diff --git a/core/src/web/clipboard.ts b/core/src/web/clipboard.ts
index f0a74e1df..3c336b70b 100644
--- a/core/src/web/clipboard.ts
+++ b/core/src/web/clipboard.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../core-plugin-definitions';
 
 declare var navigator: any;
+declare var ClipboardItem: any;
 
 export class ClipboardPluginWeb extends WebPlugin implements ClipboardPlugin {
   constructor() {
@@ -22,10 +23,24 @@ export class ClipboardPluginWeb extends WebPlugin implements ClipboardPlugin {
       return Promise.reject('Clipboard API not available in this browser');
     }
 
-    if (options.string !== undefined || options.url) {
+    if (options.string || options.url) {
+      if (!navigator.clipboard.writeText) {
+        return Promise.reject('Writting to clipboard not supported in this browser');
+      }
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(options.string !== undefined ? options.string : options.url);
     } else if (options.image) {
-      return Promise.reject('Setting images not supported on the web');
+      if (!navigator.clipboard.write) {
+        return Promise.reject('Setting images not supported in this browser');
+      }
+      try {
+        const blob = await (await fetch(options.image)).blob();
+        const clipboardItemInput = new ClipboardItem({[blob.type] : blob});
+        await navigator.clipboard.write([clipboardItemInput]);
+      }catch(err) {
+        return Promise.reject('Failed to write image');
+      }
+    } else {
+      return Promise.reject('Nothing to write');
     }
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
@@ -35,17 +50,35 @@ export class ClipboardPluginWeb extends WebPlugin implements ClipboardPlugin {
       return Promise.reject('Clipboard API not available in this browser');
     }
     if (_options.type === 'string' || _options.type === 'url') {
+      if (!navigator.clipboard.readText) {
+        return Promise.reject('Reading from clipboard not supported in this browser');
+      }
       const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
       return Promise.resolve({ value: text});
     } else {
-      const data = await navigator.clipboard.read();
-      for (const item of data.items) {
-        if (item.type === 'text/plain') {
-          return Promise.resolve({ value: item.getAs('text/plain')});
-        }
+      if (navigator.clipboard.read) {
+        const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read();
+        const imgBlob = await clipboardItems[0].getType('image/png');
+        const data = await this._getBlobData(imgBlob);
+        return Promise.resolve({ value: data});
+      } else {
+        return Promise.reject('Reading images not supported in this browser');
       }
     }
-    return Promise.reject('Unable to get data from clipboard');
+  }
+
+  private _getBlobData(imgBlob: Blob) {
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      var reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.readAsDataURL(imgBlob);
+      reader.onloadend = () => {
+        const r = reader.result as string;
+        resolve(r);
+      };
+      reader.onerror = (e) => {
+        reject(e);
+      };
+    });
   }
 }