diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
index 3485b88..6fb871f 100644
--- a/examples/example.js
+++ b/examples/example.js
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ export default {
       console.log('Selected element (DOM)', targetDOM);
     }
 
+    // Read and set the clipboard with getClipboard/setClipboard
+    const text = await app.getClipboard();
+    console.log('Text in clipboard', text);
+    await app.setClipboard(`<p>${text}</p>`);
+
     // Anything returned from the function will be returned to the called
     return 42;
   },
diff --git a/src/script.js b/src/script.js
index 202cdd9..5aada7b 100644
--- a/src/script.js
+++ b/src/script.js
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ export default {
       });
     },
 
+    getClipboard: () => {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        navigator.clipboard.readText().then(text => resolve(text), error => reject(error));
+      });
+    },
+
+    setClipboard: (text) => {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => resolve(), error => reject(error));
+      });
+    },
+
     openTab: (url) => {
       const port = browser.runtime.connect({ name: 'url' });
       port.postMessage({