diff --git a/user/app/ranger/ranger.nix b/user/app/ranger/ranger.nix
index f3dece8..52c4476 100644
--- a/user/app/ranger/ranger.nix
+++ b/user/app/ranger/ranger.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 let myCbxScript = ''
-  # TODO fix this for wayland
   #!/bin/sh
+
+  # this lets my copy and paste images and/or plaintext of files directly out of ranger
   if [ "$#" -le "2" ]; then
     if [ "$1" = "copy" -o "$1" = "cut" ]; then
-      #xclip -selection clipboard -t $(file -b --mime-type $2) -i $2;
-      xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i $2;
+      if [ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "wayland" ]; then
+        wl-copy < $2;
+      else
+        # xclip -selection clipboard -t $(file -b --mime-type $2) -i $2;
+        xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i $2;
+      fi
     fi
   fi
   '';