diff --git a/Greenshot/Forms/MainForm.cs b/Greenshot/Forms/MainForm.cs
index ce6bd92af..1a38839c8 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Forms/MainForm.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Forms/MainForm.cs
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ namespace Greenshot.Forms {
 			if (!RegisterWrapper(failedKeys, "CaptureLastRegion", "LastregionHotkey", _instance.CaptureLastRegion, ignoreFailedRegistration)) {
 				success = false;
 			}
+			if (!RegisterWrapper(failedKeys, "CaptureClipboard", "ClipboardHotkey", _instance.CaptureClipboard, true))
+			{
+				success = false;
+			}
 			if (_conf.IECapture) {
 				if (!RegisterWrapper(failedKeys, "CaptureIE", "IEHotkey", _instance.CaptureIE, ignoreFailedRegistration)) {
 					success = false;
@@ -688,7 +692,12 @@ namespace Greenshot.Forms {
 			contextmenu_capturewindow.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = HotkeyControl.GetLocalizedHotkeyStringFromString(_conf.WindowHotkey);
 			contextmenu_capturefullscreen.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = HotkeyControl.GetLocalizedHotkeyStringFromString(_conf.FullscreenHotkey);
 			contextmenu_captureie.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = HotkeyControl.GetLocalizedHotkeyStringFromString(_conf.IEHotkey);
-		}
+			var clipboardHotkey = HotkeyControl.GetLocalizedHotkeyStringFromString(_conf.ClipboardHotkey);
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(clipboardHotkey) && !"None".Equals(clipboardHotkey))
+			{
+				contextmenu_captureclipboard.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = clipboardHotkey;
+			}
+        }
 
 
         private void MainFormFormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e) {
@@ -728,6 +737,14 @@ namespace Greenshot.Forms {
 			CaptureHelper.CaptureLastRegion(true);
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// This is used by the hotkey trigger
+		/// </summary>
+		private void CaptureClipboard()
+        {
+	        CaptureHelper.CaptureClipboard(DestinationHelper.GetDestination(EditorDestination.DESIGNATION));
+		}
+
 		private void CaptureIE() {
 			if (_conf.IECapture) {
 				CaptureHelper.CaptureIe(true, null);
diff --git a/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs b/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
index 8b5d19bd7..19acda012 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
@@ -85,11 +85,23 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 				PsAPI.EmptyWorkingSet();
 			}
 		}
+
 		public static void CaptureClipboard()
+		{
+			using CaptureHelper captureHelper = new CaptureHelper(CaptureMode.Clipboard);
+			captureHelper.MakeCapture();
+		}
+
+		public static void CaptureClipboard(IDestination destination)
         {
             using CaptureHelper captureHelper = new CaptureHelper(CaptureMode.Clipboard);
+            if (destination != null)
+            {
+	            captureHelper.AddDestination(destination);
+			}
             captureHelper.MakeCapture();
         }
+
 		public static void CaptureRegion(bool captureMouse)
         {
             using CaptureHelper captureHelper = new CaptureHelper(CaptureMode.Region, captureMouse);
@@ -194,12 +206,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 		}
 
 		public WindowDetails SelectedCaptureWindow {
-			get {
-				return _selectedCaptureWindow;
-			}
-			set {
-				_selectedCaptureWindow = value;
-			}
+			get => _selectedCaptureWindow;
+			set => _selectedCaptureWindow = value;
 		}
 
 		private void DoCaptureFeedback() {
@@ -244,7 +252,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 			Log.Debug($"Capturing with mode {_captureMode} and using Cursor {_captureMouseCursor}");
 			_capture.CaptureDetails.CaptureMode = _captureMode;
 
-			// Get the windows details in a seperate thread, only for those captures that have a Feedback
+			// Get the windows details in a separate thread, only for those captures that have a Feedback
 			// As currently the "elements" aren't used, we don't need them yet
 			switch (_captureMode) {
 				case CaptureMode.Region:
@@ -270,7 +278,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 				CoreConfig.CaptureDelay = 0;
 			}
 
-			// Capture Mousecursor if we are not loading from file or clipboard, only show when needed
+			// Capture Mouse cursor if we are not loading from file or clipboard, only show when needed
 			if (_captureMode != CaptureMode.File && _captureMode != CaptureMode.Clipboard)
 			{
 				_capture = WindowCapture.CaptureCursor(_capture);
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Controls/HotkeyControl.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Controls/HotkeyControl.cs
index 6e6557522..cb9f4593a 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Controls/HotkeyControl.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Controls/HotkeyControl.cs
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Controls {
 			if (RegisterHotKey(_hotkeyHwnd, _hotKeyCounter, modifiers, (uint)virtualKeyCode)) {
 				KeyHandlers.Add(_hotKeyCounter, handler);
 				return _hotKeyCounter++;
-			} else {
-				Log.Warn($"Couldn't register hotkey modifier {modifierKeyCode} virtualKeyCode {virtualKeyCode}");
-				return -1;
 			}
+
+			Log.Warn($"Couldn't register hotkey modifier {modifierKeyCode} virtualKeyCode {virtualKeyCode}");
+			return -1;
 		}
 
 		public static void UnregisterHotkeys() {
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Controls {
 					visibleName = visibleName.Substring(0,1) + visibleName.Substring(1).ToLower();
 				}
 				return visibleName;
-			} else {
-				return givenKey.ToString();
 			}
+
+			return givenKey.ToString();
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
index 15f408480..bf2570ce9 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 		public string LastregionHotkey { get; set; }
 		[IniProperty("IEHotkey", Description="Hotkey for starting the IE capture", DefaultValue="Shift + Ctrl + PrintScreen")]
 		public string IEHotkey { get; set; }
+		
+		[IniProperty("ClipboardHotkey", Description = "Hotkey for opening the clipboard contents into the editor")]
+		public string ClipboardHotkey { get; set; }
 
 		[IniProperty("IsFirstLaunch", Description="Is this the first time launch?", DefaultValue="true")]
 		public bool IsFirstLaunch { get; set; }