diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/README b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44cd068fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clipboard service
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/archives b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/archives
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54ec055239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/archives
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_/src/clipboard
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/hash b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39cdd0ded6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/runtime
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eae520deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/clipboard/runtime
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<runtime ram="4M" caps="128" binary="clipboard">
+
+	<requires> <timer/> </requires>
+	<provides>
+		<report/>
+		<rom/>
+	</provides>
+
+	<content>
+		<rom label="ld.lib.so"/>
+		<rom label="clipboard"/>
+	</content>
+
+	<config verbose="yes"/>
+
+</runtime>
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/clipboard/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/clipboard/main.cc
index 4e74902f38..0d8b2e80b3 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/clipboard/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/clipboard/main.cc
@@ -82,17 +82,28 @@ struct Clipboard::Main : Rom::Module::Read_policy, Rom::Module::Write_policy
 		return _config.xml().attribute_value(attr, false);
 	}
 
-	bool verbose = _verbose_config();
+	bool verbose { _verbose_config() };
 
 	typedef Genode::String<100> Domain;
 
 	Genode::Attached_rom_dataspace _focus_ds { _env, "focus" };
 
+	Genode::Signal_handler<Main> _config_handler =
+		{ _env.ep(), *this, &Main::_handle_config };
 	Genode::Signal_handler<Main> _focus_handler =
 		{ _env.ep(), *this, &Main::_handle_focus };
 
 	Domain _focused_domain { };
 
+	/**
+	 * Handle configuration changes
+	 */
+	void _handle_config()
+	{
+		_config.update();
+		verbose = _verbose_config();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handle the change of the current nitpicker focus
 	 *
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/vbox5-nova-sculpt/init.config b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/vbox5-nova-sculpt/init.config
index c417bd40aa..ad1c2a09d2 100755
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/vbox5-nova-sculpt/init.config
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/vbox5-nova-sculpt/init.config
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 				<parent label="platform_info"/> </service>
 			<service name="Nic"> <parent/> </service>
 			<service name="Report" label="shape"> <parent label="shape"/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM"    label="clipboard"> <parent label="clipboard"/> </service>
+			<service name="Report" label="clipboard"> <parent label="clipboard"/> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <child name="nit_fb"/> </any-service>
 		</route>
 	</start>