diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
index d6afd2a4a0..7dd4591c43 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
@@ -214,6 +214,47 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Imports from clipboard
+	 */
+	this.importFromClipboard = function () {
+		var clip = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1"]
+					.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
+		if (!clip.hasDataMatchingFlavors(["text/unicode"], 1, clip.kGlobalClipboard)) {
+			// TODO: localize
+			var prompt = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/default-prompt;1"]
+							.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrompt);
+			prompt.alert("", "No importable data could be read from the clipboard.");
+			return;
+		}
+		var trans = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1"]
+						.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
+		trans.addDataFlavor("text/unicode");
+		clip.getData(trans, clip.kGlobalClipboard);
+		var str = {};
+		try {
+			trans.getTransferData("text/unicode", str, {});
+			str = str.value.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString).data;
+		}
+		catch (e) {
+			Zotero.debug(e);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (!str) {
+			Zotero.debug("No clipboard text to import");
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		var translate = new Zotero.Translate("import");
+		translate.setString(str);
+		translate.setHandler("translators", function(obj, item) {
+			_importTranslatorsAvailable(obj, item) 
+		});
+		translators = translate.getTranslators();
+	}
+	
+	
 	function _importTranslatorsAvailable(translation, translators) {
 		if(translators.length) {
 			// create a new collection to take in imported items
@@ -236,7 +277,9 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 					translation.translate();
 			});
 		} else {
-			window.alert(Zotero.getString("fileInterface.fileFormatUnsupported"));
+			var prompt = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/default-prompt;1"]
+							.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrompt);
+			prompt.alert("", Zotero.getString("fileInterface.fileFormatUnsupported"));
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index 546f112638..ae4a0ff239 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 			case 'copySelectedItemsToClipboard':
 				ZoteroPane.copySelectedItemsToClipboard();
 				break;
+			case 'importFromClipboard':
+				Zotero_File_Interface.importFromClipboard();
+				break;
 			default:
 				throw ('Command "' + command + '" not found in ZoteroPane.handleKeyDown()');
 		}
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
index b1e015a435..a478712bc3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 						<toolbarbutton id="zotero-tb-actions-menu" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.actions.label;" type="menu">
 							<menupopup id="zotero-tb-actions-popup" onpopupshowing="document.getElementById('cmd_zotero_reportErrors').setAttribute('disabled', Zotero.getErrors().length == 0)">
 								<menuitem id="zotero-tb-actions-import" label="&zotero.toolbar.import.label;" oncommand="Zotero_File_Interface.importFile();"/>
+								<menuitem id="zotero-tb-actions-import-clipboard" label="&zotero.toolbar.importFromClipboard;" oncommand="Zotero_File_Interface.importFromClipboard();" />
 								<menuitem id="zotero-tb-actions-export" label="&zotero.toolbar.export.label;" oncommand="Zotero_File_Interface.exportFile();"/>
 								<menuitem id="zotero-tb-actions-rtfScan" label="&zotero.toolbar.rtfScan.label;" oncommand="window.openDialog('chrome://zotero/content/rtfScan.xul', 'rtfScan', 'chrome,centerscreen')"/>
 								<menuitem hidden="true" id="zotero-tb-actions-zeroconf-update"
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.xul
index 108794e6f8..892846bfef 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.xul
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ To add a new preference:
 			<preference id="pref-keys-toggleTagSelector" name="extensions.zotero.keys.toggleTagSelector" type="string"/>
 			<preference id="pref-keys-copySelectedItemCitationsToClipboard" name="extensions.zotero.keys.copySelectedItemCitationsToClipboard" type="string"/>
 			<preference id="pref-keys-copySelectedItemsToClipboard" name="extensions.zotero.keys.copySelectedItemsToClipboard" type="string"/>
+			<preference id="pref-keys-importFromClipboard" name="extensions.zotero.keys.importFromClipboard" type="string"/>
 			<preference id="pref-keys-overrideGlobal" name="extensions.zotero.keys.overrideGlobal" type="bool"/>
 		</preferences>
 		
@@ -645,6 +646,11 @@ To add a new preference:
 					<textbox id="textbox-copySelectedItemsToClipboard" maxlength="1" size="1" preference="pref-keys-copySelectedItemsToClipboard" onchange="updateQuickCopyInstructions()"/>
 				</row>
 				
+				<row>
+					<label value="&zotero.preferences.keys.importFromClipboard;" control="textbox-importFromClipboard"/>
+					<label/>
+					<textbox id="textbox-importFromClipboard" maxlength="1" size="1" preference="pref-keys-importFromClipboard"/>
+				</row>
 			</rows>
 		</grid>
 		
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.dtd
index 9f9d26a1ac..561392d107 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.dtd
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 <!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.toggleTagSelector		"Toggle Tag Selector">
 <!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.copySelectedItemCitationsToClipboard		"Copy Selected Item Citations to Clipboard">
 <!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.copySelectedItemsToClipboard		"Copy Selected Items to Clipboard">
+<!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.importFromClipboard		"Import from Clipboard">
 <!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.overrideGlobal			"Try to override conflicting shortcuts">
 <!ENTITY zotero.preferences.keys.changesTakeEffect		"Changes take effect in new windows only">
 
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
index 084d6a9c14..6d7582c269 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.tagSelector.label			"Show/Hide Tag Selector">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.actions.label					"Actions">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.import.label					"Import...">
+<!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.importFromClipboard			"Import from Clipboard">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.export.label					"Export Library...">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.rtfScan.label					"RTF Scan...">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.timeline.label				"Create Timeline">
diff --git a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
index 72e7d39406..7bbff21117 100644
--- a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
+++ b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pref("extensions.zotero.keys.newNote", 'O');
 pref("extensions.zotero.keys.toggleTagSelector", 'T');
 pref("extensions.zotero.keys.copySelectedItemCitationsToClipboard", 'A');
 pref("extensions.zotero.keys.copySelectedItemsToClipboard", 'C');
+pref("extensions.zotero.keys.importFromClipboard", 'V');
 
 // Fulltext indexing
 pref("extensions.zotero.fulltext.textMaxLength", 500000);