diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/common/clipboard.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/common/clipboard.rkt
index 09d81c8a85..7d96c06260 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wx/common/clipboard.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/common/clipboard.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   (define types null)
   (define es (current-eventspace))
   (define/public (get-client-eventspace) es)
+  (define/public (set-client-eventspace e) (set! es e))
   (def/public (same-eventspace? [eventspace? e])
     (eq? e es))
   (def/public (get-types)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   
   (def/public (set-clipboard-client [clipboard-client% c]
                                     [exact-integer? timestamp])
+    (send c set-client-eventspace (current-eventspace))
     (send driver set-client c (send c get-types)))
 
   (super-new))
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/common/local.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/common/local.rkt
index 6ffb76cb5c..0f1d6a08ec 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wx/common/local.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/common/local.rkt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 (define-local-member-name
   ;; clipboard-client%:
   get-client-eventspace
+  set-client-eventspace
 
   ;; cursor%
   get-driver)