diff --git a/server/reds.c b/server/reds.c
index 537420d5..a8083905 100644
--- a/server/reds.c
+++ b/server/reds.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ spice_wan_compression_t zlib_glz_state = SPICE_WAN_COMPRESSION_AUTO;
 void *red_tunnel = NULL;
 #endif
 int agent_mouse = TRUE;
+int agent_copypaste = TRUE;
 
 static void openssl_init();
 
@@ -3745,8 +3746,8 @@ static void init_vd_agent_resources()
     ring_init(&state->internal_bufs);
     ring_init(&state->write_queue);
     ring_init(&state->read_bufs);
-    agent_msg_filter_init(&state->write_filter, TRUE);
-    agent_msg_filter_init(&state->read_filter, TRUE);
+    agent_msg_filter_init(&state->write_filter, agent_copypaste);
+    agent_msg_filter_init(&state->read_filter, agent_copypaste);
 
     state->read_state = VDI_PORT_READ_STATE_READ_HADER;
     state->recive_pos = (uint8_t *)&state->vdi_chunk_header;
@@ -4154,6 +4155,15 @@ __visible__ int spice_server_set_agent_mouse(SpiceServer *s, int enable)
     return 0;
 }
 
+__visible__ int spice_server_set_agent_copypaste(SpiceServer *s, int enable)
+{
+    ASSERT(reds == s);
+    agent_copypaste = enable;
+    reds->agent_state.write_filter.copy_paste_enabled = agent_copypaste;
+    reds->agent_state.read_filter.copy_paste_enabled = agent_copypaste;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 __visible__ int spice_server_migrate_info(SpiceServer *s, const char* dest,
                                           int port, int secure_port,
                                           const char* cert_subject)
diff --git a/server/spice.h b/server/spice.h
index 2c5aed7c..fd281b73 100644
--- a/server/spice.h
+++ b/server/spice.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
-#define SPICE_SERVER_VERSION 0x000800 /* release 0.8.0 */
+#define SPICE_SERVER_VERSION 0x000801 /* release 0.8.1 */
 
 /* interface base type */
 
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ enum {
 int spice_server_set_streaming_video(SpiceServer *s, int value);
 int spice_server_set_playback_compression(SpiceServer *s, int enable);
 int spice_server_set_agent_mouse(SpiceServer *s, int enable);
+int spice_server_set_agent_copypaste(SpiceServer *s, int enable);
 
 int spice_server_get_sock_info(SpiceServer *s, struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t *salen);
 int spice_server_get_peer_info(SpiceServer *s, struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t *salen);