diff --git a/src/utils/screenshotsaver.cpp b/src/utils/screenshotsaver.cpp
index 18f3715f..d81de441 100644
--- a/src/utils/screenshotsaver.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/screenshotsaver.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "src/utils/confighandler.h"
 #include "src/utils/filenamehandler.h"
 #include "src/utils/systemnotification.h"
+#include "utils/desktopinfo.h"
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QClipboard>
@@ -25,6 +26,31 @@ ScreenshotSaver::ScreenshotSaver(const unsigned id)
   : m_id(id)
 {}
 
+void ScreenshotSaver::saveToClipboardPng(const QPixmap& capture)
+{
+    QByteArray array;
+    QBuffer buffer{ &array };
+    QImageWriter imageWriter{ &buffer, "PNG" };
+    imageWriter.write(capture.toImage());
+
+    QPixmap pngPixmap;
+    bool isLoaded = pngPixmap.loadFromData(
+      reinterpret_cast<uchar*>(array.data()), array.size(), "PNG");
+    if (isLoaded) {
+        // Need to send message before copying to clipboard
+        SystemNotification().sendMessage(
+          QObject::tr("Capture saved to clipboard"));
+
+        QMimeData* mimeData = new QMimeData;
+        mimeData->setData("image/png", array);
+        QApplication::clipboard()->setMimeData(mimeData);
+    } else {
+        SystemNotification().sendMessage(
+          QObject::tr("Error while saving to clipboard"));
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
 // TODO: If data is saved to the clipboard before the notification is sent via
 // dbus, the application freezes.
 void ScreenshotSaver::saveToClipboard(const QPixmap& capture)
@@ -36,7 +62,16 @@ void ScreenshotSaver::saveToClipboard(const QPixmap& capture)
         saveToFilesystem(capture,
                          ConfigHandler().savePath(),
                          QObject::tr("Capture saved to clipboard."));
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
+        if (DesktopInfo().waylandDectected()) {
+            saveToClipboardPng(capture);
+        } else {
+            QApplication::clipboard()->setPixmap(capture);
+        }
+#else
         QApplication::clipboard()->setPixmap(capture);
+#endif
+
     }
     // Otherwise only save to clipboard
     else {
@@ -67,7 +102,15 @@ void ScreenshotSaver::saveToClipboard(const QPixmap& capture)
             // Need to send message before copying to clipboard
             SystemNotification().sendMessage(
               QObject::tr("Capture saved to clipboard"));
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
+            if (DesktopInfo().waylandDectected()) {
+                saveToClipboardPng(capture);
+            } else {
+                QApplication::clipboard()->setPixmap(capture);
+            }
+#else
             QApplication::clipboard()->setPixmap(capture);
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/screenshotsaver.h b/src/utils/screenshotsaver.h
index aa6fbf74..1acf569c 100644
--- a/src/utils/screenshotsaver.h
+++ b/src/utils/screenshotsaver.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public:
     ScreenshotSaver(const unsigned id);
 
     void saveToClipboard(const QPixmap& capture);
+    void saveToClipboardPng(const QPixmap& capture);
     bool saveToFilesystem(const QPixmap& capture,
                           const QString& path,
                           const QString& messagePrefix);