diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/Surface.zig
index e25ec48ee..7613abd2d 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/Surface.zig
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ pub fn clipboardRequest(
     clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
     state: apprt.ClipboardRequest,
 ) !void {
-    _ = self;
-    _ = clipboard_type;
-    _ = state;
+    try self.surface.clipboardRequest(
+        clipboard_type,
+        state,
+    );
 }
 
 pub fn setClipboardString(
@@ -84,10 +85,11 @@ pub fn setClipboardString(
     clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
     confirm: bool,
 ) !void {
-    _ = self;
-    _ = val;
-    _ = clipboard_type;
-    _ = confirm;
+    self.surface.setClipboardString(
+        val,
+        clipboard_type,
+        confirm,
+    );
 }
 
 pub fn defaultTermioEnv(self: *Self) !std.process.EnvMap {
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/build/gresource.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/build/gresource.zig
index f953faaf6..3e192ebbd 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/build/gresource.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/build/gresource.zig
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ pub const icon_sizes: []const comptime_int = &.{ 16, 32, 128, 256, 512, 1024 };
 ///
 /// These will be asserted to exist at runtime.
 pub const blueprints: []const Blueprint = &.{
+    .{ .major = 1, .minor = 0, .name = "clipboard-confirmation-dialog" },
+    .{ .major = 1, .minor = 4, .name = "clipboard-confirmation-dialog" },
     .{ .major = 1, .minor = 2, .name = "close-confirmation-dialog" },
     .{ .major = 1, .minor = 2, .name = "config-errors-dialog" },
     .{ .major = 1, .minor = 2, .name = "resize-overlay" },
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/clipboard_confirmation_dialog.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/clipboard_confirmation_dialog.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4814909b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/clipboard_confirmation_dialog.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const adw = @import("adw");
+const glib = @import("glib");
+const gobject = @import("gobject");
+const gtk = @import("gtk");
+
+const apprt = @import("../../../apprt.zig");
+const gresource = @import("../build/gresource.zig");
+const i18n = @import("../../../os/main.zig").i18n;
+const adw_version = @import("../adw_version.zig");
+const Common = @import("../class.zig").Common;
+const Dialog = @import("dialog.zig").Dialog;
+
+const log = std.log.scoped(.gtk_ghostty_clipboard_confirmation);
+
+/// Whether we're able to have the remember switch
+const can_remember = adw_version.supportsSwitchRow();
+
+pub const ClipboardConfirmationDialog = extern struct {
+    const Self = @This();
+    parent_instance: Parent,
+    pub const Parent = Dialog;
+    pub const getGObjectType = gobject.ext.defineClass(Self, .{
+        .name = "GhosttyClipboardConfirmationDialog",
+        .instanceInit = &init,
+        .classInit = &Class.init,
+        .parent_class = &Class.parent,
+        .private = .{ .Type = Private, .offset = &Private.offset },
+    });
+
+    pub const properties = struct {
+        pub const @"can-remember" = struct {
+            pub const name = "can-remember";
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                bool,
+                .{
+                    .nick = "Can Remember",
+                    .blurb = "Allow remembering the choice.",
+                    .default = false,
+                    .accessor = gobject.ext.privateFieldAccessor(
+                        Self,
+                        Private,
+                        &Private.offset,
+                        "can_remember",
+                    ),
+                },
+            );
+        };
+
+        pub const request = struct {
+            pub const name = "request";
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                ?*apprt.ClipboardRequest,
+                .{
+                    .nick = "Request",
+                    .blurb = "The clipboard request.",
+                    .accessor = gobject.ext.privateFieldAccessor(
+                        Self,
+                        Private,
+                        &Private.offset,
+                        "request",
+                    ),
+                },
+            );
+        };
+
+        pub const @"clipboard-contents" = struct {
+            pub const name = "clipboard-contents";
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                ?*gtk.TextBuffer,
+                .{
+                    .nick = "Clipboard Contents",
+                    .blurb = "The clipboard contents being read/written.",
+                    .accessor = gobject.ext.privateFieldAccessor(
+                        Self,
+                        Private,
+                        &Private.offset,
+                        "clipboard_contents",
+                    ),
+                },
+            );
+        };
+
+        pub const blur = struct {
+            pub const name = "blur";
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                bool,
+                .{
+                    .nick = "Blur",
+                    .blurb = "Blur the contents, allowing the user to reveal.",
+                    .default = false,
+                    .accessor = gobject.ext.privateFieldAccessor(
+                        Self,
+                        Private,
+                        &Private.offset,
+                        "blur",
+                    ),
+                },
+            );
+        };
+    };
+
+    pub const signals = struct {
+        pub const deny = struct {
+            pub const name = "deny";
+            pub const connect = impl.connect;
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineSignal(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                &.{bool},
+                void,
+            );
+        };
+
+        pub const confirm = struct {
+            pub const name = "confirm";
+            pub const connect = impl.connect;
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineSignal(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                &.{bool},
+                void,
+            );
+        };
+    };
+
+    const Private = struct {
+        /// The request that this dialog is for.
+        request: ?*apprt.ClipboardRequest = null,
+
+        /// The clipboard contents being read/written.
+        clipboard_contents: ?*gtk.TextBuffer = null,
+
+        /// Whether the contents should be blurred.
+        blur: bool = false,
+
+        /// Whether the user can remember the choice.
+        can_remember: bool = false,
+
+        // Template bindings
+        text_view_scroll: *gtk.ScrolledWindow,
+        text_view: *gtk.TextView,
+        reveal_button: *gtk.Button,
+        hide_button: *gtk.Button,
+        remember_choice: if (can_remember) *adw.SwitchRow else void,
+
+        pub var offset: c_int = 0;
+    };
+
+    pub fn new() *Self {
+        return gobject.ext.newInstance(Self, .{});
+    }
+
+    fn init(self: *Self, _: *Class) callconv(.C) void {
+        gtk.Widget.initTemplate(self.as(gtk.Widget));
+
+        const priv = self.private();
+
+        // Signals
+        _ = gtk.Button.signals.clicked.connect(
+            priv.reveal_button,
+            *Self,
+            revealButtonClicked,
+            self,
+            .{},
+        );
+        _ = gtk.Button.signals.clicked.connect(
+            priv.hide_button,
+            *Self,
+            hideButtonClicked,
+            self,
+            .{},
+        );
+
+        // Some property signals
+        _ = gobject.Object.signals.notify.connect(
+            self,
+            ?*anyopaque,
+            &propBlur,
+            null,
+            .{ .detail = "blur" },
+        );
+        _ = gobject.Object.signals.notify.connect(
+            self,
+            ?*anyopaque,
+            &propRequest,
+            null,
+            .{ .detail = "request" },
+        );
+
+        // Trigger initial values
+        self.propBlur(undefined, null);
+        self.propRequest(undefined, null);
+    }
+
+    pub fn present(self: *Self, parent: ?*gtk.Widget) void {
+        self.as(Dialog).present(parent);
+    }
+
+    /// Get the clipboard request without copying.
+    pub fn getRequest(self: *Self) ?*apprt.ClipboardRequest {
+        return self.private().request;
+    }
+
+    /// Get the clipboard contents without copying.
+    pub fn getClipboardContents(self: *Self) ?*gtk.TextBuffer {
+        return self.private().clipboard_contents;
+    }
+
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Signal Handlers
+
+    fn propBlur(
+        self: *Self,
+        _: *gobject.ParamSpec,
+        _: ?*anyopaque,
+    ) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        if (priv.blur) {
+            priv.text_view_scroll.as(gtk.Widget).setSensitive(@intFromBool(false));
+            priv.text_view.as(gtk.Widget).addCssClass("blurred");
+            priv.reveal_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(true));
+            priv.hide_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(false));
+        } else {
+            priv.text_view_scroll.as(gtk.Widget).setSensitive(@intFromBool(true));
+            priv.text_view.as(gtk.Widget).removeCssClass("blurred");
+            priv.reveal_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(false));
+            priv.hide_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(false));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn propRequest(
+        self: *Self,
+        _: *gobject.ParamSpec,
+        _: ?*anyopaque,
+    ) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        const req = priv.request orelse return;
+        switch (req.*) {
+            .osc_52_write => {
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setHeading(i18n._("Authorize Clipboard Access"));
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setBody(i18n._("An application is attempting to write to the clipboard. The current clipboard contents are shown below."));
+            },
+            .osc_52_read => {
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setHeading(i18n._("Authorize Clipboard Access"));
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setBody(i18n._("An application is attempting to read from the clipboard. The current clipboard contents are shown below."));
+            },
+            .paste => {
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setHeading(i18n._("Warning: Potentially Unsafe Paste"));
+                self.as(Dialog.Parent).setBody(i18n._("Pasting this text into the terminal may be dangerous as it looks like some commands may be executed."));
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn revealButtonClicked(_: *gtk.Button, self: *Self) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        priv.text_view_scroll.as(gtk.Widget).setSensitive(@intFromBool(true));
+        priv.text_view.as(gtk.Widget).removeCssClass("blurred");
+        priv.hide_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(true));
+        priv.reveal_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(false));
+    }
+
+    fn hideButtonClicked(_: *gtk.Button, self: *Self) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        priv.text_view_scroll.as(gtk.Widget).setSensitive(@intFromBool(false));
+        priv.text_view.as(gtk.Widget).addCssClass("blurred");
+        priv.hide_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(false));
+        priv.reveal_button.as(gtk.Widget).setVisible(@intFromBool(true));
+    }
+
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Virtual methods
+
+    fn response(
+        self: *Self,
+        response_id: [*:0]const u8,
+    ) callconv(.C) void {
+        const remember: bool = if (comptime can_remember) remember: {
+            const priv = self.private();
+            break :remember priv.remember_choice.getActive() != 0;
+        } else false;
+
+        if (std.mem.orderZ(u8, response_id, "cancel") == .eq) {
+            signals.deny.impl.emit(
+                self,
+                null,
+                .{remember},
+                null,
+            );
+        } else if (std.mem.orderZ(u8, response_id, "ok") == .eq) {
+            signals.confirm.impl.emit(
+                self,
+                null,
+                .{remember},
+                null,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn dispose(self: *Self) callconv(.C) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        if (priv.clipboard_contents) |v| {
+            v.unref();
+            priv.clipboard_contents = null;
+        }
+
+        gtk.Widget.disposeTemplate(
+            self.as(gtk.Widget),
+            getGObjectType(),
+        );
+
+        gobject.Object.virtual_methods.dispose.call(
+            Class.parent,
+            self.as(Parent),
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn finalize(self: *Self) callconv(.C) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        if (priv.request) |v| {
+            glib.ext.destroy(v);
+            priv.request = null;
+        }
+
+        gobject.Object.virtual_methods.finalize.call(
+            Class.parent,
+            self.as(Parent),
+        );
+    }
+
+    const C = Common(Self, Private);
+    pub const as = C.as;
+    pub const ref = C.ref;
+    pub const unref = C.unref;
+    const private = C.private;
+
+    pub const Class = extern struct {
+        parent_class: Parent.Class,
+        var parent: *Parent.Class = undefined;
+        pub const Instance = Self;
+
+        fn init(class: *Class) callconv(.C) void {
+            gtk.Widget.Class.setTemplateFromResource(
+                class.as(gtk.Widget.Class),
+                if (comptime adw_version.atLeast(1, 4, 0))
+                    comptime gresource.blueprint(.{
+                        .major = 1,
+                        .minor = 4,
+                        .name = "clipboard-confirmation-dialog",
+                    })
+                else
+                    comptime gresource.blueprint(.{
+                        .major = 1,
+                        .minor = 0,
+                        .name = "clipboard-confirmation-dialog",
+                    }),
+            );
+
+            // Bindings
+            class.bindTemplateChildPrivate("text_view_scroll", .{});
+            class.bindTemplateChildPrivate("text_view", .{});
+            class.bindTemplateChildPrivate("hide_button", .{});
+            class.bindTemplateChildPrivate("reveal_button", .{});
+            if (comptime can_remember) {
+                class.bindTemplateChildPrivate("remember_choice", .{});
+            }
+
+            // Properties
+            gobject.ext.registerProperties(class, &.{
+                properties.blur.impl,
+                properties.@"can-remember".impl,
+                properties.@"clipboard-contents".impl,
+                properties.request.impl,
+            });
+
+            // Signals
+            signals.confirm.impl.register(.{});
+            signals.deny.impl.register(.{});
+
+            // Virtual methods
+            gobject.Object.virtual_methods.dispose.implement(class, &dispose);
+            gobject.Object.virtual_methods.finalize.implement(class, &finalize);
+            Dialog.virtual_methods.response.implement(class, &response);
+        }
+
+        pub const as = C.Class.as;
+        pub const bindTemplateChildPrivate = C.Class.bindTemplateChildPrivate;
+    };
+};
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
index fd2e6c54b..12814433a 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const adw = @import("adw");
 const gdk = @import("gdk");
+const gio = @import("gio");
 const glib = @import("glib");
 const gobject = @import("gobject");
 const gtk = @import("gtk");
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const Common = @import("../class.zig").Common;
 const Application = @import("application.zig").Application;
 const Config = @import("config.zig").Config;
 const ResizeOverlay = @import("resize_overlay.zig").ResizeOverlay;
+const ClipboardConfirmationDialog = @import("clipboard_confirmation_dialog.zig").ClipboardConfirmationDialog;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.gtk_ghostty_surface);
 
@@ -55,6 +57,26 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
             );
         };
 
+        pub const focused = struct {
+            pub const name = "focused";
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                bool,
+                .{
+                    .nick = "Focused",
+                    .blurb = "The focused state of the surface.",
+                    .default = false,
+                    .accessor = gobject.ext.privateFieldAccessor(
+                        Self,
+                        Private,
+                        &Private.offset,
+                        "focused",
+                    ),
+                },
+            );
+        };
+
         pub const @"mouse-hidden" = struct {
             pub const name = "mouse-hidden";
             const impl = gobject.ext.defineProperty(
@@ -168,6 +190,30 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
                 void,
             );
         };
+
+        /// Emitted whenever the clipboard has been written.
+        pub const @"clipboard-write" = struct {
+            pub const name = "clipboard-write";
+            pub const connect = impl.connect;
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineSignal(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                &.{},
+                void,
+            );
+        };
+
+        /// Emitted whenever the surface reads the clipboard.
+        pub const @"clipboard-read" = struct {
+            pub const name = "clipboard-read";
+            pub const connect = impl.connect;
+            const impl = gobject.ext.defineSignal(
+                name,
+                Self,
+                &.{},
+                void,
+            );
+        };
     };
 
     const Private = struct {
@@ -195,6 +241,10 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
         /// The title of this surface, if any has been set.
         title: ?[:0]const u8 = null,
 
+        /// The current focus state of the terminal based on the
+        /// focus events.
+        focused: bool = true,
+
         /// The overlay we use for things such as the URL hover label
         /// or resize box. Bound from the template.
         overlay: *gtk.Overlay = undefined,
@@ -690,6 +740,32 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
         return env;
     }
 
+    pub fn clipboardRequest(
+        self: *Self,
+        clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
+        state: apprt.ClipboardRequest,
+    ) !void {
+        try Clipboard.request(
+            self,
+            clipboard_type,
+            state,
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub fn setClipboardString(
+        self: *Self,
+        val: [:0]const u8,
+        clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
+        confirm: bool,
+    ) void {
+        Clipboard.set(
+            self,
+            val,
+            clipboard_type,
+            confirm,
+        );
+    }
+
     //---------------------------------------------------------------
     // Virtual Methods
 
@@ -704,6 +780,7 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
         priv.cursor_pos = .{ .x = 0, .y = 0 };
         priv.mouse_shape = .text;
         priv.mouse_hidden = false;
+        priv.focused = true;
         priv.size = .{
             // Funky numbers on purpose so they stand out if for some reason
             // our size doesn't get properly set.
@@ -1215,30 +1292,41 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
 
     fn ecFocusEnter(_: *gtk.EventControllerFocus, self: *Self) callconv(.c) void {
         const priv = self.private();
+        priv.focused = true;
 
         if (priv.im_context) |im_context| {
             im_context.as(gtk.IMContext).focusIn();
         }
 
-        if (priv.core_surface) |surface| {
-            surface.focusCallback(true) catch |err| {
-                log.warn("error in focus callback err={}", .{err});
-            };
-        }
+        _ = glib.idleAddOnce(idleFocus, self.ref());
     }
 
     fn ecFocusLeave(_: *gtk.EventControllerFocus, self: *Self) callconv(.c) void {
         const priv = self.private();
+        priv.focused = false;
 
         if (priv.im_context) |im_context| {
             im_context.as(gtk.IMContext).focusOut();
         }
 
-        if (priv.core_surface) |surface| {
-            surface.focusCallback(false) catch |err| {
-                log.warn("error in focus callback err={}", .{err});
-            };
-        }
+        _ = glib.idleAddOnce(idleFocus, self.ref());
+    }
+
+    /// The focus callback must be triggered on an idle loop source because
+    /// there are actions within libghostty callbacks (such as showing close
+    /// confirmation dialogs) that can trigger focus loss and cause a deadlock
+    /// because the lock may be held during the callback.
+    ///
+    /// Userdata should be a `*Surface`. This will unref once.
+    fn idleFocus(ud: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void {
+        const self: *Self = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ud orelse return));
+        defer self.unref();
+
+        const priv = self.private();
+        const surface = priv.core_surface orelse return;
+        surface.focusCallback(priv.focused) catch |err| {
+            log.warn("error in focus callback err={}", .{err});
+        };
     }
 
     fn gcMouseDown(
@@ -1853,6 +1941,7 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
             // Properties
             gobject.ext.registerProperties(class, &.{
                 properties.config.impl,
+                properties.focused.impl,
                 properties.@"mouse-shape".impl,
                 properties.@"mouse-hidden".impl,
                 properties.@"mouse-hover-url".impl,
@@ -1862,6 +1951,8 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
 
             // Signals
             signals.@"close-request".impl.register(.{});
+            signals.@"clipboard-read".impl.register(.{});
+            signals.@"clipboard-write".impl.register(.{});
 
             // Virtual methods
             gobject.Object.virtual_methods.dispose.implement(class, &dispose);
@@ -1903,3 +1994,255 @@ fn translateMouseButton(button: c_uint) input.MouseButton {
         else => .unknown,
     };
 }
+
+/// A namespace for our clipboard-related functions so Surface isn't SO large.
+const Clipboard = struct {
+    /// Get the specific type of clipboard for a widget.
+    pub fn get(
+        widget: *gtk.Widget,
+        clipboard: apprt.Clipboard,
+    ) ?*gdk.Clipboard {
+        return switch (clipboard) {
+            .standard => widget.getClipboard(),
+            .selection, .primary => widget.getPrimaryClipboard(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Set the clipboard contents.
+    pub fn set(
+        self: *Surface,
+        val: [:0]const u8,
+        clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
+        confirm: bool,
+    ) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+
+        // If no confirmation is necessary, set the clipboard.
+        if (!confirm) {
+            const clipboard = get(
+                priv.gl_area.as(gtk.Widget),
+                clipboard_type,
+            ) orelse return;
+            clipboard.setText(val);
+
+            Surface.signals.@"clipboard-write".impl.emit(
+                self,
+                null,
+                .{},
+                null,
+            );
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        showClipboardConfirmation(
+            self,
+            .{ .osc_52_write = clipboard_type },
+            val,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Request data from the clipboard (read the clipboard). This
+    /// completes asynchronously and will call the `completeClipboardRequest`
+    /// core surface API when done.
+    pub fn request(
+        self: *Surface,
+        clipboard_type: apprt.Clipboard,
+        state: apprt.ClipboardRequest,
+    ) Allocator.Error!void {
+        // Get our requested clipboard
+        const clipboard = get(
+            self.private().gl_area.as(gtk.Widget),
+            clipboard_type,
+        ) orelse return;
+
+        // Allocate our userdata
+        const alloc = Application.default().allocator();
+        const ud = try alloc.create(Request);
+        errdefer alloc.destroy(ud);
+        ud.* = .{
+            // Important: we ref self here so that we can't free memory
+            // while we have an outstanding clipboard read.
+            .self = self.ref(),
+            .state = state,
+        };
+        errdefer self.unref();
+
+        // Read
+        clipboard.readTextAsync(
+            null,
+            clipboardReadText,
+            ud,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn showClipboardConfirmation(
+        self: *Surface,
+        req: apprt.ClipboardRequest,
+        str: [:0]const u8,
+    ) void {
+        // Build a text buffer for our contents
+        const contents_buf: *gtk.TextBuffer = .new(null);
+        defer contents_buf.unref();
+        contents_buf.insertAtCursor(str, @intCast(str.len));
+
+        // Confirm
+        const dialog = gobject.ext.newInstance(
+            ClipboardConfirmationDialog,
+            .{
+                .request = &req,
+                .@"can-remember" = switch (req) {
+                    .osc_52_read, .osc_52_write => true,
+                    .paste => false,
+                },
+                .@"clipboard-contents" = contents_buf,
+            },
+        );
+
+        _ = ClipboardConfirmationDialog.signals.confirm.connect(
+            dialog,
+            *Surface,
+            clipboardConfirmationConfirm,
+            self,
+            .{},
+        );
+        _ = ClipboardConfirmationDialog.signals.deny.connect(
+            dialog,
+            *Surface,
+            clipboardConfirmationDeny,
+            self,
+            .{},
+        );
+
+        dialog.present(self.as(gtk.Widget));
+    }
+
+    fn clipboardConfirmationConfirm(
+        dialog: *ClipboardConfirmationDialog,
+        remember: bool,
+        self: *Surface,
+    ) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        const surface = priv.core_surface orelse return;
+        const req = dialog.getRequest() orelse return;
+
+        // Handle remember
+        if (remember) switch (req.*) {
+            .osc_52_read => surface.config.clipboard_read = .allow,
+            .osc_52_write => surface.config.clipboard_write = .allow,
+            .paste => {},
+        };
+
+        // Get our text
+        const text_buf = dialog.getClipboardContents() orelse return;
+        var text_val = gobject.ext.Value.new(?[:0]const u8);
+        defer text_val.unset();
+        gobject.Object.getProperty(
+            text_buf.as(gobject.Object),
+            "text",
+            &text_val,
+        );
+        const text = gobject.ext.Value.get(
+            &text_val,
+            ?[:0]const u8,
+        ) orelse return;
+
+        surface.completeClipboardRequest(
+            req.*,
+            text,
+            true,
+        ) catch |err| {
+            log.warn("failed to complete clipboard request: {}", .{err});
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn clipboardConfirmationDeny(
+        dialog: *ClipboardConfirmationDialog,
+        remember: bool,
+        self: *Surface,
+    ) callconv(.c) void {
+        const priv = self.private();
+        const surface = priv.core_surface orelse return;
+        const req = dialog.getRequest() orelse return;
+
+        // Handle remember
+        if (remember) switch (req.*) {
+            .osc_52_read => surface.config.clipboard_read = .deny,
+            .osc_52_write => surface.config.clipboard_write = .deny,
+            .paste => @panic("paste should not be able to be remembered"),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn clipboardReadText(
+        source: ?*gobject.Object,
+        res: *gio.AsyncResult,
+        ud: ?*anyopaque,
+    ) callconv(.c) void {
+        const clipboard = gobject.ext.cast(
+            gdk.Clipboard,
+            source orelse return,
+        ) orelse return;
+        const req: *Request = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ud orelse return));
+
+        const alloc = Application.default().allocator();
+        defer alloc.destroy(req);
+
+        const self = req.self;
+        defer self.unref();
+
+        var gerr: ?*glib.Error = null;
+        const cstr_ = clipboard.readTextFinish(res, &gerr);
+        if (gerr) |err| {
+            defer err.free();
+            log.warn(
+                "failed to read clipboard err={s}",
+                .{err.f_message orelse "(no message)"},
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        const cstr = cstr_ orelse return;
+        defer glib.free(cstr);
+        const str = std.mem.sliceTo(cstr, 0);
+
+        const surface = self.private().core_surface orelse return;
+        surface.completeClipboardRequest(
+            req.state,
+            str,
+            false,
+        ) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.UnsafePaste,
+            error.UnauthorizedPaste,
+            => {
+                showClipboardConfirmation(
+                    self,
+                    req.state,
+                    str,
+                );
+                return;
+            },
+
+            else => {
+                log.warn(
+                    "failed to complete clipboard request err={}",
+                    .{err},
+                );
+                return;
+            },
+        };
+
+        Surface.signals.@"clipboard-read".impl.emit(
+            self,
+            null,
+            .{},
+            null,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The request we send as userdata to the clipboard read.
+    const Request = struct {
+        /// "Self" is reffed so we can't dispose it until the clipboard
+        /// read is complete. Callers must unref when done.
+        self: *Surface,
+        state: apprt.ClipboardRequest,
+    };
+};
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/css/style.css b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/css/style.css
index 99515ec4a..e69a4e77d 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/css/style.css
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/css/style.css
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libadwaita/doc/1.3/styles-and-appearance.html#custom-styles
  */
 
+/* 
+ * GhosttySurface URL overlay
+ */
 label.url-overlay {
   padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
   outline-style: solid;
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ label.url-overlay.right {
   border-radius: 6px 0px 0px 0px;
 }
 
+/*
+ * GhosttySurface resize overlay
+ */
 .size-overlay label {
   padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
   border-radius: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
@@ -30,3 +36,36 @@ label.url-overlay.right {
   outline-width: 1px;
   outline-color: #555555;
 }
+
+/*
+ * GhosttyClipboardConfirmationDialog
+ *
+ * Based on boxed-list-separate:
+ * https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita/-/blob/ad446167acf3e6d1ee693f98ca636268be8592a1/src/stylesheet/widgets/_lists.scss#L548
+ */
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog list {
+  background: none;
+}
+
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog list > row {
+  border: none;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog list > row:last-child {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog .clipboard-overlay {
+  border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog .clipboard-contents {
+  filter: blur(0px);
+  transition: filter 0.3s ease;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+.clipboard-confirmation-dialog .clipboard-contents.blurred {
+  filter: blur(5px);
+}
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.0/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.0/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b760373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.0/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+// This is unused but if we remove it we get a blueprint-compiler error.
+using Adw 1;
+
+template $GhosttyClipboardConfirmationDialog: $GhosttyDialog {
+  styles [
+    "clipboard-confirmation-dialog",
+  ]
+
+  heading: _("Authorize Clipboard Access");
+  // Not localized because this is a placeholder users never see.
+  body: "If you see this text, there is a bug in Ghostty. Please report it.";
+
+  responses [
+    cancel: _("Deny") suggested,
+    ok: _("Allow") destructive,
+  ]
+
+  default-response: "cancel";
+  close-response: "cancel";
+
+  extra-child: ListBox {
+    selection-mode: none;
+
+    Overlay {
+      styles [
+        "osd",
+        "clipboard-overlay",
+      ]
+
+      ScrolledWindow text_view_scroll {
+        width-request: 500;
+        height-request: 200;
+
+        TextView text_view {
+          styles [
+            "clipboard-contents",
+          ]
+
+          cursor-visible: false;
+          editable: false;
+          monospace: true;
+          top-margin: 8;
+          left-margin: 8;
+          bottom-margin: 8;
+          right-margin: 8;
+          buffer: bind template.clipboard-contents;
+        }
+      }
+
+      [overlay]
+      Button reveal_button {
+        visible: false;
+        halign: end;
+        valign: start;
+        margin-end: 12;
+        margin-top: 12;
+
+        Image {
+          icon-name: "view-reveal-symbolic";
+        }
+      }
+
+      [overlay]
+      Button hide_button {
+        visible: false;
+        halign: end;
+        valign: start;
+        margin-end: 12;
+        margin-top: 12;
+
+        styles [
+          "opaque",
+        ]
+
+        Image {
+          icon-name: "view-conceal-symbolic";
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.4/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.4/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..066927ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.4/clipboard-confirmation-dialog.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+// This is unused but if we remove it we get a blueprint-compiler error.
+using Adw 1;
+
+template $GhosttyClipboardConfirmationDialog: $GhosttyDialog {
+  styles [
+    "clipboard-confirmation-dialog",
+  ]
+
+  heading: _("Authorize Clipboard Access");
+  // Not localized because this is a placeholder users never see.
+  body: "If you see this text, there is a bug in Ghostty. Please report it.";
+
+  responses [
+    cancel: _("Deny") suggested,
+    ok: _("Allow") destructive,
+  ]
+
+  default-response: "cancel";
+  close-response: "cancel";
+
+  extra-child: ListBox {
+    selection-mode: none;
+
+    Overlay {
+      styles [
+        "osd",
+        "clipboard-overlay",
+      ]
+
+      ScrolledWindow text_view_scroll {
+        width-request: 500;
+        height-request: 200;
+
+        TextView text_view {
+          styles [
+            "clipboard-contents",
+          ]
+
+          cursor-visible: false;
+          editable: false;
+          monospace: true;
+          top-margin: 8;
+          left-margin: 8;
+          bottom-margin: 8;
+          right-margin: 8;
+          buffer: bind template.clipboard-contents;
+        }
+      }
+
+      [overlay]
+      Button reveal_button {
+        visible: false;
+        halign: end;
+        valign: start;
+        margin-end: 12;
+        margin-top: 12;
+
+        Image {
+          icon-name: "view-reveal-symbolic";
+        }
+      }
+
+      [overlay]
+      Button hide_button {
+        visible: false;
+        halign: end;
+        valign: start;
+        margin-end: 12;
+        margin-top: 12;
+
+        styles [
+          "opaque",
+        ]
+
+        Image {
+          icon-name: "view-conceal-symbolic";
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    Adw.SwitchRow remember_choice {
+      styles [
+        "card",
+      ]
+
+      visible: bind template.can-remember;
+      title: _("Remember choice for this split");
+      subtitle: _("Reload configuration to show this prompt again");
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/apprt/structs.zig b/src/apprt/structs.zig
index e2e9b913d..1c3b28723 100644
--- a/src/apprt/structs.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/structs.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const build_config = @import("../build_config.zig");
+
 /// ContentScale is the ratio between the current DPI and the platform's
 /// default DPI. This is used to determine how much certain rendered elements
 /// need to be scaled up or down.
@@ -50,6 +52,16 @@ pub const ClipboardRequest = union(ClipboardRequestType) {
 
     /// A request to write clipboard contents via OSC 52.
     osc_52_write: Clipboard,
+
+    /// Make this a valid gobject if we're in a GTK environment.
+    pub const getGObjectType = switch (build_config.app_runtime) {
+        .gtk, .@"gtk-ng" => @import("gobject").ext.defineBoxed(
+            ClipboardRequest,
+            .{ .name = "GhosttyClipboardRequest" },
+        ),
+
+        .none => void,
+    };
 };
 
 /// The color scheme in use (light vs dark).