diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index f31af83..1eaaec3 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -1944,7 +1944,98 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* FEAT_CLIPBOARD */
+/*
+ * Extract the items in the 'clipboard' option and set global values.
+ * Return an error message or NULL for success.
+ */
+    char *
+check_clipboard_option(void)
+{
+    int		new_unnamed = 0;
+    int		new_autoselect_star = FALSE;
+    int		new_autoselect_plus = FALSE;
+    int		new_autoselectml = FALSE;
+    int		new_html = FALSE;
+    regprog_T	*new_exclude_prog = NULL;
+    char	*errmsg = NULL;
+    char_u	*p;
+
+    for (p = p_cb; *p != NUL; )
+    {
+	if (STRNCMP(p, "unnamed", 7) == 0 && (p[7] == ',' || p[7] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_unnamed |= CLIP_UNNAMED;
+	    p += 7;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "unnamedplus", 11) == 0
+					    && (p[11] == ',' || p[11] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_unnamed |= CLIP_UNNAMED_PLUS;
+	    p += 11;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "autoselect", 10) == 0
+					    && (p[10] == ',' || p[10] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_autoselect_star = TRUE;
+	    p += 10;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "autoselectplus", 14) == 0
+					    && (p[14] == ',' || p[14] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_autoselect_plus = TRUE;
+	    p += 14;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "autoselectml", 12) == 0
+					    && (p[12] == ',' || p[12] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_autoselectml = TRUE;
+	    p += 12;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "html", 4) == 0 && (p[4] == ',' || p[4] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_html = TRUE;
+	    p += 4;
+	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "exclude:", 8) == 0 && new_exclude_prog == NULL)
+	{
+	    p += 8;
+	    new_exclude_prog = vim_regcomp(p, RE_MAGIC);
+	    if (new_exclude_prog == NULL)
+		errmsg = e_invarg;
+	    break;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    errmsg = e_invarg;
+	    break;
+	}
+	if (*p == ',')
+	    ++p;
+    }
+    if (errmsg == NULL)
+    {
+	clip_unnamed = new_unnamed;
+	clip_autoselect_star = new_autoselect_star;
+	clip_autoselect_plus = new_autoselect_plus;
+	clip_autoselectml = new_autoselectml;
+	clip_html = new_html;
+	vim_regfree(clip_exclude_prog);
+	clip_exclude_prog = new_exclude_prog;
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI_GTK
+	if (gui.in_use)
+	{
+	    gui_gtk_set_selection_targets();
+	    gui_gtk_set_dnd_targets();
+	}
+#endif
+    }
+    else
+	vim_regfree(new_exclude_prog);
+
+    return errmsg;
+}
+
+#endif // FEAT_CLIPBOARD
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Functions that handle the input buffer.