diff --git a/content/content.h b/content/content.h
index d0b525c85..19ec7919a 100644
--- a/content/content.h
+++ b/content/content.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	CONTENT_MSG_SCROLL,    /**< Request to scroll content */
 	CONTENT_MSG_DRAGSAVE,  /**< Allow drag saving of content */
 	CONTENT_MSG_SAVELINK,  /**< Allow URL to be saved */
-	CONTENT_MSG_POINTER    /**< Wants a specific mouse pointer set */
+	CONTENT_MSG_POINTER,   /**< Wants a specific mouse pointer set */
+	CONTENT_MSG_PASTE      /**< Inform that content wants clipboard paste */
 } content_msg;
 
 /** RFC5988 metadata link */
@@ -148,6 +149,14 @@ union content_msg_data {
 	} savelink;
 	/** CONTENT_MSG_POINTER - Mouse pointer to set */
 	browser_pointer_shape pointer;
+	/** CONTENT_MSG_PASTE - Content requests that clipboard is pasted */
+	struct {
+		/* TODO: Get rid of these coords.
+		 *       browser_window_paste_text doesn't take coords, but
+		 *       RISC OS front end is doing something different. */
+		int x;
+		int y;
+	} paste;
 };
 
 /** parameters to content redraw */
diff --git a/desktop/browser.c b/desktop/browser.c
index f9519b011..64b35bb67 100644
--- a/desktop/browser.c
+++ b/desktop/browser.c
@@ -1488,6 +1488,12 @@ nserror browser_window_callback(hlcache_handle *c,
 		browser_window_set_pointer(bw, event->data.pointer);
 		break;
 
+	case CONTENT_MSG_PASTE:
+		/* Content wants a clipboard paste */
+		gui_paste_from_clipboard(bw->window,
+				event->data.paste.x, event->data.paste.y);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		assert(0);
 	}
diff --git a/render/html.c b/render/html.c
index ed7e7ebaa..1b49b84f0 100644
--- a/render/html.c
+++ b/render/html.c
@@ -1257,6 +1257,11 @@ html_object_callback(hlcache_handle *object,
 		content_broadcast(&c->base, CONTENT_MSG_POINTER, event->data);
 		break;
 
+	case CONTENT_MSG_PASTE:
+		/* Pass it on */
+		content_broadcast(&c->base, CONTENT_MSG_PASTE, event->data);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		assert(0);
 	}