diff --git a/runtime/plugin/nvim_gui_shim.vim b/runtime/plugin/nvim_gui_shim.vim
index 319784a..565b2ff 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/nvim_gui_shim.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/nvim_gui_shim.vim
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 " A Neovim plugin that implements GUI helper commands
 if !has('nvim') || exists('g:GuiLoaded')
-  finish
+	finish
 endif
 let g:GuiLoaded = 1
 
 if exists('g:GuiInternalClipboard')
+	let s:LastRegType = 'v'
 	function! provider#clipboard#Call(method, args) abort
 		if a:method == 'get'
-			return [rpcrequest(1, 'Gui', 'Clipboard', 'Get'), 'v']
+			return [rpcrequest(1, 'Gui', 'Clipboard', 'Get', a:args[0]), s:LastRegType]
 		elseif a:method == 'set'
-			call rpcnotify(1, 'Gui', 'Clipboard', 'Set', join(a:args[0], '
'))
+			let s:LastRegType = a:args[1]
+			call rpcnotify(1, 'Gui', 'Clipboard', 'Set', a:args[2], join(a:args[0], '
'))
 		endif
 	endfunction
 endif
diff --git a/src/nvim/redraw_handler.rs b/src/nvim/redraw_handler.rs
index 40fd59a..9f7122b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/redraw_handler.rs
+++ b/src/nvim/redraw_handler.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ pub fn call_gui_event(
         "Clipboard" => {
             match try_str!(args[0]) {
                 "Set" => {
-                    ui.clipboard_set(try_str!(args[1]));
+                    match try_str!(args[1]) {
+                        "*" => ui.clipboard_primary_set(try_str!(args[2])),
+                        _ => ui.clipboard_clipboard_set(try_str!(args[2])),
+                    }
                 },
                 opt => error!("Unknown option {}", opt),
             }
@@ -162,7 +165,10 @@ pub fn call_gui_request(
                     // mutably twice!
                     let clipboard = {
                         let ui = &mut ui.borrow_mut();
-                        ui.clipboard.clone()
+                        match try_str!(args[1]) {
+                            "*" => ui.clipboard_primary.clone(),
+                            _ => ui.clipboard_clipboard.clone(),
+                        }
                     };
                     let t = clipboard.wait_for_text().unwrap_or_else(|| String::new());
                     Ok(Value::Array(t.split("\n").map(|s| s.into()).collect::<Vec<Value>>()))
diff --git a/src/shell.rs b/src/shell.rs
index 976a49a..59249b0 100644
--- a/src/shell.rs
+++ b/src/shell.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ pub struct State {
     cursor: Option<Cursor>,
     popup_menu: RefCell<PopupMenu>,
     settings: Rc<RefCell<Settings>>,
-    pub clipboard: gtk::Clipboard,
+    pub clipboard_clipboard: gtk::Clipboard,
+    pub clipboard_primary: gtk::Clipboard,
 
     pub mode: mode::Mode,
 
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ impl State {
             cursor: None,
             popup_menu,
             settings,
-            clipboard: gtk::Clipboard::get(&gdk::Atom::intern("CLIPBOARD")),
+            clipboard_clipboard: gtk::Clipboard::get(&gdk::Atom::intern("CLIPBOARD")),
+            clipboard_primary: gtk::Clipboard::get(&gdk::Atom::intern("PRIMARY")),
 
             mode: mode::Mode::new(),
 
@@ -179,8 +181,12 @@ impl State {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn clipboard_set(&self, text: &str) {
-        self.clipboard.set_text(text);
+    pub fn clipboard_clipboard_set(&self, text: &str) {
+        self.clipboard_clipboard.set_text(text);
+    }
+
+    pub fn clipboard_primary_set(&self, text: &str) {
+        self.clipboard_primary.set_text(text);
     }
 
     fn close_popup_menu(&self) {