diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index ebd4a4cfb2..220bb62e45 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -4530,6 +4530,8 @@ gtk_widget_freeze_child_notify
 gtk_widget_get_child_visible
 gtk_widget_get_parent
 gtk_widget_get_settings
+gtk_widget_get_clipboard
+gtk_widget_get_primary_clipboard
 gtk_widget_get_old_clipboard
 gtk_widget_get_display
 gtk_widget_get_size_request
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 4d250c9bb8..51b0864c39 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -12379,6 +12379,50 @@ gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (GtkWidget *widget,
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (widget), widget_props[PROP_MARGIN_BOTTOM]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_widget_get_clipboard:
+ * @widget: a #GtkWidget
+ *
+ * This is a utility function to get the clipboard object for the
+ * #GdkDisplay that @widget is using.
+ *
+ * Note that this function always works, even when @widget is not
+ * realized yet.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the appropriate clipboard object.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.94
+ **/
+GdkClipboard *
+gtk_widget_get_clipboard (GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget), NULL);
+
+  return gdk_display_get_clipboard (gtk_widget_get_display (widget));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_widget_get_primary_clipboard:
+ * @widget: a #GtkWidget
+ *
+ * This is a utility function to get the primary clipboard object 
+ * for the #GdkDisplay that @widget is using.
+ *
+ * Note that this function always works, even when @widget is not
+ * realized yet.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the appropriate clipboard object.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.94
+ **/
+GdkClipboard *
+gtk_widget_get_primary_clipboard (GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget), NULL);
+
+  return gdk_display_get_primary_clipboard (gtk_widget_get_display (widget));
+}
+
 /**
  * gtk_widget_get_old_clipboard:
  * @widget: a #GtkWidget
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index 5631299d41..edb7feac58 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkDisplay *  gtk_widget_get_display     (GtkWidget *widget);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkSettings*  gtk_widget_get_settings    (GtkWidget *widget);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
+GdkClipboard *gtk_widget_get_clipboard   (GtkWidget *widget);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
+GdkClipboard *gtk_widget_get_primary_clipboard (GtkWidget *widget);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkClipboard *gtk_widget_get_old_clipboard   (GtkWidget *widget,
 					  GdkAtom    selection);