diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 7da62a7..a3054b8 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    clipboard::ClipboardContents,
+    clipboard::{ClipboardContents, ClipboardKind},
     config::{AppTheme, Config, IconSizes, TabConfig, CONFIG_VERSION},
     fl, home_dir,
     key_bind::key_binds,
@@ -801,11 +801,23 @@ impl Application for App {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                let contents = ClipboardContents::new(&paths);
+                let contents = ClipboardContents::new(ClipboardKind::Copy, &paths);
                 return clipboard::write_data(contents);
             }
-            Message::Cut(_entity_opt) => {
-                log::warn!("TODO: CUT");
+            Message::Cut(entity_opt) => {
+                let mut paths = Vec::new();
+                let entity = entity_opt.unwrap_or_else(|| self.tab_model.active());
+                if let Some(tab) = self.tab_model.data_mut::<Tab>(entity) {
+                    if let Some(ref items) = tab.items_opt() {
+                        for item in items.iter() {
+                            if item.selected {
+                                paths.push(item.path.clone());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                let contents = ClipboardContents::new(ClipboardKind::Cut, &paths);
+                return clipboard::write_data(contents);
             }
             Message::DialogCancel => {
                 self.dialog_pages.pop_front();
diff --git a/src/clipboard.rs b/src/clipboard.rs
index 94d0ea6..43844a6 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.rs
+++ b/src/clipboard.rs
@@ -5,32 +5,47 @@ use cosmic::iced::clipboard::mime::AsMimeTypes;
 use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path};
 use url::Url;
 
+pub enum ClipboardKind {
+    Copy,
+    Cut,
+}
+
 pub struct ClipboardContents {
     pub available: Cow<'static, [String]>,
     pub text_plain: Cow<'static, [u8]>,
     pub text_uri_list: Cow<'static, [u8]>,
+    pub x_special_gnome_copied_files: Cow<'static, [u8]>,
 }
 
 impl ClipboardContents {
-    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(paths: &[P]) -> Self {
-        let available = vec!["text/plain".to_string(), "text/uri-list".to_string()];
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(kind: ClipboardKind, paths: &[P]) -> Self {
+        let available = vec![
+            "text/plain".to_string(),
+            "text/uri-list".to_string(),
+            "x-special/gnome-copied-files".to_string(),
+        ];
         let mut text_plain = String::new();
         let mut text_uri_list = String::new();
+        let mut x_special_gnome_copied_files = match kind {
+            ClipboardKind::Copy => "copy",
+            ClipboardKind::Cut => "cut",
+        }
+        .to_string();
         //TODO: do we have to use \r\n?
-        let newline = "\r\n";
+        let cr_nl = "\r\n";
         for path in paths.iter() {
             let path = path.as_ref();
 
             match path.to_str() {
                 Some(path_str) => {
                     if !text_plain.is_empty() {
-                        text_plain.push_str(newline);
+                        text_plain.push_str(cr_nl);
                     }
-
-                    //TOOD: what if the path contains a newline?
+                    //TOOD: what if the path contains CR or NL?
                     text_plain.push_str(path_str);
                 }
                 None => {
+                    //TODO: allow non-UTF-8?
                     log::warn!(
                         "{:?} is not valid UTF-8, not adding to text/plain clipboard",
                         path
@@ -40,13 +55,18 @@ impl ClipboardContents {
 
             match Url::from_file_path(path) {
                 Ok(url) => {
-                    text_uri_list.push_str(&url.to_string());
-                    text_uri_list.push_str(newline);
+                    let url_str = url.to_string();
+
+                    text_uri_list.push_str(&url_str);
+                    text_uri_list.push_str(cr_nl);
+
+                    x_special_gnome_copied_files.push('\n');
+                    x_special_gnome_copied_files.push_str(&url_str);
                 }
-                Err(err) => {
+                Err(()) => {
                     log::warn!(
-                        "{:?} cannot be turned into a URL, not adding to text/uri-list clipboard: {}",
-                        path, err
+                        "{:?} cannot be turned into a URL, not adding to text/uri-list clipboard",
+                        path
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -55,6 +75,7 @@ impl ClipboardContents {
             available: Cow::from(available),
             text_plain: Cow::from(text_plain.into_bytes()),
             text_uri_list: Cow::from(text_uri_list.into_bytes()),
+            x_special_gnome_copied_files: Cow::from(x_special_gnome_copied_files.into_bytes()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -68,6 +89,7 @@ impl AsMimeTypes for ClipboardContents {
         match mime_type {
             "text/plain" => Some(self.text_plain.clone()),
             "text/uri-list" => Some(self.text_uri_list.clone()),
+            "x-special/gnome-copied-files" => Some(self.x_special_gnome_copied_files.clone()),
             _ => None,
         }
     }