diff --git a/examples/basic/clipboard.c b/examples/basic/clipboard.c
index 9efae7a..2fe3265 100644
--- a/examples/basic/clipboard.c
+++ b/examples/basic/clipboard.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void handler(MwWidget handle, void* user_data, void* call_data) {
 	(void)handle;
 	(void)user_data;
 	(void)call_data;
+
+	/* nishi: please rewrite this part */
+	/*
 	char* clipboard;
 
 	clipboard = MwLLGetClipboard(handle->lowlevel);
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ void handler(MwWidget handle, void* user_data, void* call_data) {
 		MwVaApply(text, MwNtext, clipboard);
 		MwForceRender(text);
 	}
+	*/
 
 	resize(window, NULL, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/include/Mw/LowLevel.h b/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
index 0b0357d..24418ec 100644
--- a/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
+++ b/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct _MwLLHandler {
 	void (*key_released)(MwLL handle, void* data);
 	void (*focus_in)(MwLL handle, void* data);
 	void (*focus_out)(MwLL handle, void* data);
+	void (*clipboard_received)(MwLL handle, void* data);
 };
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ MWDECL void (*MwLLFocus)(MwLL handle);
 MWDECL void (*MwLLGrabPointer)(MwLL handle, int toggle);
 
 MWDECL void (*MwLLSetClipboard)(MwLL handle, const char* text);
-MWDECL char* (*MwLLGetClipboard)(MwLL handle);
+MWDECL void (*MwLLGetClipboard)(MwLL handle);
 
 MWDECL void (*MwLLGetCursorCoord)(MwLL handle, MwPoint* point);
 MWDECL void (*MwLLGetScreenSize)(MwLL handle, MwRect* rect);
diff --git a/include/Mw/LowLevel/GDI.h b/include/Mw/LowLevel/GDI.h
index 9fee9ac..1bf997c 100644
--- a/include/Mw/LowLevel/GDI.h
+++ b/include/Mw/LowLevel/GDI.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct _MwLLGDI {
 
 	int grabbed;
 	int force_render;
+	int get_clipboard;
 };
 
 struct _MwLLGDIColor {
diff --git a/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h b/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
index 3275096..de97cd9 100644
--- a/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
+++ b/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef void (*MwHandlerChildrenProp)(MwWidget handle, MwWidget child, const cha
 typedef void (*MwHandlerKey)(MwWidget handle, int key);
 typedef void (*MwHandlerMouse)(MwWidget handle, void* ptr);
 typedef void (*MwHandlerExecute)(MwWidget handle, const char* name, void* out, va_list args);
+typedef void (*MwHandlerClipboardReceived)(MwWidget handle, const char* data);
 
 typedef void (*MwUserHandler)(MwWidget handle, void* user_data, void* call_data);
 typedef void (*MwErrorHandler)(int code, const char* message, void* user_data);
@@ -211,11 +212,11 @@ struct _MwClass {
 	MwHandler	      resize;
 	MwHandler	      children_update;
 	MwHandlerChildrenProp children_prop_change;
+	MwHandlerClipboardReceived clipboard_received;
 	void*		      reserved1;
 	void*		      reserved2;
 	void*		      reserved3;
 	void*		      reserved4;
-	void*		      reserved5;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/backend/gdi.c b/src/backend/gdi.c
index 85f8fcb..f027fe0 100644
--- a/src/backend/gdi.c
+++ b/src/backend/gdi.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ static MwLL MwLLCreateImpl(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 	r->common.copy_buffer = 1;
 	r->common.type	      = MwLLBackendGDI;
 
+	r->gdi.get_clipboard = 1;
 	r->gdi.force_render = 0;
 	r->gdi.grabbed	    = 0;
 	r->gdi.hWnd	    = CreateWindow("milsko", "Milsko", parent == NULL ? (WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW) : (WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE), x == MwDEFAULT ? CW_USEDEFAULT : x, y == MwDEFAULT ? CW_USEDEFAULT : y, width, height, parent == NULL ? NULL : parent->gdi.hWnd, 0, wc.hInstance, NULL);
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ static int MwLLPendingImpl(MwLL handle) {
 
 	(void)handle;
 
+	if(handle->gdi.get_clipboard) return 1;
 	return PeekMessage(&msg, handle->gdi.hWnd, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -391,6 +393,24 @@ static void MwLLNextEventImpl(MwLL handle) {
 
 	(void)handle;
 
+	if(handle->gdi.get_clipboard){
+		HGLOBAL hg;
+		if(OpenClipboard(handle->gdi.hWnd) != 0 && (hg = GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT)) != NULL){
+			char* txt = malloc(GlobalSize(hg));
+			char* clp = GlobalLock(hg);
+
+			strcpy(txt, clp);
+
+			GlobalUnlock(hg);
+			CloseClipboard();
+
+			MwLLDispatch(handle, clipboard_received, txt);
+
+			free(txt);
+		}
+
+		handle->gdi.get_clipboard = 0;
+	}
 	while(PeekMessage(&msg, handle->gdi.hWnd, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE)) {
 		GetMessage(&msg, handle->gdi.hWnd, 0, 0);
 		TranslateMessage(&msg);
@@ -697,21 +717,8 @@ static void MwLLSetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle, const char* text) {
 	}
 }
 
-static char* MwLLGetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle) {
-	HGLOBAL hg;
-	char*	r = NULL;
-	if(OpenClipboard(handle->gdi.hWnd) != 0 && (hg = GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT)) != NULL) {
-		char* lock;
-
-		r = malloc(GlobalSize(hg));
-
-		lock = GlobalLock(hg);
-		strcpy(r, lock);
-		GlobalUnlock(hg);
-
-		CloseClipboard();
-	}
-	return r;
+static void MwLLGetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle) {
+	handle->gdi.get_clipboard = 1; /* nishi: we do this to make clipboard api work similar to other backends */
 }
 
 static void MwLLMakeToolWindowImpl(MwLL handle) {
diff --git a/src/backend/x11.c b/src/backend/x11.c
index 0353a24..8ece5d8 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11.c
+++ b/src/backend/x11.c
@@ -957,45 +957,10 @@ static void MwLLSetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle, const char* text) {
 	(void)text;
 }
 
-static char* MwLLGetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle) {
-	Atom	clip, target, prop;
-	XEvent	ev;
-	XEvent* queue = NULL;
-	char*	r     = NULL;
+static void MwLLGetClipboardImpl(MwLL handle) {
+	/* TODO */
 
-	clip   = XInternAtom(handle->x11.display, "CLIPBOARD", 0);
-	target = XA_STRING;
-	prop   = XInternAtom(handle->x11.display, "XSEL_DATA", 0);
-
-	XConvertSelection(handle->x11.display, clip, target, prop, handle->x11.window, CurrentTime);
-
-	while(1) {
-		XNextEvent(handle->x11.display, &ev);
-		if(ev.type == SelectionNotify) {
-			if(ev.xselection.selection == clip && ev.xselection.property != 0) {
-				Atom	      t;
-				unsigned long size, N;
-				char*	      data;
-				int	      format;
-
-				XGetWindowProperty(ev.xselection.display, ev.xselection.requestor, ev.xselection.property, 0, (~0L), 0, AnyPropertyType, &t, &format, &size, &N, (unsigned char**)&data);
-				if(t == target) {
-					r = MwStringDuplicate(data);
-					XFree(data);
-				}
-				XDeleteProperty(ev.xselection.display, ev.xselection.requestor, ev.xselection.property);
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	while(arrlen(queue) > 0) {
-		XPutBackEvent(handle->x11.display, &queue[0]);
-		arrdel(queue, 0);
-	}
-	arrfree(queue);
-
-	return r;
+	(void)handle;
 }
 
 static void MwLLMakeToolWindowImpl(MwLL handle) {
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 6566990..f44a9f8 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ static void llfocusouthandler(MwLL handle, void* data) {
 	MwDispatchUserHandler(h, MwNfocusOutHandler, data);
 }
 
+static void llclipboardreceivedhandler(MwLL handle, void* data){
+	MwWidget h   = (MwWidget)handle->common.user;
+
+	MwDispatch3(h, clipboard_received, data);
+}
+
 MwWidget MwCreateWidget(MwClass widget_class, const char* name, MwWidget parent, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height) {
 	MwWidget h = malloc(sizeof(*h));
 
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ MwWidget MwCreateWidget(MwClass widget_class, const char* name, MwWidget parent,
 		h->lowlevel->common.handler->key_released = llkeyrelhandler;
 		h->lowlevel->common.handler->focus_in	  = llfocusinhandler;
 		h->lowlevel->common.handler->focus_out	  = llfocusouthandler;
+		h->lowlevel->common.handler->clipboard_received	  = llclipboardreceivedhandler;
 	}
 
 	if(parent != NULL) arrput(parent->children, h);
diff --git a/src/lowlevel.c b/src/lowlevel.c
index 96f6196..30037c8 100644
--- a/src/lowlevel.c
+++ b/src/lowlevel.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void (*MwLLFocus)(MwLL handle);
 void (*MwLLGrabPointer)(MwLL handle, int toggle);
 
 void (*MwLLSetClipboard)(MwLL handle, const char* text);
-char* (*MwLLGetClipboard)(MwLL handle);
+void (*MwLLGetClipboard)(MwLL handle);
 
 void (*MwLLGetCursorCoord)(MwLL handle, MwPoint* point);
 void (*MwLLGetScreenSize)(MwLL handle, MwRect* rect);
diff --git a/src/widget/box.c b/src/widget/box.c
index 3bf7528..c38a377 100644
--- a/src/widget/box.c
+++ b/src/widget/box.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ MwClassRec MwBoxClassRec = {
     resize,		  /* resize */
     children_update,	  /* children_update */
     children_prop_change, /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/button.c b/src/widget/button.c
index 885ff9d..296a14d 100644
--- a/src/widget/button.c
+++ b/src/widget/button.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ MwClassRec MwButtonClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/checkbox.c b/src/widget/checkbox.c
index 8a42b89..390b656 100644
--- a/src/widget/checkbox.c
+++ b/src/widget/checkbox.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ MwClassRec MwCheckBoxClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/combobox.c b/src/widget/combobox.c
index 156242e..0cdd629 100644
--- a/src/widget/combobox.c
+++ b/src/widget/combobox.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ MwClassRec MwComboBoxClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/entry.c b/src/widget/entry.c
index 85f9a86..790586a 100644
--- a/src/widget/entry.c
+++ b/src/widget/entry.c
@@ -109,20 +109,7 @@ static void key(MwWidget handle, int code) {
 	} else if(code == MwLLKeyEnter) {
 		MwDispatchUserHandler(handle, MwNactivateHandler, NULL);
 	} else if(code == (MwLLControlMask | 'v')) {
-		char* c = MwLLGetClipboard(handle->lowlevel);
-		if(c != NULL) {
-			char* out = malloc(strlen(str) + strlen(c) + 1);
-
-			MwUTF8Copy(str, 0, out, 0, t->cursor);
-			MwUTF8Copy(c, 0, out, t->cursor, MwUTF8Length(c));
-			MwUTF8Copy(str, t->cursor, out, t->cursor + MwUTF8Length(c), MwUTF8Length(str) - t->cursor);
-
-			t->cursor += MwUTF8Length(c);
-
-			MwSetText(handle, MwNtext, out);
-			free(out);
-			free(c);
-		}
+		MwLLGetClipboard(handle->lowlevel);
 	} else if(!(code & MwLLKeyMask)) {
 		int incr = 0;
 		out	 = malloc(strlen(str) + 5 + 1);
@@ -157,6 +144,23 @@ static void prop_change(MwWidget handle, const char* prop) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void clipboard_received(MwWidget handle, const char* data){
+	MwEntry	    t	= handle->internal;
+	const char* str	 = MwGetText(handle, MwNtext);
+	char* out = malloc(strlen(str) + strlen(data) + 1);
+
+	if(str == NULL) str = "";
+
+	MwUTF8Copy(str, 0, out, 0, t->cursor);
+	MwUTF8Copy(data, 0, out, t->cursor, MwUTF8Length(data));
+	MwUTF8Copy(str, t->cursor, out, t->cursor + MwUTF8Length(data), MwUTF8Length(str) - t->cursor);
+
+	t->cursor += MwUTF8Length(data);
+
+	MwSetText(handle, MwNtext, out);
+	free(out);
+}
+
 MwClassRec MwEntryClassRec = {
     create,	    /* create */
     destroy,	    /* destroy */
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ MwClassRec MwEntryClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    clipboard_received,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/frame.c b/src/widget/frame.c
index d48c287..869f604 100644
--- a/src/widget/frame.c
+++ b/src/widget/frame.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MwClassRec MwFrameClassRec = {
     NULL,	 /* resize */
     NULL,	 /* children_update */
     NULL,	 /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/image.c b/src/widget/image.c
index 4995568..a9c0c26 100644
--- a/src/widget/image.c
+++ b/src/widget/image.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MwClassRec MwImageClassRec = {
     NULL,	 /* resize */
     NULL,	 /* children_update */
     NULL,	 /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/label.c b/src/widget/label.c
index 792d009..570dc10 100644
--- a/src/widget/label.c
+++ b/src/widget/label.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ MwClassRec MwLabelClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/listbox.c b/src/widget/listbox.c
index 785468d..5c741ff 100644
--- a/src/widget/listbox.c
+++ b/src/widget/listbox.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ MwClassRec MwListBoxClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/menu.c b/src/widget/menu.c
index 327d6f5..6dba8a1 100644
--- a/src/widget/menu.c
+++ b/src/widget/menu.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ MwClassRec MwMenuClassRec = {
     NULL,	   /* resize */
     NULL,	   /* children_update */
     NULL,	   /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/numberentry.c b/src/widget/numberentry.c
index ccbdf14..cb8d6a2 100644
--- a/src/widget/numberentry.c
+++ b/src/widget/numberentry.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ MwClassRec MwNumberEntryClassRec = {
     NULL,	 /* resize */
     NULL,	 /* children_update */
     NULL,	 /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/opengl.c b/src/widget/opengl.c
index 19a7c4d..20b51f2 100644
--- a/src/widget/opengl.c
+++ b/src/widget/opengl.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ MwClassRec MwOpenGLClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/progressbar.c b/src/widget/progressbar.c
index bd036dd..7ab3274 100644
--- a/src/widget/progressbar.c
+++ b/src/widget/progressbar.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MwClassRec MwProgressBarClassRec = {
     NULL,	 /* resize */
     NULL,	 /* children_update */
     NULL,	 /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/radiobox.c b/src/widget/radiobox.c
index a6f78f9..063c09d 100644
--- a/src/widget/radiobox.c
+++ b/src/widget/radiobox.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ MwClassRec MwRadioBoxClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/scrollbar.c b/src/widget/scrollbar.c
index ff42d3a..eaa87ae 100644
--- a/src/widget/scrollbar.c
+++ b/src/widget/scrollbar.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ MwClassRec MwScrollBarClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/separator.c b/src/widget/separator.c
index 5800ba3..424305e 100644
--- a/src/widget/separator.c
+++ b/src/widget/separator.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ MwClassRec MwSeparatorClassRec = {
     NULL,	 /* resize */
     NULL,	 /* children_update */
     NULL,	 /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/submenu.c b/src/widget/submenu.c
index 6b97934..3b5553e 100644
--- a/src/widget/submenu.c
+++ b/src/widget/submenu.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ MwClassRec MwSubMenuClassRec = {
     NULL,	    /* resize */
     NULL,	    /* children_update */
     NULL,	    /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/treeview.c b/src/widget/treeview.c
index 27607ce..7dad52b 100644
--- a/src/widget/treeview.c
+++ b/src/widget/treeview.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ MwClassRec MwTreeViewClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/viewport.c b/src/widget/viewport.c
index 9bdf860..5b66b6e 100644
--- a/src/widget/viewport.c
+++ b/src/widget/viewport.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ MwClassRec MwViewportClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/vulkan.c b/src/widget/vulkan.c
index bda24bf..15039f7 100644
--- a/src/widget/vulkan.c
+++ b/src/widget/vulkan.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ MwClassRec MwVulkanClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
diff --git a/src/widget/window.c b/src/widget/window.c
index 98a128f..84c7140 100644
--- a/src/widget/window.c
+++ b/src/widget/window.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ MwClassRec MwWindowClassRec = {
     NULL,	  /* resize */
     NULL,	  /* children_update */
     NULL,	  /* children_prop_change */
-    NULL,
+    NULL,  /* clipboard_received */
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,