diff --git a/yi-core/src/Yi/Clip.hs b/yi-core/src/Yi/Clip.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9479b585b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yi-core/src/Yi/Clip.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK show-extensions #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Yi.Clip
+-- License     :  GPL-2
+-- Maintainer  :  yi-devel@googlegroups.com
+-- Stability   :  experimental
+-- Portability :  portable
+--
+-- A proxy of clipboard.
+
+module Yi.Clip ( setClipboard
+               , getClipboard
+               )
+    where
+
+import qualified System.Hclip        as H (getClipboard, setClipboard)
+import           Data.IORef
+import           System.IO.Unsafe
+
+import           Yi.Types            (configDisableSystemClipboard, askCfg)
+import           Yi.Utils            (io)
+import           Yi.Keymap           (YiM)
+
+clipboard :: IORef String
+clipboard = unsafePerformIO $ newIORef ""
+
+getClipboard' :: IO String
+getClipboard' = readIORef clipboard
+
+setClipboard' :: String -> IO ()
+setClipboard' = writeIORef clipboard
+
+getClipboard :: YiM String
+getClipboard = do
+  config <- askCfg
+  if configDisableSystemClipboard config
+  then io getClipboard'
+  else io H.getClipboard
+
+setClipboard :: String -> YiM ()
+setClipboard text = do
+  config <- askCfg
+  if configDisableSystemClipboard config
+  then io $ setClipboard' text
+  else io $ H.setClipboard text
diff --git a/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Default.hs b/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Default.hs
index f56d759cc..8ba0cbd99 100644
--- a/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Default.hs
+++ b/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Default.hs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ defaultConfig =
          , bufferUpdateHandler = mempty
          , layoutManagers = [hPairNStack 1, vPairNStack 1, tall, wide]
          , configVars = mempty
+         , configDisableSystemClipboard = False
          }
 
 nilKeymap :: Keymap
diff --git a/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Simple.hs b/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Simple.hs
index 2287455fc..2d1cef5e3 100644
--- a/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Simple.hs
+++ b/yi-core/src/Yi/Config/Simple.hs
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ import           Yi.Config(Config, UIConfig, startFrontEndA, configUIA,
                            CursorStyle(..), configLeftSideScrollBarA,
                            configAutoHideScrollBarA, configAutoHideTabBarA,
                            configLineWrapA, configWindowFillA, configThemeA,
-                           layoutManagersA, configVarsA, configLineNumbersA
+                           layoutManagersA, configVarsA, configLineNumbersA,
+                           configDisableSystemClipboardA
                            )
 
 
diff --git a/yi-core/src/Yi/Types.hs b/yi-core/src/Yi/Types.hs
index 7697cc3ca..bffe53441 100644
--- a/yi-core/src/Yi/Types.hs
+++ b/yi-core/src/Yi/Types.hs
@@ -434,8 +434,11 @@ data Config = Config {startFrontEnd :: UIBoot,
                       bufferUpdateHandler :: !(S.Seq (S.Seq Update -> BufferM ())),
                       layoutManagers :: ![AnyLayoutManager],
                       -- ^ List of layout managers for 'cycleLayoutManagersNext'
-                      configVars :: !ConfigState.DynamicState
+                      configVars :: !ConfigState.DynamicState,
                       -- ^ Custom configuration, containing the 'YiConfigVariable's. Configure with 'configVariableA'.
+                      configDisableSystemClipboard :: Bool
+                      -- ^ Set to 'True' not to use system clipboard.
+                      -- When vty-mode, system clipboard is not available in some environments.
                      }
 
 
diff --git a/yi-core/yi-core.cabal b/yi-core/yi-core.cabal
index 5183bbcbd..8ae59f0ee 100644
--- a/yi-core/yi-core.cabal
+++ b/yi-core/yi-core.cabal
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ library
     , yi-language >= 0.17
     , yi-rope >= 0.10
     , exceptions
+    , Hclip
   if flag(hint)
     cpp-options: -DHINT
     build-depends:
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ library
       Yi.Buffer.Region
       Yi.Buffer.TextUnit
       Yi.Buffer.Undo
+      Yi.Clip
       Yi.Command
       Yi.Command.Help
       Yi.Completion
diff --git a/yi-keymap-emacs/src/Yi/Keymap/Emacs/KillRing.hs b/yi-keymap-emacs/src/Yi/Keymap/Emacs/KillRing.hs
index deffc64d9..08602b121 100644
--- a/yi-keymap-emacs/src/Yi/Keymap/Emacs/KillRing.hs
+++ b/yi-keymap-emacs/src/Yi/Keymap/Emacs/KillRing.hs
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import           Yi.Buffer
 import           Yi.Editor           (EditorM, killringA, withCurrentBuffer)
 import           Yi.Keymap           (YiM)
 import           Yi.KillRing         (Killring (_krContents), krKilled, krPut)
+import           Yi.Clip             (getClipboard, setClipboard)
 import qualified Yi.Rope             as R (YiString, fromString, toString)
 import           Yi.Types            (withEditor)
 import           Yi.Utils            (io)
-import           System.Hclip        (getClipboard, setClipboard)
 
 uses :: forall a b f s. MonadState s f => Getting a s a -> (a -> b) -> f b
 uses l f = f <$> use l
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ uses l f = f <$> use l
 -- | Adds system clipboard's contents on top of the killring if not already there
 clipboardToKillring :: YiM ()
 clipboardToKillring = do
-  text <- fmap R.fromString $ io getClipboard
+  text <- fmap R.fromString $ getClipboard
   withEditor $ do
     text' <- killringGet
     when (text' /= text) $ killringPut Forward text
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ clipboardToKillring = do
 killringToClipboard :: YiM ()
 killringToClipboard = do
   text <- withEditor killringGet
-  io . setClipboard $ R.toString text
+  setClipboard $ R.toString text
 
 -- This is like @kill-region-or-backward-word@.
 killRegionB :: BufferM ()
diff --git a/yi-keymap-emacs/yi-keymap-emacs.cabal b/yi-keymap-emacs/yi-keymap-emacs.cabal
index 2243cba58..7f88a6427 100644
--- a/yi-keymap-emacs/yi-keymap-emacs.cabal
+++ b/yi-keymap-emacs/yi-keymap-emacs.cabal
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ library
       base >= 4.8 && < 5
     , containers
     , filepath
-    , Hclip
     , microlens-platform
     , mtl
     , oo-prototypes
diff --git a/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Ex/Commands/Copy.hs b/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Ex/Commands/Copy.hs
index e7ddd6971..d9b915299 100644
--- a/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Ex/Commands/Copy.hs
+++ b/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Ex/Commands/Copy.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import           Yi.Types                         (YiM, BufferM)
 import           Yi.Rope                          (toString)
 import           Yi.Buffer.Region                 (readRegionB, Region)
 import           Control.Monad.Base               (liftBase)
-import           System.Hclip                     (setClipboard)
+import           Yi.Clip                          (setClipboard)
 import           Yi.Core                          (errorEditor)
 
 parse :: EventString -> Maybe ExCommand
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ parse = Common.parse $ do
 copy :: Maybe (BufferM Region) -> YiM ()
 copy maybeGetRegion = case maybeGetRegion of
     Nothing -> errorEditor "Cannot copy: No region"
-    Just getRegion -> liftBase . setClipboard . toString 
+    Just getRegion -> setClipboard . toString
       =<< withCurrentBuffer (readRegionB =<< getRegion)
diff --git a/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Utils.hs b/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Utils.hs
index fd076f2a5..85b3b0191 100644
--- a/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Utils.hs
+++ b/yi-keymap-vim/src/Yi/Keymap/Vim/Utils.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import           Yi.Monad                 (whenM)
 import           Yi.Rope                  (YiString, countNewLines, last)
 import qualified Yi.Rope                  as R (replicateChar, snoc, toString, fromString)
 import           Yi.Utils                 (io)
-import           System.Hclip             (getClipboard, setClipboard)
+import           Yi.Clip                  (getClipboard, setClipboard)
 
 -- 'mkBindingE' and 'mkBindingY' are helper functions for bindings
 -- where VimState mutation is not dependent on action performed
@@ -208,11 +208,10 @@ addNewLineIfNecessary rope =
 
 pasteFromClipboard :: YiM ()
 pasteFromClipboard = do
-  text <- fmap R.fromString $ io getClipboard
+  text <- fmap R.fromString $ getClipboard
   withCurrentBuffer $ insertRopeWithStyleB text Inclusive
 
 exportRegisterToClipboard :: RegisterName -> YiM ()
 exportRegisterToClipboard name = do
   mbr <- withEditor $ getRegisterE name
-  io . setClipboard $ maybe "" (R.toString . regContent) mbr
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+  setClipboard $ maybe "" (R.toString . regContent) mbr
diff --git a/yi-keymap-vim/yi-keymap-vim.cabal b/yi-keymap-vim/yi-keymap-vim.cabal
index 6109256ff..de3414c07 100644
--- a/yi-keymap-vim/yi-keymap-vim.cabal
+++ b/yi-keymap-vim/yi-keymap-vim.cabal
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ library
     , data-default
     , directory
     , filepath
-    , Hclip
     , microlens-platform
     , mtl
     , oo-prototypes
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ test-suite spec
     , data-default
     , directory
     , filepath
-    , Hclip
     , microlens-platform
     , mtl
     , oo-prototypes