteData(node::Buffer::Data(buffer), node::Buffer::Length(buffer),
+                   ui::Clipboard::GetFormatType(format));
+}
+
 void Clipboard::Write(const mate::Dictionary& data, mate::Arguments* args) {
   ui::ScopedClipboardWriter writer(GetClipboardType(args));
   base::string16 text, html, bookmark;
@@ -191,6 +204,7 @@ void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports, v8::Local<v8::Value> unused,
   dict.SetMethod("readFindText", &atom::api::Clipboard::ReadFindText);
   dict.SetMethod("writeFindText", &atom::api::Clipboard::WriteFindText);
   dict.SetMethod("readBuffer", &atom::api::Clipboard::ReadBuffer);
+  dict.SetMethod("writeBuffer", &atom::api::Clipboard::WriteBuffer);
   dict.SetMethod("clear", &atom::api::Clipboard::Clear);
 
   // TODO(kevinsawicki): Remove in 2.0, deprecate before then with warnings
diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h
index d7cbe7a42a6..92bc7b04a45 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class Clipboard {
 
   static v8::Local<v8::Value> ReadBuffer(const std::string& format_string,
                                          mate::Arguments* args);
+  static void WriteBuffer(const std::string& format_string,
+                          const v8::Local<v8::Value> buffer,
+                          mate::Arguments* args);
 
  private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Clipboard);
diff --git a/docs/api/clipboard.md b/docs/api/clipboard.md
index 559fc01a90d..ef62acb8bb0 100644
--- a/docs/api/clipboard.md
+++ b/docs/api/clipboard.md
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ Returns `String` - Reads `format` type from the clipboard.
 
 Returns `Buffer` - Reads `format` type from the clipboard.
 
+### `clipboard.writeBuffer(format, buffer[, type])` _Experimental_
+
+* `format` String
+* `buffer` Buffer
+* `type` String (optional)
+
+Writes the `buffer` into the clipboard as `format`.
+
 ### `clipboard.write(data[, type])`
 
 * `data` Object
diff --git a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
index a4a0e964304..84a4de742ea 100644
--- a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
@@ -94,6 +94,22 @@ describe('clipboard module', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('clipboard.writeBuffer(format, buffer)', () => {
+    it('writes a Buffer for the specified format', () => {
+      if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return
+
+      const buffer = Buffer.from('writeBuffer', 'utf8')
+      clipboard.writeBuffer('public.utf8-plain-text', buffer)
+      assert.equal(clipboard.readText(), 'writeBuffer')
+    })
+
+    it('throws an error when a non-Buffer is specified', () => {
+      assert.throws(() => {
+        clipboard.writeBuffer('public.utf8-plain-text', 'hello')
+      }, /buffer must be a node Buffer/)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('clipboard.readBuffer(format)', function () {
     it('returns a Buffer of the content for the specified format', function () {
       if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return