diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index 9813108306b..fd4c7467587 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       'browser/atom/atom.coffee',
       'browser/atom/objects_registry.coffee',
       'browser/atom/rpc_server.coffee',
+      'common/api/lib/clipboard.coffee',
       'common/api/lib/id_weak_map.coffee',
       'common/api/lib/shell.coffee',
       'renderer/api/lib/ipc.coffee',
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
       'browser/native_window_observer.h',
       'common/api/api_messages.cc',
       'common/api/api_messages.h',
+      'common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc',
+      'common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h',
       'common/api/atom_api_idle_gc.cc',
       'common/api/atom_api_id_weak_map.cc',
       'common/api/atom_api_id_weak_map.h',
diff --git a/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc b/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c26750d2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "ui/base/clipboard/clipboard.h"
+#include "vendor/node/src/node.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+namespace api {
+
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clipboard::Has(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  if (!args[0]->IsString())
+    return node::ThrowTypeError("Bad argument");
+
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+
+  std::string format_string(*v8::String::Utf8Value(args[0]));
+  ui::Clipboard::FormatType format(ui::Clipboard::GetFormatType(format_string));
+
+  return scope.Close(v8::Boolean::New(
+      clipboard->IsFormatAvailable(format, ui::Clipboard::BUFFER_STANDARD)));
+}
+
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clipboard::Read(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  if (!args[0]->IsString())
+    return node::ThrowTypeError("Bad argument");
+
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+
+  std::string format_string(*v8::String::Utf8Value(args[0]));
+  ui::Clipboard::FormatType format(ui::Clipboard::GetFormatType(format_string));
+
+  std::string data;
+  clipboard->ReadData(format, &data);
+
+  return scope.Close(v8::String::New(data.c_str(), data.size()));
+}
+
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clipboard::ReadText(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+
+  std::string data;
+  clipboard->ReadAsciiText(ui::Clipboard::BUFFER_STANDARD, &data);
+
+  return scope.Close(v8::String::New(data.c_str(), data.size()));
+}
+
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clipboard::WriteText(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  if (!args[0]->IsString())
+    return node::ThrowTypeError("Bad argument");
+
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+  std::string text(*v8::String::Utf8Value(args[0]));
+
+  ui::Clipboard::ObjectMap object_map;
+  object_map[ui::Clipboard::CBF_TEXT].push_back(
+      std::vector<char>(text.begin(), text.end()));
+  clipboard->WriteObjects(ui::Clipboard::BUFFER_STANDARD, object_map, NULL);
+
+  return v8::Undefined();
+}
+
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clipboard::Clear(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+  clipboard->Clear(ui::Clipboard::BUFFER_STANDARD);
+
+  return v8::Undefined();
+}
+
+// static
+void Clipboard::Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target) {
+  node::SetMethod(target, "has", Has);
+  node::SetMethod(target, "read", Read);
+  node::SetMethod(target, "readText", ReadText);
+  node::SetMethod(target, "writeText", WriteText);
+  node::SetMethod(target, "clear", Clear);
+}
+
+}  // namespace api
+
+}  // namespace atom
+
+NODE_MODULE(atom_common_clipboard, atom::api::Clipboard::Initialize)
diff --git a/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h b/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38495a0db2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef ATOM_COMMON_API_ATOM_API_CLIPBOARD_H_
+#define ATOM_COMMON_API_ATOM_API_CLIPBOARD_H_
+
+#include "base/basictypes.h"
+#include "v8/include/v8.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+namespace api {
+
+class Clipboard {
+ public:
+  static void Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target);
+
+ private:
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Has(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Read(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ReadText(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> WriteText(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Clear(const v8::Arguments &args);
+
+  DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(Clipboard);
+};
+
+}  // namespace api
+
+}  // namespace atom
+
+#endif  // ATOM_COMMON_API_ATOM_API_CLIPBOARD_H_
diff --git a/common/api/atom_extensions.h b/common/api/atom_extensions.h
index 1aa20408a66..a511d4ba91b 100644
--- a/common/api/atom_extensions.h
+++ b/common/api/atom_extensions.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NODE_EXT_LIST_ITEM(atom_renderer_ipc)
 
 // Module names start with `atom_common_` can be used by both browser and
 // renderer processes.
+NODE_EXT_LIST_ITEM(atom_common_clipboard)
 NODE_EXT_LIST_ITEM(atom_common_idle_gc)
 NODE_EXT_LIST_ITEM(atom_common_id_weak_map)
 NODE_EXT_LIST_ITEM(atom_common_shell)
diff --git a/common/api/lib/clipboard.coffee b/common/api/lib/clipboard.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d83a5a5944c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/api/lib/clipboard.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = process.atomBinding 'clipboard'