diff --git a/client/common/cmdline.c b/client/common/cmdline.c
index e037478c7..6044fa9e6 100644
--- a/client/common/cmdline.c
+++ b/client/common/cmdline.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT_A args[] =
 	{ "drive", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_REQUIRED, NULL, NULL, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect drive" },
 	{ "drives", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_BOOL, NULL, BoolValueFalse, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect all drives" },
 	{ "home-drive", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_BOOL, NULL, BoolValueFalse, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect home drive" },
-	{ "clipboard", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_BOOL, NULL, BoolValueFalse, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect clipboard" },
+	{ "clipboard", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_BOOL, NULL, BoolValueTrue, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect clipboard" },
 	{ "serial", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_OPTIONAL, NULL, NULL, NULL, -1, "tty", "Redirect serial device" },
 	{ "parallel", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_OPTIONAL, NULL, NULL, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect parallel device" },
 	{ "smartcard", COMMAND_LINE_VALUE_OPTIONAL, NULL, NULL, NULL, -1, NULL, "Redirect smartcard device" },
diff --git a/libfreerdp/core/settings.c b/libfreerdp/core/settings.c
index ef4dd8ebd..fb23d8a71 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/core/settings.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/core/settings.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ rdpSettings* freerdp_settings_new(DWORD flags)
 
 	if (!settings->ServerMode)
 	{
+		settings->RedirectClipboard = TRUE;
 		/* these values are used only by the client part */
 		settings->HomePath = GetKnownPath(KNOWN_PATH_HOME);