diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 3d1bfc9ed..63f213d20 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1585,8 +1585,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformUpdateIMEState(_GLFWwindow *w, const GLFWIMEUpdateEvent *ev) {
         (!sendType || [sendType isEqual:NSPasteboardTypeString] || [sendType isEqual:@"NSStringPboardType"]) &&
         (!returnType || [returnType isEqual:NSPasteboardTypeString] || [returnType isEqual:@"NSStringPboardType"])
     ) {
-        NSString *text = [self accessibilitySelectedText];
-        if (text && text.length > 0) return self;
+        if (_glfw.callbacks.has_current_selection && _glfw.callbacks.has_current_selection()) return self;
     }
     return [super validRequestorForSendType:sendType returnType:returnType];
 }
@@ -1594,17 +1593,21 @@ void _glfwPlatformUpdateIMEState(_GLFWwindow *w, const GLFWIMEUpdateEvent *ev) {
 // Selected text as input to be sent to Services
 - (BOOL)writeSelectionToPasteboard:(NSPasteboard *)pboard types:(NSArray *)types
 {
-    NSString *text = [self accessibilitySelectedText];
-    if (text && [text length] > 0) {
+    if (!_glfw.callbacks.get_current_selection) return NO;
+    char *text = _glfw.callbacks.get_current_selection();
+    if (!text) return NO;
+    BOOL ans = NO;
+    if (text[0]) {
         if ([types containsObject:NSPasteboardTypeString] == YES) {
             [pboard declareTypes:@[NSPasteboardTypeString] owner:self];
-            return [pboard setString:text forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
+            ans = [pboard setString:@(text) forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
         } else if ([types containsObject:@"NSStringPboardType"] == YES) {
             [pboard declareTypes:@[@"NSStringPboardType"] owner:self];
-            return [pboard setString:text forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
+            ans = [pboard setString:@(text) forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
         }
+        free(text);
     }
-    return NO;
+    return ans;
 }
 
 // Service output to be handled
diff --git a/glfw/glfw3.h b/glfw/glfw3.h
index 863ae6040..3d02e5448 100644
--- a/glfw/glfw3.h
+++ b/glfw/glfw3.h
@@ -1719,6 +1719,7 @@ typedef void (* GLFWtickcallback)(void*);
 typedef void (* GLFWactivationcallback)(GLFWwindow *window, const char *token, void *data);
 typedef bool (* GLFWdrawtextfun)(GLFWwindow *window, const char *text, uint32_t fg, uint32_t bg, uint8_t *output_buf, size_t width, size_t height, float x_offset, float y_offset, size_t right_margin);
 typedef char* (* GLFWcurrentselectionfun)(void);
+typedef bool (* GLFWhascurrentselectionfun)(void);
 typedef void (* GLFWclipboarddatafreefun)(void* data);
 typedef struct GLFWDataChunk {
     const char *data;
@@ -1889,6 +1890,7 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwUpdateTimer(unsigned long long timer_id, monotonic_t interval,
 GLFWAPI void glfwRemoveTimer(unsigned long long);
 GLFWAPI GLFWdrawtextfun glfwSetDrawTextFunction(GLFWdrawtextfun function);
 GLFWAPI GLFWcurrentselectionfun glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback(GLFWcurrentselectionfun callback);
+GLFWAPI GLFWhascurrentselectionfun glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback(GLFWhascurrentselectionfun callback);
 
 /*! @brief Terminates the GLFW library.
  *
diff --git a/glfw/init.c b/glfw/init.c
index f85252e67..d9fd00b75 100644
--- a/glfw/init.c
+++ b/glfw/init.c
@@ -395,3 +395,10 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWcurrentselectionfun glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback(GLFWcurrentselec
     _GLFW_SWAP_POINTERS(_glfw.callbacks.get_current_selection, cbfun);
     return cbfun;
 }
+
+GLFWAPI GLFWhascurrentselectionfun glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback(GLFWhascurrentselectionfun cbfun)
+{
+    _GLFW_REQUIRE_INIT_OR_RETURN(NULL);
+    _GLFW_SWAP_POINTERS(_glfw.callbacks.has_current_selection, cbfun);
+    return cbfun;
+}
diff --git a/glfw/internal.h b/glfw/internal.h
index 5873c5ec9..fe4125a5f 100644
--- a/glfw/internal.h
+++ b/glfw/internal.h
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ struct _GLFWlibrary
         GLFWapplicationclosefun application_close;
         GLFWdrawtextfun draw_text;
         GLFWcurrentselectionfun get_current_selection;
+        GLFWhascurrentselectionfun has_current_selection;
     } callbacks;
 
 
diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 6e687ced2..1947fde2e 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -1985,6 +1985,12 @@ class Boss:
             return w.text_for_selection()
         return None
 
+    def has_active_selection(self) -> bool:
+        w = self.active_window
+        if w is not None and not w.destroyed:
+            return w.has_selection()
+        return False
+
     @ac('cp', '''
         Copy the selection from the active window to the specified buffer
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
index 4c76622cc..6ec499bd1 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ load_glfw(const char* path) {
     *(void **) (&glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback");
     if (glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback with error: %s", dlerror());
 
+    *(void **) (&glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback");
+    if (glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback with error: %s", dlerror());
+
     *(void **) (&glfwTerminate_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwTerminate");
     if (glfwTerminate_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwTerminate with error: %s", dlerror());
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
index 70ec8f30b..d847480b2 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
@@ -1457,6 +1457,7 @@ typedef void (* GLFWtickcallback)(void*);
 typedef void (* GLFWactivationcallback)(GLFWwindow *window, const char *token, void *data);
 typedef bool (* GLFWdrawtextfun)(GLFWwindow *window, const char *text, uint32_t fg, uint32_t bg, uint8_t *output_buf, size_t width, size_t height, float x_offset, float y_offset, size_t right_margin);
 typedef char* (* GLFWcurrentselectionfun)(void);
+typedef bool (* GLFWhascurrentselectionfun)(void);
 typedef void (* GLFWclipboarddatafreefun)(void* data);
 typedef struct GLFWDataChunk {
     const char *data;
@@ -1662,6 +1663,10 @@ typedef GLFWcurrentselectionfun (*glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_func)(GLFWcurr
 GFW_EXTERN glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_func glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_impl;
 #define glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback_impl
 
+typedef GLFWhascurrentselectionfun (*glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_func)(GLFWhascurrentselectionfun);
+GFW_EXTERN glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_func glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_impl;
+#define glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback_impl
+
 typedef void (*glfwTerminate_func)(void);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwTerminate_func glfwTerminate_impl;
 #define glfwTerminate glfwTerminate_impl
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index f3dbe69a7..3c490c2b1 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -496,6 +496,16 @@ get_current_selection(void) {
     return ans;
 }
 
+static bool
+has_current_selection(void) {
+    if (!global_state.boss) return false;
+    PyObject *ret = PyObject_CallMethod(global_state.boss, "has_active_selection", NULL);
+    if (!ret) { PyErr_Print(); return false; }
+    bool ans = ret == Py_True;
+    Py_DECREF(ret);
+    return ans;
+}
+
 
 static void get_window_dpi(GLFWwindow *w, double *x, double *y);
 
@@ -800,6 +810,7 @@ create_os_window(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw) {
         if (OPT(hide_window_decorations) & 1) glfwWindowHint(GLFW_DECORATED, false);
         glfwSetApplicationCloseCallback(application_close_requested_callback);
         glfwSetCurrentSelectionCallback(get_current_selection);
+        glfwSetHasCurrentSelectionCallback(has_current_selection);
 #ifdef __APPLE__
         cocoa_set_activation_policy(OPT(macos_hide_from_tasks));
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING, true);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index ba04248a2..3287d6f1e 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -2785,7 +2785,12 @@ screen_detect_url(Screen *screen, unsigned int x, unsigned int y) {
 #define WRAP2B(name) static PyObject* name(Screen *self, PyObject *args) { unsigned int a, b; int p; if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "IIp", &a, &b, &p)) return NULL; screen_##name(self, a, b, (bool)p); Py_RETURN_NONE; }
 
 WRAP0(garbage_collect_hyperlink_pool)
-WRAP0x(has_selection)
+
+static PyObject*
+has_selection(Screen *self, PyObject *a UNUSED) {
+    if (screen_has_selection(self)) Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
 
 static PyObject*
 hyperlinks_as_list(Screen *self, PyObject *args UNUSED) {
@@ -4076,7 +4081,7 @@ static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     MND(cursor_down1, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(cursor_forward, METH_VARARGS)
     {"index", (PyCFunction)xxx_index, METH_VARARGS, ""},
-    {"has_selection", (PyCFunction)xxx_has_selection, METH_VARARGS, ""},
+    {"has_selection", (PyCFunction)has_selection, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     MND(set_pending_timeout, METH_O)
     MND(as_text, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(as_text_non_visual, METH_VARARGS)
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index b2f3ab29c..c30b11259 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -1354,6 +1354,9 @@ class Window:
         lines = self.screen.text_for_selection(as_ansi, strip_trailing_spaces)
         return ''.join(lines)
 
+    def has_selection(self) -> bool:
+        return self.screen.has_selection()
+
     def call_watchers(self, which: Iterable[Watcher], data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         boss = get_boss()
         for w in which: