diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 14efa5056..8971dd0ac 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 - Fix extra keys appearing in DFHack text boxes when shift (or any other modifier) is released before the other key you were pressing
 
 ## Misc Improvements
+- ``widgets.EditField``: DFHack edit fields now support cut/copy/paste with the system clipboard with Ctrl-X/Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index 0554629a9..785e477dd 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -2832,6 +2832,13 @@ and are only documented here for completeness:
   Returns 0 if the address is not found.
   Requires a heap snapshot.
 
+* ``dfhack.internal.getClipboardTextCp437()``
+
+  Gets the system clipboard text (and converts text to CP437 encoding).
+
+* ``dfhack.internal.setClipboardTextCp437(text)``
+
+  Sets the system clipboard text from a CP437 string.
 
 .. _lua-core-context:
 
@@ -4705,6 +4712,12 @@ following keyboard hotkeys:
 - Ctrl-B/Ctrl-F: move the cursor one word back or forward.
 - Ctrl-A/Ctrl-E: move the cursor to the beginning/end of the text.
 
+The widget also supports integration with the system clipboard:
+
+- Ctrl-C: copy current text to the system clipboard
+- Ctrl-X: copy current text to the system clipboard and clear text in widget
+- Ctrl-V: paste text from the system clipboard (text is converted to cp437)
+
 The ``EditField`` class also provides the following functions:
 
 * ``editfield:setCursor([cursor_pos])``
diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 8ed9af079..7fb14baeb 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -3039,6 +3039,8 @@ static const LuaWrapper::FunctionReg dfhack_internal_module[] = {
     WRAPN(getAddressSizeInHeap, get_address_size_in_heap),
     WRAPN(getRootAddressOfHeapObject, get_root_address_of_heap_object),
     WRAPN(msizeAddress, msize_address),
+    WRAP(getClipboardTextCp437),
+    WRAP(setClipboardTextCp437),
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/library/MiscUtils.cpp b/library/MiscUtils.cpp
index b959e756e..7ffd4e1c6 100644
--- a/library/MiscUtils.cpp
+++ b/library/MiscUtils.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ distribution.
 #include "MiscUtils.h"
 #include "ColorText.h"
 
+#include "modules/DFSDL.h"
+
 #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
 // We don't want min and max macros
 #define NOMINMAX
diff --git a/library/include/modules/DFSDL.h b/library/include/modules/DFSDL.h
index 626224d60..36dd641d5 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/DFSDL.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/DFSDL.h
@@ -47,7 +47,17 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT void DFSDL_FreeSurface(SDL_Surface *surface);
 // DFHACK_EXPORT int DFSDL_SemWait(SDL_sem *sem);
 // DFHACK_EXPORT int DFSDL_SemPost(SDL_sem *sem);
 DFHACK_EXPORT int DFSDL_PushEvent(SDL_Event *event);
+DFHACK_EXPORT void DFSDL_free(void *ptr);
+
+// submitted and returned text is UTF-8
+// see wrapper functions below for cp-437 variants
+DFHACK_EXPORT char * DFSDL_GetClipboardText();
+DFHACK_EXPORT int DFSDL_SetClipboardText(const char *text);
 
 }
 
+// System clipboard -- submitted and returned text must be in CP437
+DFHACK_EXPORT std::string getClipboardTextCp437();
+DFHACK_EXPORT bool setClipboardTextCp437(std::string text);
+
 }
diff --git a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
index 7a3201f28..d6dcafd63 100644
--- a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
+++ b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
@@ -640,8 +640,12 @@ function EditField:setCursor(cursor)
 end
 
 function EditField:setText(text, cursor)
+    local old = self.text
     self.text = text
     self:setCursor(cursor)
+    if self.on_change and text ~= old then
+        self.on_change(self.text, old)
+    end
 end
 
 function EditField:postUpdateLayout()
@@ -699,11 +703,7 @@ function EditField:onInput(keys)
     end
 
     if self.key and (keys.LEAVESCREEN or keys._MOUSE_R_DOWN) then
-        local old = self.text
         self:setText(self.saved_text)
-        if self.on_change and old ~= self.saved_text then
-            self.on_change(self.text, old)
-        end
         self:setFocus(false)
         return true
     end
@@ -747,9 +747,6 @@ function EditField:onInput(keys)
                 return self.modal
             end
         end
-        if self.on_change and self.text ~= old then
-            self.on_change(self.text, old)
-        end
         return true
     elseif keys.KEYBOARD_CURSOR_LEFT then
         self:setCursor(self.cursor - 1)
@@ -772,6 +769,16 @@ function EditField:onInput(keys)
     elseif keys.CUSTOM_CTRL_E then -- end
         self:setCursor()
         return true
+    elseif keys.CUSTOM_CTRL_C then
+        dfhack.internal.setClipboardTextCp437(self.text)
+        return true
+    elseif keys.CUSTOM_CTRL_X then
+        dfhack.internal.setClipboardTextCp437(self.text)
+        self:setText('')
+        return true
+    elseif keys.CUSTOM_CTRL_V then
+        self:insert(dfhack.internal.getClipboardTextCp437())
+        return true
     end
 
     -- if we're modal, then unconditionally eat all the input
diff --git a/library/modules/DFSDL.cpp b/library/modules/DFSDL.cpp
index 7aa7f36d5..aa54cf66c 100644
--- a/library/modules/DFSDL.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/DFSDL.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "Debug.h"
 #include "PluginManager.h"
 
+#include <SDL_stdinc.h>
+
 namespace DFHack {
     DBG_DECLARE(core, dfsdl, DebugCategory::LINFO);
 }
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ void (*g_SDL_FreeSurface)(SDL_Surface *) = nullptr;
 // int (*g_SDL_SemWait)(DFSDL_sem *) = nullptr;
 // int (*g_SDL_SemPost)(DFSDL_sem *) = nullptr;
 int (*g_SDL_PushEvent)(SDL_Event *) = nullptr;
+SDL_bool (*g_SDL_HasClipboardText)();
+int (*g_SDL_SetClipboardText)(const char *text);
+char * (*g_SDL_GetClipboardText)();
+void (*g_SDL_free)(void *);
 
 bool DFSDL::init(color_ostream &out) {
     for (auto &lib_str : SDL_LIBS) {
@@ -71,6 +77,10 @@ bool DFSDL::init(color_ostream &out) {
     // bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_SemWait);
     // bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_SemPost);
     bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_PushEvent);
+    bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_HasClipboardText);
+    bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_SetClipboardText);
+    bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_GetClipboardText);
+    bind(g_sdl_handle, SDL_free);
     #undef bind
 
     DEBUG(dfsdl,out).print("sdl successfully loaded\n");
@@ -124,3 +134,30 @@ void DFSDL::DFSDL_FreeSurface(SDL_Surface *surface) {
 int DFSDL::DFSDL_PushEvent(SDL_Event *event) {
     return g_SDL_PushEvent(event);
 }
+
+void DFSDL::DFSDL_free(void *ptr) {
+    g_SDL_free(ptr);
+}
+
+char * DFSDL::DFSDL_GetClipboardText() {
+    return g_SDL_GetClipboardText();
+}
+
+int DFSDL::DFSDL_SetClipboardText(const char *text) {
+    return g_SDL_SetClipboardText(text);
+}
+
+DFHACK_EXPORT std::string DFHack::getClipboardTextCp437() {
+    if (!g_sdl_handle || g_SDL_HasClipboardText() != SDL_TRUE)
+        return "";
+    char *text = g_SDL_GetClipboardText();
+    std::string textcp437 = UTF2DF(text);
+    DFHack::DFSDL::DFSDL_free(text);
+    return textcp437;
+}
+
+DFHACK_EXPORT bool DFHack::setClipboardTextCp437(std::string text) {
+    if (!g_sdl_handle)
+        return false;
+    return 0 == DFHack::DFSDL::DFSDL_SetClipboardText(DF2UTF(text).c_str());
+}