diff --git a/include/SDL_clipboard.h b/include/SDL_clipboard.h
index 872c465c3..848c21d12 100644
--- a/include/SDL_clipboard.h
+++ b/include/SDL_clipboard.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #define _SDL_clipboard_h
 
 #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
-#include "SDL_surface.h"
 
 #include "begin_code.h"
 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
@@ -43,14 +42,14 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Function prototypes */
 
 /**
- * \brief Put text into the clipboard
+ * \brief Put UTF-8 text into the clipboard
  *
  * \sa SDL_GetClipboardText()
  */
 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SetClipboardText(const char *text);
 
 /**
- * \brief Get text from the clipboard, which must be freed with SDL_free()
+ * \brief Get UTF-8 text from the clipboard, which must be freed with SDL_free()
  *
  * \sa SDL_SetClipboardText()
  */
@@ -63,54 +62,6 @@ extern DECLSPEC char * SDLCALL SDL_GetClipboardText();
  */
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_HasClipboardText();
 
-/**
- * \brief Put an image into the clipboard
- *
- * \sa SDL_GetClipboardImage()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SetClipboardImage(SDL_Surface *image);
-
-/**
- * \brief Get image from the clipboard, which must be freed with SDL_FreeSurface()
- *
- * \sa SDL_SetClipboard()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC SDL_Surface * SDLCALL SDL_GetClipboardImage();
-
-/**
- * \brief Returns whether the clipboard has data in the specified format
- *
- * \sa SDL_GetClipboardImage()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_HasClipboardImage();
-
-/**
- * \brief Set the data in the clipboard in the specified format
- *
- * \sa SDL_GetClipboard()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SetClipboard(Uint32 format, void *data, size_t length);
-
-/**
- * \brief Get the data in the clipboard in the specified format, which must be
- *        freed with SDL_free()
- *
- * \sa SDL_SetClipboard()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_GetClipboard(Uint32 format, void **data, size_t *length);
-
-/**
- * \brief Returns whether the clipboard has data in the specified format
- *
- * \sa SDL_GetClipboard()
- */
-extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_HasClipboardFormat(Uint32 format);
-
-/**
- * \brief Clear any data out of the clipboard, if possible.
- */
-extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ClearClipboard(void);
-
 
 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c b/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
index fe33216de..e459f6994 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
@@ -24,78 +24,50 @@
 #include "SDL_clipboard.h"
 #include "SDL_sysvideo.h"
 
-/* FOURCC values for text and image clipboard formats */
-#define TEXT_DATA  SDL_FOURCC('T', 'E', 'X', 'T')
-#define IMAGE_DATA SDL_FOURCC('B', 'M', 'P', ' ')
 
 int
 SDL_SetClipboardText(const char *text)
 {
-    return SDL_SetClipboard(TEXT_DATA, text, SDL_strlen(text)+1);
+    SDL_VideoDevice *_this = SDL_GetVideoDevice();
+
+    if (_this->SetClipboardText) {
+        return _this->SetClipboardText(_this, text);
+    } else {
+        _this->clipboard_text = SDL_strdup(text);
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
 
 char *
 SDL_GetClipboardText()
 {
-    void *data;
-    size_t length;
+    SDL_VideoDevice *_this = SDL_GetVideoDevice();
 
-    if (SDL_GetClipboard(TEXT_DATA, &data, &length) == 0) {
-        return SDL_static_cast(char*, data);
+    if (_this->GetClipboardText) {
+        return _this->GetClipboardText(_this);
     } else {
-        return NULL;
+        const char *text = _this->clipboard_text;
+        if (!text) {
+            text = "";
+        }
+        return SDL_strdup(text);
     }
 }
 
 SDL_bool
 SDL_HasClipboardText()
 {
-    return SDL_HasClipboardFormat(TEXT_DATA);
-}
+    SDL_VideoDevice *_this = SDL_GetVideoDevice();
 
-int
-SDL_SetClipboardImage(SDL_Surface *image)
-{
-    SDL_Unsupported();
-    return -1;
-}
-
-SDL_Surface *
-SDL_GetClipboardImage()
-{
-    SDL_Unsupported();
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-SDL_bool
-SDL_HasClipboardImage()
-{
-    return SDL_FALSE;
-}
-
-int
-SDL_SetClipboard(Uint32 format, void *data, size_t length)
-{
-    SDL_Unsupported();
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int
-SDL_GetClipboard(Uint32 format, void **data, size_t *length)
-{
-    SDL_Unsupported();
-    return -1;
-}
-
-SDL_bool
-SDL_HasClipboardFormat(Uint32 format)
-{
-    return SDL_FALSE;
-}
-
-void
-SDL_ClearClipboard(void)
-{
+    if (_this->HasClipboardText) {
+        return _this->HasClipboardText(_this);
+    } else {
+        if (_this->clipboard_text) {
+            return SDL_TRUE;
+        } else {
+            return SDL_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
index 0a82717ec..91b2177cb 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
+++ b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ struct SDL_VideoDevice
     void (*StopTextInput) (_THIS);
     void (*SetTextInputRect) (_THIS, SDL_Rect *rect);
 
+    /* Clipboard */
+    int (*SetClipboardText) (_THIS, const char *text);
+    char * (*GetClipboardText) (_THIS);
+    SDL_bool (*HasClipboardText) (_THIS);
+
     /* * * */
     /* Data common to all drivers */
     SDL_bool suspend_screensaver;
@@ -312,6 +317,7 @@ struct SDL_VideoDevice
     Uint8 window_magic;
     Uint8 texture_magic;
     Uint32 next_object_id;
+    char * clipboard_text;
 
     /* * * */
     /* Data used by the GL drivers */
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index db8b5d3cb..435f01696 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -2833,6 +2833,10 @@ SDL_VideoQuit(void)
         SDL_free(_this->displays);
         _this->displays = NULL;
     }
+    if (_this->clipboard_text) {
+        SDL_free(_this->clipboard_text);
+        _this->clipboard_text = NULL;
+    }
     _this->free(_this);
     _this = NULL;
 }