diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
index 9600119e..73dc9a4d 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ 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(); i != clipboard.end(); i++ ) {
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
index 5d3a1bc0..9efa030f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ 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 )
+    clipboard_seqnum( 0 ), ds( s_width, s_height )
 {
   assert( s_height > 0 );
   assert( s_width > 0 );
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ 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 )
+    clipboard_seqnum( other.clipboard_seqnum ), ds( other.ds )
 {}
 
 Framebuffer& Framebuffer::operator=( const Framebuffer& other )
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ 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;
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ 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 9039d4e7..0e4749bc 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ class Framebuffer
   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 )
   {
@@ -461,7 +462,13 @@ class Framebuffer
   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; }
@@ -479,7 +486,7 @@ class Framebuffer
   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 );
+           && ( clipboard_seqnum == x.clipboard_seqnum ) && ( bell_count == x.bell_count ) && ( ds == x.ds );
   }
 };
 }