diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 2db203b..5cbe9a3 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_X11_SUNKEYSYM_H
 # include <X11/Sunkeysym.h>
+static guint32 clipboard_event_time = CurrentTime;
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@
     guint	state;
     char_u	*s, *d;
 
+    clipboard_event_time = event->time;
     key_sym = event->keyval;
     state = event->state;
 #ifndef HAVE_GTK2 /* deprecated */
@@ -1258,6 +1260,7 @@
 		  GdkEventKey *event,
 		  gpointer data UNUSED)
 {
+    clipboard_event_time = event->time;
     /*
      * GTK+ 2 input methods may do fancy stuff on key release events too.
      * With the default IM for instance, you can enter any UCS code point
@@ -1870,6 +1873,8 @@
     int x, y;
     int_u vim_modifiers;
 
+    clipboard_event_time = event->time;
+
     /* Make sure we have focus now we've been selected */
     if (gtk_socket_id != 0 && !GTK_WIDGET_HAS_FOCUS(widget))
 	gtk_widget_grab_focus(widget);
@@ -1989,6 +1994,8 @@
     int x, y;
     int_u vim_modifiers;
 
+    clipboard_event_time = event->time;
+
     /* Remove any motion "machine gun" timers used for automatic further
        extension of allocation areas if outside of the applications window
        area .*/
@@ -6883,7 +6890,7 @@
     int success;
 
     success = gtk_selection_owner_set(gui.drawarea, cbd->gtk_sel_atom,
-				      (guint32)GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
+				      clipboard_event_time);
     gui_mch_update();
     return (success) ? OK : FAIL;
 }