diff --git a/clipboard b/clipboard
index 1709db1..a21f4c8 100644
--- a/clipboard
+++ b/clipboard
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ sub on_start {
 	$self->{copy_cmd} = $self->x_resource('clipboard.copycmd') || 'xsel -ib';
 	$self->{paste_cmd} = $self->x_resource('clipboard.pastecmd') || 'xsel -ob';
 
+	if ($self->x_resource('clipboard.autocopy' eq 'true') {
+		$self->enable(sel_grab => \&sel_grab);
+	}
+
 	()
 }
 
@@ -92,3 +96,11 @@ sub on_user_command {
 
 	()
 }
+
+sub sel_grab {
+	my ($self) = @_;
+
+	$self->copy;
+
+	()
+}