diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 8e12ee33..00c4f041 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -598,21 +598,21 @@ func (v *View) IndentSelection(usePlugin bool) bool {
 				v.Buf.Insert(Loc{0, i}, Spaces(tabsize))
 				if i == start {
 					if v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].X > 0 {
-						v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(tabsize, v.Buf)
+						v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(tabsize, v.Buf))
 					}
 				}
 				if i == end {
-					v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = Loc{endX + tabsize + 1, end}
+					v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{endX + tabsize + 1, end})
 				}
 			} else {
 				v.Buf.Insert(Loc{0, i}, "\t")
 				if i == start {
 					if v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].X > 0 {
-						v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(1, v.Buf)
+						v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(1, v.Buf))
 					}
 				}
 				if i == end {
-					v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = Loc{endX + 2, end}
+					v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{endX + 2, end})
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -647,22 +647,22 @@ func (v *View) OutdentSelection(usePlugin bool) bool {
 						v.Buf.Remove(Loc{0, i}, Loc{1, i})
 						if i == start {
 							if v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].X > 0 {
-								v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(-1, v.Buf)
+								v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(-1, v.Buf))
 							}
 						}
 						if i == end {
-							v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = Loc{endX - j, end}
+							v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{endX - j, end})
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
 					v.Buf.Remove(Loc{0, i}, Loc{1, i})
 					if i == start {
 						if v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].X > 0 {
-							v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(-1, v.Buf)
+							v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Move(-1, v.Buf))
 						}
 					}
 					if i == end {
-						v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = Loc{endX, end}
+						v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{endX, end})
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (v *View) Copy(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
-		clipboard.WriteAll(v.Cursor.GetSelection())
+		clipboard.WriteAll(v.Cursor.GetSelection(), "clipboard")
 		v.freshClip = true
 		messenger.Message("Copied selection")
 	}
@@ -873,10 +873,10 @@ func (v *View) CutLine(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	}
 	if v.freshClip == true {
 		if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
-			if clip, err := clipboard.ReadAll(); err != nil {
+			if clip, err := clipboard.ReadAll("clipboard"); err != nil {
 				messenger.Error(err)
 			} else {
-				clipboard.WriteAll(clip + v.Cursor.GetSelection())
+				clipboard.WriteAll(clip+v.Cursor.GetSelection(), "clipboard")
 			}
 		}
 	} else if time.Since(v.lastCutTime)/time.Second > 10*time.Second || v.freshClip == false {
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ func (v *View) Cut(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
-		clipboard.WriteAll(v.Cursor.GetSelection())
+		clipboard.WriteAll(v.Cursor.GetSelection(), "clipboard")
 		v.Cursor.DeleteSelection()
 		v.Cursor.ResetSelection()
 		v.freshClip = true
@@ -960,18 +960,23 @@ func (v *View) Paste(usePlugin bool) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	leadingWS := GetLeadingWhitespace(v.Buf.Line(v.Cursor.Y))
+	clip, _ := clipboard.ReadAll("clipboard")
+	v.paste(clip)
 
-	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
-		v.Cursor.DeleteSelection()
-		v.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+	if usePlugin {
+		return PostActionCall("Paste", v)
 	}
-	clip, _ := clipboard.ReadAll()
-	clip = strings.Replace(clip, "\n", "\n"+leadingWS, -1)
-	v.Buf.Insert(v.Cursor.Loc, clip)
-	v.Cursor.Loc = v.Cursor.Loc.Move(Count(clip), v.Buf)
-	v.freshClip = false
-	messenger.Message("Pasted clipboard")
+	return true
+}
+
+// PastePrimary pastes from the primary clipboard (only use on linux)
+func (v *View) PastePrimary(usePlugin bool) bool {
+	if usePlugin && !PreActionCall("Paste", v) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	clip, _ := clipboard.ReadAll("primary")
+	v.paste(clip)
 
 	if usePlugin {
 		return PostActionCall("Paste", v)
@@ -985,8 +990,8 @@ func (v *View) SelectAll(usePlugin bool) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = v.Buf.Start()
-	v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = v.Buf.End()
+	v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(v.Buf.Start())
+	v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(v.Buf.End())
 	// Put the cursor at the beginning
 	v.Cursor.X = 0
 	v.Cursor.Y = 0
diff --git a/cmd/micro/bindings.go b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
index deeab905..67d40e0d 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/bindings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var bindingActions = map[string]func(*View, bool) bool{
 	"IndentSelection":     (*View).IndentSelection,
 	"OutdentSelection":    (*View).OutdentSelection,
 	"Paste":               (*View).Paste,
+	"PastePrimary":        (*View).PastePrimary,
 	"SelectAll":           (*View).SelectAll,
 	"OpenFile":            (*View).OpenFile,
 	"Start":               (*View).Start,
diff --git a/cmd/micro/cursor.go b/cmd/micro/cursor.go
index cd1a1657..c6eb92ae 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/cursor.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/cursor.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
+import "github.com/zyedidia/clipboard"
+
 // The Cursor struct stores the location of the cursor in the view
 // The complicated part about the cursor is storing its location.
 // The cursor must be displayed at an x, y location, but since the buffer
@@ -33,6 +35,24 @@ func (c *Cursor) ResetSelection() {
 	c.CurSelection[1] = c.buf.Start()
 }
 
+// SetSelectionStart sets the start of the selection
+func (c *Cursor) SetSelectionStart(pos Loc) {
+	c.CurSelection[0] = pos
+	// Copy to primary clipboard for linux
+	if c.HasSelection() {
+		clipboard.WriteAll(c.GetSelection(), "primary")
+	}
+}
+
+// SetSelectionEnd sets the end of the selection
+func (c *Cursor) SetSelectionEnd(pos Loc) {
+	c.CurSelection[1] = pos
+	// Copy to primary clipboard for linux
+	if c.HasSelection() {
+		clipboard.WriteAll(c.GetSelection(), "primary")
+	}
+}
+
 // HasSelection returns whether or not the user has selected anything
 func (c *Cursor) HasSelection() bool {
 	return c.CurSelection[0] != c.CurSelection[1]
@@ -43,7 +63,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) DeleteSelection() {
 	if c.CurSelection[0].GreaterThan(c.CurSelection[1]) {
 		c.buf.Remove(c.CurSelection[1], c.CurSelection[0])
 		c.Loc = c.CurSelection[1]
-	} else if c.GetSelection() == "" {
+	} else if !c.HasSelection() {
 		return
 	} else {
 		c.buf.Remove(c.CurSelection[0], c.CurSelection[1])
@@ -62,12 +82,12 @@ func (c *Cursor) GetSelection() string {
 // SelectLine selects the current line
 func (c *Cursor) SelectLine() {
 	c.Start()
-	c.CurSelection[0] = c.Loc
+	c.SetSelectionStart(c.Loc)
 	c.End()
 	if c.buf.NumLines-1 > c.Y {
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf)
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf))
 	} else {
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.Loc
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.Loc)
 	}
 
 	c.OrigSelection = c.CurSelection
@@ -77,13 +97,13 @@ func (c *Cursor) SelectLine() {
 func (c *Cursor) AddLineToSelection() {
 	if c.Loc.LessThan(c.OrigSelection[0]) {
 		c.Start()
-		c.CurSelection[0] = c.Loc
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.OrigSelection[1]
+		c.SetSelectionStart(c.Loc)
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.OrigSelection[1])
 	}
 	if c.Loc.GreaterThan(c.OrigSelection[1]) {
 		c.End()
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf)
-		c.CurSelection[0] = c.OrigSelection[0]
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf))
+		c.SetSelectionStart(c.OrigSelection[0])
 	}
 
 	if c.Loc.LessThan(c.OrigSelection[1]) && c.Loc.GreaterThan(c.OrigSelection[0]) {
@@ -98,8 +118,8 @@ func (c *Cursor) SelectWord() {
 	}
 
 	if !IsWordChar(string(c.RuneUnder(c.X))) {
-		c.CurSelection[0] = c.Loc
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf)
+		c.SetSelectionStart(c.Loc)
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.Loc.Move(1, c.buf))
 		c.OrigSelection = c.CurSelection
 		return
 	}
@@ -110,14 +130,14 @@ func (c *Cursor) SelectWord() {
 		backward--
 	}
 
-	c.CurSelection[0] = Loc{backward, c.Y}
+	c.SetSelectionStart(Loc{backward, c.Y})
 	c.OrigSelection[0] = c.CurSelection[0]
 
 	for forward < Count(c.buf.Line(c.Y))-1 && IsWordChar(string(c.RuneUnder(forward+1))) {
 		forward++
 	}
 
-	c.CurSelection[1] = Loc{forward, c.Y}.Move(1, c.buf)
+	c.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{forward, c.Y}.Move(1, c.buf))
 	c.OrigSelection[1] = c.CurSelection[1]
 	c.Loc = c.CurSelection[1]
 }
@@ -136,8 +156,8 @@ func (c *Cursor) AddWordToSelection() {
 			backward--
 		}
 
-		c.CurSelection[0] = Loc{backward, c.Y}
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.OrigSelection[1]
+		c.SetSelectionStart(Loc{backward, c.Y})
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.OrigSelection[1])
 	}
 
 	if c.Loc.GreaterThan(c.OrigSelection[1]) {
@@ -147,8 +167,8 @@ func (c *Cursor) AddWordToSelection() {
 			forward++
 		}
 
-		c.CurSelection[1] = Loc{forward, c.Y}.Move(1, c.buf)
-		c.CurSelection[0] = c.OrigSelection[0]
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(Loc{forward, c.Y}.Move(1, c.buf))
+		c.SetSelectionStart(c.OrigSelection[0])
 	}
 
 	c.Loc = c.CurSelection[1]
@@ -157,11 +177,11 @@ func (c *Cursor) AddWordToSelection() {
 // SelectTo selects from the current cursor location to the given location
 func (c *Cursor) SelectTo(loc Loc) {
 	if loc.GreaterThan(c.OrigSelection[0]) {
-		c.CurSelection[0] = c.OrigSelection[0]
-		c.CurSelection[1] = loc
+		c.SetSelectionStart(c.OrigSelection[0])
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(loc)
 	} else {
-		c.CurSelection[0] = loc
-		c.CurSelection[1] = c.OrigSelection[0]
+		c.SetSelectionStart(loc)
+		c.SetSelectionEnd(c.OrigSelection[0])
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/micro/messenger.go b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
index 27800dd4..99f411b8 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/messenger.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event, history []string) {
 				m.cursorx--
 			}
 		case tcell.KeyCtrlV:
-			clip, _ := clipboard.ReadAll()
+			clip, _ := clipboard.ReadAll("clipboard")
 			m.response = Insert(m.response, m.cursorx, clip)
 			m.cursorx += Count(clip)
 		case tcell.KeyRune:
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 7df253df..a4af1a24 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func main() {
 					// we copy it to the clipboard.
 					// Often error messages are displayed down there so it can be useful to easily
 					// copy the message
-					clipboard.WriteAll(messenger.message)
+					clipboard.WriteAll(messenger.message, "primary")
 					continue
 				}
 
diff --git a/cmd/micro/search.go b/cmd/micro/search.go
index f7fa8e82..96618471 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/search.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/search.go
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ func Search(searchStr string, v *View, down bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v.Cursor.CurSelection[0] = FromCharPos(charPos+runePos(match[0], str), v.Buf)
-	v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = FromCharPos(charPos+runePos(match[1], str), v.Buf)
+	v.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(FromCharPos(charPos+runePos(match[0], str), v.Buf))
+	v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(FromCharPos(charPos+runePos(match[1], str), v.Buf))
 	v.Cursor.Loc = v.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 	if v.Relocate() {
 		v.matches = Match(v)
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 28d59d12..d1d3c810 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ func (v *View) ToggleTabbar() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (v *View) paste(clip string) {
+	leadingWS := GetLeadingWhitespace(v.Buf.Line(v.Cursor.Y))
+
+	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
+		v.Cursor.DeleteSelection()
+		v.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+	}
+	clip = strings.Replace(clip, "\n", "\n"+leadingWS, -1)
+	v.Buf.Insert(v.Cursor.Loc, clip)
+	v.Cursor.Loc = v.Cursor.Loc.Move(Count(clip), v.Buf)
+	v.freshClip = false
+	messenger.Message("Pasted clipboard")
+}
+
 // ScrollUp scrolls the view up n lines (if possible)
 func (v *View) ScrollUp(n int) {
 	// Try to scroll by n but if it would overflow, scroll by 1
@@ -411,9 +425,13 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 				} else if v.doubleClick {
 					v.Cursor.AddWordToSelection()
 				} else {
-					v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = v.Cursor.Loc
+					v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(v.Cursor.Loc)
 				}
 			}
+		case tcell.Button2:
+			// Middle mouse button was clicked,
+			// We should paste primary
+			v.PastePrimary(true)
 		case tcell.ButtonNone:
 			// Mouse event with no click
 			if !v.mouseReleased {
@@ -427,7 +445,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 
 				if !v.doubleClick && !v.tripleClick {
 					v.MoveToMouseClick(x, y)
-					v.Cursor.CurSelection[1] = v.Cursor.Loc
+					v.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(v.Cursor.Loc)
 				}
 				v.mouseReleased = true
 			}