diff --git a/src/xpra/platform/darwin/osx_clipboard.py b/src/xpra/platform/darwin/osx_clipboard.py
index 94726c763e..9f2cc8f6a5 100644
--- a/src/xpra/platform/darwin/osx_clipboard.py
+++ b/src/xpra/platform/darwin/osx_clipboard.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class OSXClipboardProtocolHelper(GDKClipboardProtocolHelper):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         init_pasteboard()
+        kwargs["clipboards.remote"] = ["CLIPBOARD"]
         GDKClipboardProtocolHelper.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def make_proxy(self, clipboard):