diff --git a/include/ui/clipboard.h b/include/ui/clipboard.h
index e9fcb15c66..25e0b470c8 100644
--- a/include/ui/clipboard.h
+++ b/include/ui/clipboard.h
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ void qemu_clipboard_peer_register(QemuClipboardPeer *peer);
  */
 void qemu_clipboard_peer_unregister(QemuClipboardPeer *peer);
 
+/**
+ * qemu_clipboard_peer_owns
+ *
+ * @peer: peer information.
+ * @selection: clipboard selection.
+ *
+ * Return TRUE if the peer owns the clipboard.
+ */
+bool qemu_clipboard_peer_owns(QemuClipboardPeer *peer,
+                              QemuClipboardSelection selection);
+
 /**
  * qemu_clipboard_info
  *
diff --git a/ui/clipboard.c b/ui/clipboard.c
index 56c14509fe..490c3220f4 100644
--- a/ui/clipboard.c
+++ b/ui/clipboard.c
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ void qemu_clipboard_peer_unregister(QemuClipboardPeer *peer)
     notifier_remove(&peer->update);
 }
 
+bool qemu_clipboard_peer_owns(QemuClipboardPeer *peer,
+                              QemuClipboardSelection selection)
+{
+    QemuClipboardInfo *info = qemu_clipboard_info(selection);
+
+    return info && info->owner == peer;
+}
+
 void qemu_clipboard_update(QemuClipboardInfo *info)
 {
     g_autoptr(QemuClipboardInfo) old = NULL;