diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaint.pas b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaint.pas
index 4637fa7341..f70985bf6e 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaint.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaint.pas
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ type
     procedure sendEvent(theEvent: NSEvent); override;
   end;
 
+  TCocoaPasteboardsRef = record
+    pasteboard : NSPasteboard;
+    changeCount: NSInteger;
+    dataProc   : TClipboardRequestEvent;
+    isOwned    : Boolean;
+  end;
+
   { TCocoaWidgetSet }
 
   TCocoaWidgetSet = class(TWidgetSet)
@@ -118,9 +125,12 @@ type
     PrimarySelection: NSPasteboard;
     SecondarySelection: NSPasteboard;
     ClipboardFormats: TFPObjectList; // of TCocoaClipboardData
+    ClipboardChangeCount: NSInteger;
+    Pasteboards: array [TClipboardType] of TCocoaPasteboardsRef;
 
     procedure InitClipboard();
     procedure FreeClipboard();
+    procedure SyncClipboard();
     function GetClipboardDataForFormat(AFormat: TClipboardFormat): TCocoaClipboardData;
 
     function PromptUser(const DialogCaption, DialogMessage: String;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoalclintf.inc b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoalclintf.inc
index 0f763c3a20..d6cc6ac759 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoalclintf.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoalclintf.inc
@@ -163,6 +163,27 @@ begin
   ClipboardFormats.Free;
 end;
 
+procedure TCocoaWidgetSet.SyncClipboard();
+var
+  ct : TClipboardType;
+  pb : NSPasteboard;
+begin
+  for ct := low(TClipboardType) to high(TClipboardType) do begin
+    if not Pasteboards[ct].isOwned then Continue;
+
+    pb := Pasteboards[ct].pasteboard;
+    if not Assigned(pb) then Continue;
+
+    if (pb.changeCount <> Pasteboards[ct].changeCount) then
+    begin
+      Pasteboards[ct].isOwned:=false;
+      if Assigned(Pasteboards[ct].dataProc) then
+        // notifying about the loss of ownership
+        Pasteboards[ct].dataProc(0, nil);
+    end;
+  end;
+end;
+
 function TCocoaWidgetSet.GetClipboardDataForFormat(AFormat: TClipboardFormat): TCocoaClipboardData;
 begin
   Result := TCocoaClipboardData(AFormat);
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaobject.inc b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaobject.inc
index 1f64ea7cdf..2e2b9cd3d4 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaobject.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoaobject.inc
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ begin
         NSApp.sendEvent(event);
       NSApp.updateWindows;
     end;
+
+    SyncClipboard(); // NSPasteboard doesn't provide any notifications regarding the change
+                     // Thus we have to check the clipboard on every loop
+
     pool.release;
   until event = nil;
 end;
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ begin
       NSApp.sendEvent(event);
     NSApp.updateWindows;
   end;
+
+  SyncClipboard(); // NSPasteboard doesn't provide any notifications regarding the change
+                   // Thus we have to check the clipboard on every loop
   pool.release;
 end;
 
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
index b8c5d90a5a..a4f412a933 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
@@ -361,6 +361,16 @@ begin
     DataStream.Free;
   end;
 
+  Pasteboards[ClipboardType].pasteboard:=pasteboard;
+  Pasteboards[ClipboardType].dataProc:=OnRequestProc;
+  if Assigned(pasteboard) then
+  begin
+    Pasteboards[ClipboardType].changeCount:=pasteboard.changeCount;
+    Pasteboards[ClipboardType].isOwned:=true;
+  end else
+    Pasteboards[ClipboardType].isOwned:=false;
+
+
   Result := True;
 end;