diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/codystrconsts.pas b/components/codetools/ide/codystrconsts.pas
index 28312f2bbf..2207db1288 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/codystrconsts.pas
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/codystrconsts.pas
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ resourcestring
     +'example:%sMyVar:=3;';
   crsDeclareVariable3 = 'Declare variable "%s"';
   crsAlreadyDefined = 'Already defined';
+  crsInInterface = 'In interface';
+  crsInImplementation = 'In implementation';
   crsLocalVariableOf = 'Local variable of %s';
   crsAlreadyDefinedAt = 'Already defined at %s';
   crsPrivate = 'Private';
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/codyutils.pas b/components/codetools/ide/codyutils.pas
index 8744a721ea..e9d27302ea 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/codyutils.pas
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/codyutils.pas
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ unit CodyUtils;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, SysUtils, Dialogs, Controls, LCLIntf,
+  Classes, SysUtils, Dialogs, Controls, LCLIntf, Clipbrd, LCLType,
   // IDEIntf
   IDEDialogs, LazIDEIntf, SrcEditorIntf, IDEHelpIntf,
   // codetools
@@ -40,12 +40,56 @@ uses
   CodyStrConsts;
 
 type
+
+  { TCodyClipboardData }
+
+  TCodyClipboardData = class
+  public
+    AsText: string;
+    procedure WriteString(MemStream: TMemoryStream; const s: string);
+    function ReadString(MemStream: TMemoryStream): string;
+    procedure WriteToStream({%H-}MemStream: TMemoryStream); virtual;
+    procedure ReadFromStream({%H-}MemStream: TMemoryStream); virtual;
+    procedure Execute; virtual;
+  end;
+  TCodyClipboardFormat = class of TCodyClipboardData;
+
+  { TCodyClipboardSrcData }
+
+  TCodyClipboardSrcData = class(TCodyClipboardData)
+  public
+    SourceFilename: string;
+    SourceX: integer;
+    SourceY: integer;
+    procedure SetSourcePos(const SrcPos: TCodeXYPosition);
+    procedure WriteToStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream); override;
+    procedure ReadFromStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream); override;
+  end;
+
   { TCody }
 
   TCody = class
+  private
+    FClipboardFormats: TFPList;
+    function GetClipboardFormats(Index: integer): TCodyClipboardFormat;
   public
+    constructor Create;
+    destructor Destroy; override;
+
     procedure DecodeLoaded(Sender: TSourceLog; const Filename: string;
                            var Source, DiskEncoding, MemEncoding: string);
+
+    // clipboard
+    class function ClipboardFormatId: TClipboardFormat;
+    function CanReadFromClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard): Boolean;
+    function ReadFromClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard): boolean;
+    function WriteToClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard;
+                              Data: TCodyClipboardData): Boolean;
+    procedure RegisterClipboardFormat(ccFormat: TCodyClipboardFormat);
+    function FindClipboardFormat(aName: string): TCodyClipboardFormat;
+    function ClipboardFormatCount: integer;
+    property ClipboardFormats[Index: integer]: TCodyClipboardFormat
+                                                       read GetClipboardFormats;
   end;
 
 var
@@ -302,8 +346,107 @@ begin
   OpenURL(BasePath+Path);
 end;
 
+{ TCodyClipboardSrcData }
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardSrcData.SetSourcePos(const SrcPos: TCodeXYPosition);
+begin
+  SourceFilename:=SrcPos.Code.Filename;
+  SourceX:=SrcPos.X;
+  SourceY:=SrcPos.Y;
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardSrcData.WriteToStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+  inherited WriteToStream(MemStream);
+  WriteString(MemStream,SourceFilename);
+  MemStream.Write(SourceX,4);
+  MemStream.Write(SourceY,4);
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardSrcData.ReadFromStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+  inherited ReadFromStream(MemStream);
+  SourceFilename:=ReadString(MemStream);
+  MemStream.Read(SourceX,4);
+  MemStream.Read(SourceY,4);
+end;
+
+{ TCodyClipboardData }
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardData.WriteString(MemStream: TMemoryStream;
+  const s: string);
+var
+  b: byte;
+  l: Integer;
+begin
+  if length(s)<255 then begin
+    b:=length(s);
+    MemStream.Write(b,1);
+    if b>0 then
+      MemStream.Write(s[1],b);
+  end else begin
+    b:=255;
+    MemStream.Write(b,1);
+    l:=length(s);
+    MemStream.Write(l,4);
+    MemStream.Write(s[1],l);
+  end;
+end;
+
+function TCodyClipboardData.ReadString(MemStream: TMemoryStream): string;
+var
+  b: byte;
+  l: integer;
+begin
+  Result:='';
+  b:=0;
+  if MemStream.Read(b,1)<>1 then exit;
+  if b<255 then begin
+    SetLength(Result,b);
+    if Result<>'' then
+      MemStream.Read(Result[1],b);
+  end else begin
+    l:=0;
+    MemStream.Read(l,4);
+    if l<=0 then exit;
+    SetLength(Result,l);
+    MemStream.Read(Result[1],l);
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardData.WriteToStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardData.ReadFromStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardData.Execute;
+begin
+  raise Exception.Create('not implemented yet: '+ClassName+'.Execute');
+end;
+
 { TCody }
 
+function TCody.GetClipboardFormats(Index: integer): TCodyClipboardFormat;
+begin
+  Result:=TCodyClipboardFormat(FClipboardFormats[Index]);
+end;
+
+constructor TCody.Create;
+begin
+  FClipboardFormats:=TFPList.Create;
+end;
+
+destructor TCody.Destroy;
+begin
+  FreeAndNil(FClipboardFormats);
+  inherited Destroy;
+end;
+
 procedure TCody.DecodeLoaded(Sender: TSourceLog; const Filename: string;
   var Source, DiskEncoding, MemEncoding: string);
 begin
@@ -314,6 +457,102 @@ begin
       Source,DiskEncoding,MemEncoding);
 end;
 
+class function TCody.ClipboardFormatId: TClipboardFormat;
+const
+  CodyClipboardMimeType = 'Application/X-Laz-Cody';
+var
+  ID: TClipboardFormat = 0;
+begin
+  if ID = 0 then
+    ID := ClipboardRegisterFormat(CodyClipboardMimeType);
+  Result := ID;
+end;
+
+function TCody.CanReadFromClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard): Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := AClipboard.HasFormat(ClipboardFormatId);
+end;
+
+function TCody.ReadFromClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard): boolean;
+
+  procedure InvalidStream;
+  begin
+    raise Exception.Create('The Cody clipboard data is invalid');
+  end;
+
+var
+  MemStream: TMemoryStream;
+  ID: ShortString;
+  aFormat: TCodyClipboardFormat;
+  Data: TCodyClipboardData;
+begin
+  Result:=false;
+  if not AClipboard.HasFormat(ClipboardFormatId) then exit;
+  Result:=true;
+  MemStream:=TMemoryStream.Create;
+  Data:=nil;
+  try
+    Result:=AClipboard.GetFormat(ClipboardFormatId,MemStream);
+    ID:='';
+    if MemStream.Read(ID[0],1)<>1 then
+      InvalidStream;
+    if MemStream.Read(ID[1],ord(ID[0]))<>ord(ID[0]) then
+      InvalidStream;
+    aFormat:=FindClipboardFormat(ID);
+    if aFormat=nil then
+      InvalidStream;
+    Data:=aFormat.Create;
+    Data.ReadFromStream(MemStream);
+    Data.Execute;
+  finally
+    Data.Free;
+    MemStream.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+function TCody.WriteToClipboard(AClipboard: TClipboard; Data: TCodyClipboardData
+  ): Boolean;
+var
+  MemStream: TMemoryStream;
+  ID: ShortString;
+begin
+  AClipboard.AsText:=Data.AsText;
+  if not AClipboard.HasFormat(CF_TEXT) then
+    raise Exception.Create('Write to clipboard failed');
+  MemStream:=TMemoryStream.Create;
+  try
+    ID:=AClipboard.ClassName;
+    MemStream.Write(ID[0],length(ID)+1);
+    Data.WriteToStream(MemStream);
+    Result:=AClipboard.AddFormat(ClipboardFormatId,MemStream);
+  finally
+    MemStream.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TCody.RegisterClipboardFormat(ccFormat: TCodyClipboardFormat);
+begin
+  if FindClipboardFormat(ccFormat.ClassName)<>nil then
+    raise Exception.Create('cody clipboard format "'+ccFormat.ClassName+'" is already registered');
+  FClipboardFormats.Add(ccFormat);
+end;
+
+function TCody.FindClipboardFormat(aName: string): TCodyClipboardFormat;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+begin
+  for i:=0 to ClipboardFormatCount-1 do begin
+    Result:=ClipboardFormats[i];
+    if SysUtils.CompareText(Result.ClassName,aName)=0 then exit;
+  end;
+  Result:=nil;
+end;
+
+function TCody.ClipboardFormatCount: integer;
+begin
+  Result:=FClipboardFormats.Count;
+end;
+
 initialization
   Cody:=TCody.Create;
 finalization
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/declarevardlg.pas b/components/codetools/ide/declarevardlg.pas
index 7c3ffd2520..959355d03a 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/declarevardlg.pas
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/declarevardlg.pas
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ type
     constructor Create(const Context: TFindContext);
   end;
 
+  { TCodyClipboardDeclareVar }
+
+  TCodyClipboardDeclareVar = class(TCodyClipboardSrcData)
+  public
+    VarName: string;
+    VarType: string;
+    TheUnitName: string;
+    procedure WriteToStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream); override;
+    procedure ReadFromStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream); override;
+    procedure Execute; override;
+  end;
+
   { TCodyDeclareVarDialog }
 
   TCodyDeclareVarDialog = class(TForm)
@@ -184,13 +196,38 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+{ TCodyClipboardDeclareVar }
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardDeclareVar.WriteToStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+  inherited WriteToStream(MemStream);
+  WriteString(MemStream,VarName);
+  WriteString(MemStream,VarType);
+  WriteString(MemStream,TheUnitName);
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardDeclareVar.ReadFromStream(MemStream: TMemoryStream);
+begin
+  inherited ReadFromStream(MemStream);
+  VarName:=ReadString(MemStream);
+  VarType:=ReadString(MemStream);
+  TheUnitName:=ReadString(MemStream);
+end;
+
+procedure TCodyClipboardDeclareVar.Execute;
+begin
+  inherited Execute;
+end;
+
 { TCodyDeclareVarTarget }
 
 constructor TCodyDeclareVarTarget.Create(const Context: TFindContext);
 begin
   Tool:=Context.Tool;
-  NodeDesc:=Context.Node.Desc;
-  Context.Tool.CleanPosToCaret(Context.Node.StartPos,NodeStartPos);
+  if Context.Node<>nil then begin
+    NodeDesc:=Context.Node.Desc;
+    Context.Tool.CleanPosToCaret(Context.Node.StartPos,NodeStartPos);
+  end;
 end;
 
 {$R *.lfm}
@@ -300,12 +337,12 @@ begin
           AddClassTarget(Context,ctnClassPublished);
         end else if Context.Node.Desc=ctnImplementation then begin
           Target:=TCodyDeclareVarTarget.Create(Context);
-          Target.Caption:='In implementation';
+          Target.Caption:=crsInImplementation;
           Targets.Add(Target);
           Node:=Context.Node.PriorBrother;
           if (Node<>nil) and (Node.Desc=ctnInterface) then begin
             Target:=TCodyDeclareVarTarget.Create(CreateFindContext(Context.Tool,Node));
-            Target.Caption:='In interface';
+            Target.Caption:=crsInInterface;
             Targets.Add(Target);
           end;
         end;
@@ -322,6 +359,11 @@ begin
     exit;
   end;
 
+  // add target for clipboard
+  Target:=TCodyDeclareVarTarget.Create(CleanFindContext);
+  Target.Caption:='On clipboard';
+  Targets.Add(Target);
+
   Caption:=Format(crsDeclareVariable3, [Identifier]);
   TypeLabel.Caption:=crsType;
   TypeEdit.Text:=RecommendedType;
@@ -340,6 +382,12 @@ begin
     NewType:=Trim(TypeEdit.Text);
     Target:=TCodyDeclareVarTarget(Targets[WhereRadioGroup.ItemIndex]);
 
+    if Target.Tool=nil then begin
+      // on clipboard
+      // ToDo
+      exit;
+    end;
+
     OldChange:=LazarusIDE.OpenEditorsOnCodeToolChange;
     try
       OldSrcEdit:=SourceEditorManagerIntf.ActiveEditor;
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.it.po b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.it.po
index 4685e7258c..e164a0e18a 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.it.po
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.it.po
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ msgstr "Gbyte"
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: codystrconsts.crsinimplementation
+msgid "In implementation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: codystrconsts.crsininterface
+msgid "In interface"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: codystrconsts.crsinsertfileatcursor
 msgid "Insert file at cursor ..."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.po b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.po
index c024bc1947..875e37db09 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.po
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.po
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: codystrconsts.crsinimplementation
+msgid "In implementation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: codystrconsts.crsininterface
+msgid "In interface"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: codystrconsts.crsinsertfileatcursor
 msgid "Insert file at cursor ..."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.pt_BR.po b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.pt_BR.po
index 4d490a6706..1bff4b74ba 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.pt_BR.po
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.pt_BR.po
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ msgstr "Gbytes"
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: codystrconsts.crsinimplementation
+msgid "In implementation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: codystrconsts.crsininterface
+msgid "In interface"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: codystrconsts.crsinsertfileatcursor
 msgid "Insert file at cursor ..."
 msgstr "Inserir arquivo na posição do cursor ..."
diff --git a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.ru.po b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.ru.po
index f07bb56bdf..470c7877a6 100644
--- a/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.ru.po
+++ b/components/codetools/ide/languages/codystrconsts.ru.po
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ msgstr "ГБ"
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr "&Справка"
 
+#: codystrconsts.crsinimplementation
+msgid "In implementation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: codystrconsts.crsininterface
+msgid "In interface"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: codystrconsts.crsinsertfileatcursor
 msgid "Insert file at cursor ..."
 msgstr "Вставить содержимое файла в месте расположения курсора ..."