diff --git a/gramps/gen/config.py b/gramps/gen/config.py
index 632cee3d0..273d557c0 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/config.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/config.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ register('interface.citation-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.citation-sel-width', 600)
 register('interface.citation-width', 600)
 register('interface.clipboard-height', 300)
+register('interface.clipboard-horiz-position', 100)
+register('interface.clipboard-vert-position', 200)
 register('interface.clipboard-width', 300)
 register('interface.dont-ask', False)
 register('interface.view-categories',
diff --git a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
index 7a4c21a07..84db1da2c 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
@@ -1385,10 +1385,13 @@ class ClipboardWindow(ManagedWindow):
 
         self.width_key = 'interface.clipboard-width'
         self.height_key = 'interface.clipboard-height'
+        self.horiz_position_key = 'interface.clipboard-horiz-position'
+        self.vert_position_key = 'interface.clipboard-vert-position'
 
         self.top = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.top.toplevel, None, None, msg=_("Clipboard"))
         self._set_size()
+        self._set_position()
 
         self.clear_all_btn = self.top.get_object("btn_clear_all")
         self.clear_btn = self.top.get_object("btn_clear")