--- a/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -123,16 +123,19 @@ using namespace mozilla::widget;
 
 #ifdef MOZ_X11
 #include "X11CompositorWidget.h"
 #include "gfxXlibSurface.h"
 #include "WindowSurfaceX11Image.h"
 #include "WindowSurfaceX11SHM.h"
 #include "WindowSurfaceXRender.h"
 #endif // MOZ_X11
+#ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
+#include "nsIClipboard.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "nsShmImage.h"
 
 #include "nsIDOMWheelEvent.h"
 
 #include "NativeKeyBindings.h"
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -452,21 +455,33 @@ nsWindow::nsWindow()
 #ifdef MOZ_X11
     mOldFocusWindow      = 0;
 
     mXDisplay = nullptr;
     mXWindow  = X11None;
     mXVisual  = nullptr;
     mXDepth   = 0;
 #endif /* MOZ_X11 */
+
     if (!gGlobalsInitialized) {
         gGlobalsInitialized = true;
 
         // It's OK if either of these fail, but it may not be one day.
         initialize_prefs();
+
+#ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
+        // Wayland provides clipboard data to application on focus-in event
+        // so we need to init our clipboard hooks before we create window
+        // and get focus.
+        if (!mIsX11Display) {
+            nsCOMPtr<nsIClipboard> clipboard =
+                do_GetService("@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1");
+            NS_ASSERTION(clipboard, "Failed to init clipboard!");
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     mLastMotionPressure = 0;
 
 #ifdef ACCESSIBILITY
     mRootAccessible  = nullptr;
 #endif