diff --git a/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h b/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
index 98056479fb3..2f426b4653a 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
+++ b/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ typedef enum {
    * Support for reading the front-buffer.
    */
   GHOST_kCapabilityGPUReadFrontBuffer = (1 << 3),
+  /**
+   * Set when there is support for system clipboard copy/paste.
+   */
+  GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages = (1 << 4),
 } GHOST_TCapabilityFlag;
 
 /**
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
index 049d9effbb3..5a6f916e1dd 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
@@ -903,7 +903,9 @@ GHOST_TCapabilityFlag GHOST_SystemCocoa::getCapabilities() const
   return GHOST_TCapabilityFlag(GHOST_CAPABILITY_FLAG_ALL &
                                ~(
                                    /* Cocoa has no support for a primary selection clipboard. */
-                                   GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard));
+                                   GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard |
+                                   /* This Cocoa back-end has not yet implemented image copy/paste. */
+                                   GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages));
 }
 
 #pragma mark Event handlers
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemHeadless.hh b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemHeadless.hh
index feefbe264d6..a77a5c6349c 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemHeadless.hh
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemHeadless.hh
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class GHOST_SystemHeadless : public GHOST_System {
     return GHOST_TCapabilityFlag(GHOST_CAPABILITY_FLAG_ALL &
                                  /* No windowing functionality supported. */
                                  ~(GHOST_kCapabilityWindowPosition | GHOST_kCapabilityCursorWarp |
-                                   GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard));
+                                   GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard |
+                                   GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages));
   }
   char *getClipboard(bool /*selection*/) const override
   {
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemSDL.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemSDL.cc
index b99d2091054..52c222c0d54 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemSDL.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemSDL.cc
@@ -757,7 +757,9 @@ GHOST_TCapabilityFlag GHOST_SystemSDL::getCapabilities() const
       GHOST_CAPABILITY_FLAG_ALL &
       ~(
           /* This SDL back-end has not yet implemented primary clipboard. */
-          GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard));
+          GHOST_kCapabilityPrimaryClipboard |
+          /* This SDL back-end has not yet implemented image copy/paste. */
+          GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages));
 }
 
 char *GHOST_SystemSDL::getClipboard(bool /*selection*/) const
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
index be56708997f..a3ddec2aeaf 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
@@ -6765,7 +6765,9 @@ GHOST_TCapabilityFlag GHOST_SystemWayland::getCapabilities() const
           GHOST_kCapabilityCursorWarp |
           /* Some drivers don't support front-buffer reading, see: #98462 & #106264.
            * We could inspect the graphics card driver - for now just disable on WAYLAND. */
-          GHOST_kCapabilityGPUReadFrontBuffer));
+          GHOST_kCapabilityGPUReadFrontBuffer |
+          /* This WAYLAND back-end has not yet implemented image copy/paste. */
+          GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages));
 }
 
 bool GHOST_SystemWayland::cursor_grab_use_software_display_get(const GHOST_TGrabCursorMode mode)
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
index 744204004f2..d5a33b028be 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
@@ -1742,7 +1742,10 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_SystemX11::setCursorPosition(int32_t x, int32_t y)
 
 GHOST_TCapabilityFlag GHOST_SystemX11::getCapabilities() const
 {
-  return GHOST_TCapabilityFlag(GHOST_CAPABILITY_FLAG_ALL);
+  return GHOST_TCapabilityFlag(GHOST_CAPABILITY_FLAG_ALL &
+                               ~(
+                                   /* No support yet for image copy/paste. */
+                                   GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages));
 }
 
 void GHOST_SystemX11::addDirtyWindow(GHOST_WindowX11 *bad_wind)
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
index dda1a0354b6..621aee5499f 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ typedef enum eWM_CapabilitiesFlag {
    * Reading from the back-buffer is supported.
    */
   WM_CAPABILITY_GPU_FRONT_BUFFER_READ = (1 << 3),
+  /** Ability to copy/paste system clipboard images. */
+  WM_CAPABILITY_CLIPBOARD_IMAGES = (1 << 4),
 } eWM_CapabilitiesFlag;
 
 eWM_CapabilitiesFlag WM_capabilities_flag(void);
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.c
index 8f43a72ccd7..a6dfc9cb760 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.c
@@ -1852,6 +1852,9 @@ eWM_CapabilitiesFlag WM_capabilities_flag(void)
   if (ghost_flag & GHOST_kCapabilityGPUReadFrontBuffer) {
     flag |= WM_CAPABILITY_GPU_FRONT_BUFFER_READ;
   }
+  if (ghost_flag & GHOST_kCapabilityClipboardImages) {
+    flag |= WM_CAPABILITY_CLIPBOARD_IMAGES;
+  }
 
   return flag;
 }