diff --git a/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala b/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
index 1433aa70a..9b54b2478 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Settings(config: Config) {
   val maxScreenTextRenderDistance = config.getDouble("client.maxScreenTextRenderDistance")
   val textLinearFiltering = config.getBoolean("client.textLinearFiltering")
   val textAntiAlias = config.getBoolean("client.textAntiAlias")
+  val pasteShortcut = config.getStringList("client.pasteShortcut").toSet
   val rTreeDebugRenderer = false // *Not* to be configurable via config file.
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Buffer.scala b/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Buffer.scala
index a100f2274..f751d6c14 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Buffer.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Buffer.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.client.gui
 
+import li.cil.oc.Settings
 import li.cil.oc.client.PacketSender
 import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.MonospaceFontRenderer
 import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.gui.BufferRenderer
@@ -70,12 +71,8 @@ trait Buffer extends GuiScreen {
     if (NEI.isInputFocused) return
 
     val code = Keyboard.getEventKey
-    if (code != Keyboard.KEY_ESCAPE && code != Keyboard.KEY_F11)
-      if (code == Keyboard.KEY_INSERT && GuiScreen.isShiftKeyDown) {
-        if (Keyboard.getEventKeyState)
-          PacketSender.sendClipboard(buffer.owner, GuiScreen.getClipboardString)
-      }
-      else if (Keyboard.getEventKeyState) {
+    if (code != Keyboard.KEY_ESCAPE && code != Keyboard.KEY_F11) {
+      if (Keyboard.getEventKeyState) {
         val char = Keyboard.getEventCharacter
         if (!pressedKeys.contains(code) || !ignoreRepeat(char, code)) {
           PacketSender.sendKeyDown(buffer.owner, char, code)
@@ -86,6 +83,11 @@ trait Buffer extends GuiScreen {
         case Some(char) => PacketSender.sendKeyUp(buffer.owner, char, code)
         case _ => // Wasn't pressed while viewing the screen.
       }
+
+      if (isPasteShortcutPressed && Keyboard.getEventKeyState) {
+        PacketSender.sendClipboard(buffer.owner, GuiScreen.getClipboardString)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   override protected def mouseClicked(x: Int, y: Int, button: Int) {
@@ -107,4 +109,9 @@ trait Buffer extends GuiScreen {
       code == Keyboard.KEY_LMETA ||
       code == Keyboard.KEY_RMETA
   }
+
+  private def isPasteShortcutPressed = {
+    val want = Settings.get.pasteShortcut.map(name => Keyboard.getKeyIndex(name.toUpperCase)).filter(_ != Keyboard.KEY_NONE)
+    pressedKeys.keySet.equals(want)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/reference.conf b/reference.conf
index 0c728e226..a3ec2c7da 100644
--- a/reference.conf
+++ b/reference.conf
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ opencomputers {
       # If you prefer the text on the screens to be aliased (you know, *not*
       # anti-aliased / smoothed) turn this option off.
       textAntiAlias: true
+
+      # The keyboard shortcut that is used to send the current text in the
+      # clipboard to the currently opened screen (if said screen has a keyboard
+      # attached to it). For valid key names, please see the following list:
+      # https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl/blob/master/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Keyboard.java#L73
+      pasteShortcut: [LSHIFT, INSERT]
   }
 
   # Computer related settings, concerns server performance and security.