diff -Nru gnome-terminal-2.22.3.orig/src/terminal-window.c gnome-terminal-2.22.3/src/terminal-window.c
--- gnome-terminal-2.22.3.orig/src/terminal-window.c	2008-05-09 16:58:12.000000000 -0600
+++ gnome-terminal-2.22.3/src/terminal-window.c	2009-03-15 20:00:46.000000000 -0600
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
 #include <libsn/sn-launchee.h>
+#include <vte/vte.h>
 
 /* Parameters for the ellipsization in the Tabs menu */
 #define TAB_MENU_WIDTH_CHARS    35
@@ -1359,11 +1360,27 @@
                             !on_last_page);
 }
 
+static gboolean delayed_clipboard_copy(gpointer data) {
+    GtkWidget *widget = (GtkWidget*)data;
+    if (VTE_IS_TERMINAL(widget)) {
+        vte_terminal_copy_clipboard(VTE_TERMINAL(widget));
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 selection_changed_callback (TerminalScreen *screen,
                             TerminalWindow *window)
 {
+  GtkWidget *widget;
   update_copy_sensitivity (window);
+
+    if (window->priv->active_term) {
+        widget = terminal_screen_get_widget (window->priv->active_term);
+        if (VTE_IS_TERMINAL(widget) && vte_terminal_get_has_selection(VTE_TERMINAL(widget))) {
+            g_timeout_add(100, delayed_clipboard_copy, (gpointer)widget);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void