diff --git a/hw/xwayland/man/Xwayland.man b/hw/xwayland/man/Xwayland.man
index ef2db0e85..c12e9a840 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/man/Xwayland.man
+++ b/hw/xwayland/man/Xwayland.man
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ option with Xwayland.
 This option has no effect if the compositor doesn't support the relevant
 XDG portal or if Xwayland was not compiled with EI and OEFFIS support.
 .TP 8
+.B \-enable-clipboard
+Enable the Xwayland clipboard selection bridge in rootful mode, syncing
+the X11 CLIPBOARD and PRIMARY selections with the Wayland clipboard and
+primary selection.
+
+This option is not compatible with rootless mode (\fI-rootless\fP).
+.TP 8
 .B \-fullscreen
 Set the Xwayland window fullscreen when running rootful.
 
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index c81633855..e5267acc3 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -992,6 +992,9 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
             ErrorF("This build does not have XDG portal support\n");
 #endif
         }
+        else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-enable-clipboard") == 0) {
+            xwl_screen->enable_clipboard = 1;
+        }
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-nokeymap") == 0) {
             xwl_screen->nokeymap = 1;
         }
@@ -1077,6 +1080,11 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+    if (xwl_screen->rootless && xwl_screen->enable_clipboard) {
+        ErrorF("error, cannot use the clipboard selection bridge when running rootless\n");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if (!xwl_screen->rootless && !xwl_screen->xdg_wm_base) {
         ErrorF("missing XDG-WM-Base protocol\n");
         return FALSE;
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
index 6927c40d5..14e680c65 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct xwl_screen {
     int has_grab;
     int decorate;
     int enable_ei_portal;
+    int enable_clipboard;
     int nokeymap;
     int hidpi;
 
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-selection.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-selection.c
index fdb3c091e..33152e0b8 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-selection.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-selection.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,9 @@ xwl_selection_init(struct xwl_seat *xwl_seat)
     if (xwl_screen->rootless)
         return;
 
+    if (!xwl_screen->enable_clipboard)
+        return;
+
     if (xwl_screen->selection_bridge)
         return;
 
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland.c
index 91c94681b..d4c9b92b6 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ ddxUseMsg(void)
 #ifdef XWL_HAS_EI_PORTAL
     ErrorF("-enable-ei-portal      use the XDG portal for input emulation\n");
 #endif
+    ErrorF("-enable-clipboard      enable Xwayland clipboard selection bridge\n");
 }
 
 static int init_fd = -1;
@@ -247,6 +248,9 @@ ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char *argv[], int i)
     else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-enable-ei-portal") == 0) {
         return 1;
     }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-enable-clipboard") == 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
     else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-output") == 0) {
         CHECK_FOR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENTS(1);
         return 2;