diff --git a/nixos/sway/default.nix b/nixos/sway/default.nix
index aea6b5a4..bbf73767 100644
--- a/nixos/sway/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/sway/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ in
       home.sessionVariables = {
       };
 
+      home.packages = with pkgs; [
+        wl-clipboard
+      ];
 
       wayland.windowManager.sway = {
         enable = true;
diff --git a/tools/clipboard b/tools/clipboard
index 1c1c1d02..7b088d4a 100755
--- a/tools/clipboard
+++ b/tools/clipboard
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-xclip -selection clipboard
+read contents
+if [[ -x `which wl-copy` ]]; then
+    echo "$contents" | wl-copy
+else
+    echo "$contents" | xclip -selection clipboard
+fi