diff --git a/include/wx/mac/uma.h b/include/wx/mac/uma.h
index 7709e2a12a..386e224451 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/uma.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/uma.h
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ OSStatus UMAGetHelpMenu(
 
 OSStatus UMADrawThemePlacard( const Rect *inRect , ThemeDrawState inState ) ;
 
+// clipboard
+
+OSStatus UMAPutScrap( Size size , OSType type , void *data ) ;
+
 // accessor helpers
 
 #if !TARGET_CARBON
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/uma.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/uma.cpp
index 1c6afd4eb6..197b7249c5 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/uma.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/uma.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/dc.h"
+#ifndef __DARWIN__
+#include <Scrap.h>
+#endif
 #include "wx/mac/uma.h"
 #include <MacTextEditor.h>
 
@@ -788,3 +791,18 @@ wxMacPortStateHelper::~wxMacPortStateHelper()
 	}
 }
 
+OSStatus UMAPutScrap( Size size , OSType type , void *data )
+{
+	OSStatus err = noErr ;
+#if !TARGET_CARBON
+    err = PutScrap( size , type , data ) ;
+#else
+    ScrapRef    scrap;
+    err = GetCurrentScrap (&scrap); 
+    if ( !err )
+    {
+        err = PutScrapFlavor (scrap, type , 0, size, data);
+    }
+#endif
+	return err ;
+}
diff --git a/src/mac/uma.cpp b/src/mac/uma.cpp
index 1c6afd4eb6..197b7249c5 100644
--- a/src/mac/uma.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/uma.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/dc.h"
+#ifndef __DARWIN__
+#include <Scrap.h>
+#endif
 #include "wx/mac/uma.h"
 #include <MacTextEditor.h>
 
@@ -788,3 +791,18 @@ wxMacPortStateHelper::~wxMacPortStateHelper()
 	}
 }
 
+OSStatus UMAPutScrap( Size size , OSType type , void *data )
+{
+	OSStatus err = noErr ;
+#if !TARGET_CARBON
+    err = PutScrap( size , type , data ) ;
+#else
+    ScrapRef    scrap;
+    err = GetCurrentScrap (&scrap); 
+    if ( !err )
+    {
+        err = PutScrapFlavor (scrap, type , 0, size, data);
+    }
+#endif
+	return err ;
+}