diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
index 7f508efd7..6cb2fd039 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ std::string Display::new_frame( bool initialized, const Framebuffer &last, const
   }
 
   /* has clipboard changed? */
-  if (f.get_clipboard() != frame.last_frame.get_clipboard()) {
+  if (f.get_clipboard_seqnum() != frame.last_frame.get_clipboard_seqnum()) {
     frame.append( "\033]52;" );
     const title_type &clipboard( f.get_clipboard() );
     for ( title_type::const_iterator i = clipboard.begin();
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
index 2751f3b7d..1b7406d62 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ DrawState::DrawState( int s_width, int s_height )
 }
 
 Framebuffer::Framebuffer( int s_width, int s_height )
-  : rows(), icon_name(), window_title(), clipboard(), bell_count( 0 ), title_initialized( false ), ds( s_width, s_height )
+  : rows(), icon_name(), window_title(), clipboard(), bell_count( 0 ),
+    title_initialized( false ), clipboard_seqnum( 0 ), ds( s_width, s_height )
 {
   assert( s_height > 0 );
   assert( s_width > 0 );
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Framebuffer::Framebuffer( int s_width, int s_height )
 Framebuffer::Framebuffer( const Framebuffer &other )
   : rows( other.rows ), icon_name( other.icon_name ), window_title( other.window_title ),
     clipboard( other.clipboard ), bell_count( other.bell_count ),
-    title_initialized( other.title_initialized ), ds( other.ds )
+    title_initialized( other.title_initialized ), clipboard_seqnum( other.clipboard_seqnum ), ds( other.ds )
 {
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ Framebuffer & Framebuffer::operator=( const Framebuffer &other )
     clipboard = other.clipboard;
     bell_count = other.bell_count;
     title_initialized = other.title_initialized;
+    clipboard_seqnum = other.clipboard_seqnum;
     ds = other.ds;
   }
   return *this;
@@ -384,6 +386,7 @@ void Framebuffer::reset( void )
   rows = rows_type( height, newrow() );
   window_title.clear();
   clipboard.clear();
+  clipboard_seqnum = 0;
   /* do not reset bell_count */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
index de9386977..91d88e709 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
     title_type clipboard;
     unsigned int bell_count;
     bool title_initialized; /* true if the window title has been set via an OSC */
+    uint8_t clipboard_seqnum;
 
     row_pointer newrow( void )
     {
@@ -452,7 +453,13 @@ namespace Terminal {
     bool is_title_initialized( void ) const { return title_initialized; }
     void set_icon_name( const title_type &s ) { icon_name = s; }
     void set_window_title( const title_type &s ) { window_title = s; }
-    void set_clipboard( const title_type &s ) { clipboard = s; }
+    void set_clipboard( const title_type &s )
+    {
+      clipboard = s;
+      // Rolling over 255 -> 0 is okay
+      clipboard_seqnum++;
+    }
+    uint8_t get_clipboard_seqnum ( void ) const { return clipboard_seqnum; }
     const title_type & get_icon_name( void ) const { return icon_name; }
     const title_type & get_window_title( void ) const { return window_title; }
     const title_type & get_clipboard( void ) const { return clipboard; }
@@ -469,7 +476,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
     bool operator==( const Framebuffer &x ) const
     {
-      return ( rows == x.rows ) && ( window_title == x.window_title ) && ( clipboard  == x.clipboard ) && ( bell_count == x.bell_count ) && ( ds == x.ds );
+      return ( rows == x.rows ) && ( window_title == x.window_title ) && ( clipboard  == x.clipboard ) && ( clipboard_seqnum == x.clipboard_seqnum ) && ( bell_count == x.bell_count ) && ( ds == x.ds );
     }
   };
 }