Index: source/blender/src/drawtext.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(revision 13585)
+++ source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(working copy)
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 #include <io.h>
 #include "BLI_winstuff.h"
 #endif   
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#endif
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 #include "PIL_time.h"
 
@@ -1354,6 +1358,46 @@
 		MEM_freeN(buffer);
 	}
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+	Display *dpy = NULL;
+	Window Sown;
+	Atom type;
+	int format;
+	unsigned long len, bytes, dummy;
+	unsigned char *data = NULL;
+	
+	dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+	if(dpy == NULL) { return;}
+	
+	XFlush(dpy);
+	Sown = XGetSelectionOwner (dpy, XA_PRIMARY); //Primary selection
+	
+	if (Sown != None) {
+		XConvertSelection (dpy, XA_PRIMARY, XA_STRING, None, Sown, CurrentTime);
+		XFlush(dpy);
+		sleep(1); //Sleep to wait for the Convert
+		XGetWindowProperty (dpy, Sown, XA_STRING, 0, 0,	0, AnyPropertyType,	&type, &format,	&len, &bytes, &data);
+				
+		if(bytes > 0) {
+			if(XGetWindowProperty (dpy, Sown, XA_STRING, 0, bytes, 0, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &len, &dummy, &data) == Success) {
+				txt_insert_buf(text, data);
+			}
+		} else {
+			XConvertSelection (dpy, XA_PRIMARY, XA_STRING, XA_CUT_BUFFER0, Sown, CurrentTime);
+			XFlush(dpy);
+			sleep(1);
+			XGetWindowProperty (dpy, Sown, XA_CUT_BUFFER0, 0, 0, 0, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &len, &bytes, &data);
+			
+			if(bytes > 0) {
+				if(XGetWindowProperty (dpy, Sown, XA_CUT_BUFFER0, 0, bytes, 0, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &len, &dummy, &data) == Success) {
+					txt_insert_buf(text, data);	
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if(data) {XFree(data);}
+	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+#endif
 }
 
 void txt_copy_clipboard(Text *text) {