diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/TextField.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/TextField.cs
index 559ba37..0d3ecb1 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/TextField.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/TextField.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using MLEM.Input;
 using MLEM.Misc;
 using MLEM.Textures;
 using MLEM.Ui.Style;
+using TextCopy;
 
 namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
     public class TextField : Element {
@@ -117,7 +118,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             // handle first initialization if not done
             if (this.displayedText == null)
                 this.HandleTextChange(false);
-
+            
+            if (!this.IsSelected || this.IsHidden)
+                return;
+            
             if (this.Input.IsKeyPressed(Keys.Left)) {
                 this.CaretPos--;
             } else if (this.Input.IsKeyPressed(Keys.Right)) {
@@ -126,6 +130,13 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
                 this.CaretPos = 0;
             } else if (this.Input.IsKeyPressed(Keys.End)) {
                 this.CaretPos = this.text.Length;
+            } else if (this.Input.IsModifierKeyDown(ModifierKey.Control)) {
+                if (this.Input.IsKeyPressed(Keys.V)) {
+                    this.InsertText(Clipboard.GetText());
+                } else if (this.Input.IsKeyPressed(Keys.C)) {
+                    // until there is text selection, just copy the whole content
+                    Clipboard.SetText(this.Text);
+                }
             }
 
             this.caretBlinkTimer += time.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds;
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/MLEM.Ui.csproj b/MLEM.Ui/MLEM.Ui.csproj
index 4077a31..00a2f8e 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/MLEM.Ui.csproj
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/MLEM.Ui.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="MonoGame.Framework.Portable" Version="3.7.1.189">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>
+        <PackageReference Include="TextCopy" Version="3.0.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>