diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 5e4b09f76..e123801a8 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -535,6 +535,12 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         default=False,
         help="Enable/disable watching files for ai coding comments (default: False)",
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--copypaste",
+        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
+        default=False,
+        help="Enable/disable watching clipboard for changes (default: False)",
+    )
     group = parser.add_argument_group("Fixing and committing")
     group.add_argument(
         "--lint",
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 2bebed34c..5573b07e1 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
         file_watcher = FileWatcher(coder, gitignores=ignores, verbose=args.verbose)
         coder.file_watcher = file_watcher
 
+    if args.copypaste:
+        from aider.copypaste import ClipboardWatcher
+        clipboard_watcher = ClipboardWatcher(coder.io, verbose=args.verbose)
+        clipboard_watcher.start()
+
     coder.show_announcements()
 
     if args.show_prompts: