diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
index a8f3b01d943e..1d056da9363b 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -590,14 +590,15 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
       })
   }
 
-  function setVimRegister(register: VimRegister, notify = false) {
+  async function setVimRegister(register: VimRegister, notify = false) {
     if (!useSystemClipboardRegister()) {
       vimState.setRegister(register)
       return
     }
     clipboardRegister = register
     if (!register) return
-    Clipboard.copy(register.text)
+
+    await Clipboard.copy(register.text)
       .then(() => {
         if (notify) toast.show({ message: "Copied to clipboard", variant: "info" })
       })
@@ -606,8 +607,9 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
 
   async function syncVimRegisterFromClipboard() {
     if (!useSystemClipboardRegister()) return
-    const content = await Clipboard.read()
-    if (content?.mime !== "text/plain" || !content.data) {
+    const content = await Clipboard.read().catch(() => undefined)
+    if (!content) return
+    if (content.mime !== "text/plain" || !content.data) {
       clipboardRegister = null
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/clipboard.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/clipboard.ts
index c34563411e50..8e10a14fb02e 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/clipboard.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/clipboard.ts
@@ -104,15 +104,35 @@ export async function read(): Promise<Content | undefined> {
   }
 
   if (os === "linux") {
-    const wayland = await Process.run(["wl-paste", "-t", "image/png"], { nothrow: true })
-    if (wayland.stdout.byteLength > 0) {
-      return { data: Buffer.from(wayland.stdout).toString("base64"), mime: "image/png" }
+    const which = await getWhich()
+    const hasWlPaste = !!process.env["WAYLAND_DISPLAY"] && which("wl-paste")
+
+    if (hasWlPaste) {
+      const wayland = await Process.run(["wl-paste", "-t", "image/png"], { nothrow: true })
+      if (wayland.stdout.byteLength > 0) {
+        return { data: Buffer.from(wayland.stdout).toString("base64"), mime: "image/png" }
+      }
     }
-    const x11 = await Process.run(["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-t", "image/png", "-o"], {
-      nothrow: true,
-    })
-    if (x11.stdout.byteLength > 0) {
-      return { data: Buffer.from(x11.stdout).toString("base64"), mime: "image/png" }
+
+    if (!hasWlPaste) {
+      const x11 = await Process.run(["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-t", "image/png", "-o"], {
+        nothrow: true,
+      })
+      if (x11.stdout.byteLength > 0) {
+        return { data: Buffer.from(x11.stdout).toString("base64"), mime: "image/png" }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Read text via native tools before falling back to clipboardy
+    if (hasWlPaste) {
+      const text = await Process.text(["wl-paste", "--no-newline"], { nothrow: true })
+      if (text.text) return { data: text.text, mime: "text/plain" }
+    } else if (which("xclip")) {
+      const text = await Process.text(["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-o"], { nothrow: true })
+      if (text.text) return { data: text.text, mime: "text/plain" }
+    } else if (which("xsel")) {
+      const text = await Process.text(["xsel", "--clipboard", "--output"], { nothrow: true })
+      if (text.text) return { data: text.text, mime: "text/plain" }
     }
   }