diff --git a/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
index 4523deb4a..a937621ac 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ type
     function GetContStyleLength(TextStart: Integer): Integer;
     
     procedure SetSelText(const SelTextUTF8: string); override;
+    
   public
+    procedure CopyToClipboard; override;
+    procedure CutToClipboard; override;
+    procedure PasteFromClipboard; override;
+    
     procedure SetTextAttributes(TextStart, TextLen: Integer; const TextParams: TFontParams); virtual;
     function GetTextAttributes(TextStart: Integer; var TextParams: TFontParams): Boolean; virtual;
     function GetStyleRange(CharOfs: Integer; var RangeStart, RangeLen: Integer): Boolean; virtual;
@@ -248,6 +253,24 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TCustomRichMemo.CopyToClipboard;  
+begin
+  if HandleAllocated then  
+    TWSCustomRichMemoClass(WidgetSetClass).CopyToClipboard(Self);
+end;
+
+procedure TCustomRichMemo.CutToClipboard;  
+begin
+  if HandleAllocated then  
+    TWSCustomRichMemoClass(WidgetSetClass).CutToClipboard(Self);
+end;
+
+procedure TCustomRichMemo.PasteFromClipboard;  
+begin
+  if HandleAllocated then  
+    TWSCustomRichMemoClass(WidgetSetClass).PasteFromClipboard(Self);
+end;
+
 procedure TCustomRichMemo.SetRangeColor(TextStart, TextLength: Integer; FontColor: TColor);
 begin
   SetRangeParams(TextStart, TextLength, [tmm_Color], '', 0, FontColor, [], []);
diff --git a/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemo.pas
index e28a08188..74bcd350e 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemo.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemo.pas
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@ type
   
     class procedure SetSelStart(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; NewStart: integer); override;
     class procedure SetSelLength(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; NewLength: integer); override;
+    
+    class procedure CutToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); override;
+    class procedure CopyToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); override;
+    class procedure PasteFromClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); override;
 
     class function CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const AParams: TCreateParams): HWND; override;
     class function GetTextAttributes(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart: Integer;
       var Params: TIntFontParams): Boolean; override;
     class procedure SetTextAttributes(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart, TextLen: Integer; 
       const Params: TIntFontParams); override;
-    class procedure SetHideSelection(const AWinControl: TWinControl; AHideSelection: Boolean); override;      
+    class procedure SetHideSelection(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; AHideSelection: Boolean); override;      
     class function GetStyleRange(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart: Integer; var RangeStart, RangeLen: Integer): Boolean; override;
     class function LoadRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Source: TStream): Boolean; override;
     class function SaveRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Dst: TStream): Boolean; override;
@@ -121,6 +125,21 @@ begin
   InvalidateRect(ACustomEdit.Handle, nil, false);
 end;
 
+class procedure TWin32WSCustomRichMemo.CutToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl);  
+begin
+  SendMessage(AWinControl.Handle, WM_CUT, 0,0);  
+end;
+
+class procedure TWin32WSCustomRichMemo.CopyToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl);  
+begin
+  SendMessage(AWinControl.Handle, WM_COPY, 0,0);  
+end;
+
+class procedure TWin32WSCustomRichMemo.PasteFromClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl);  
+begin
+  SendMessage(AWinControl.Handle, WM_PASTE, 0,0);
+end;
+
 class function TWin32WSCustomRichMemo.CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl;  
   const AParams: TCreateParams): HWND;  
 var
@@ -239,10 +258,10 @@ end;
 
 
 class procedure TWin32WSCustomRichMemo.SetHideSelection(
-  const AWinControl: TWinControl; AHideSelection: Boolean);  
+  const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; AHideSelection: Boolean);  
 begin
-  if not Assigned(RichEditManager) or not Assigned(AWinControl) then Exit;
-  RichEditManager.SetHideSelection(AWinControl.Handle, AHideSelection);
+  if not Assigned(RichEditManager) or not Assigned(ACustomEdit) then Exit;
+  RichEditManager.SetHideSelection(ACustomEdit.Handle, AHideSelection);
 end;
 
 procedure InitScrollInfo(var info: TScrollInfo);
diff --git a/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemoproc.pas b/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemoproc.pas
index b65ea5708..a6a189556 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemoproc.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/win32/win32richmemoproc.pas
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ implementation
 const
   GlobalRichClass : AnsiString = '';
   
-const  
+const
   TwipsInFontSize = 20; // see MSDN for CHARFORMAT Structure CFM_SIZE
   
 function GetRichEditClass: AnsiString;
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ begin
 end;
 
 type
-  gettextlengthex = packed record
+  richedit_gettextlengthex = packed record
     flags     : DWORD;
     codepage  : LongWord;
   end;
-  Tgettextlengthex = gettextlengthex;
+  Tgettextlengthex = richedit_gettextlengthex;
 
 class function TRichEditManager.GetStyleRange(RichEditWnd: Handle; TextStart: Integer; 
   var RangeStart, RangeLen: Integer): Boolean; 
@@ -206,11 +206,13 @@ const
              CFM_SIZE or CFM_COLOR or CFM_FACE;
 begin
   Result := false;
-  if RichEditWnd = 0 then Exit;
+  if (RichEditWnd = 0) then Exit;
   
   textlen.flags := GTL_NUMCHARS or GTL_USECRLF or GTL_PRECISE;
   textlen.codepage := CP_UNICODE;
   len := SendMessage(RichEditWnd, EM_GETTEXTLENGTHEX, WPARAM(@textlen), 0);
+  Result := TextStart < len;
+  if not Result then Exit;
    
   FillChar(fmt, sizeof(fmt), 0);
   fmt.cbSize := sizeof(fmt);
diff --git a/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
index 073eaba11..63a3da4d6 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ interface
 uses
   Classes, SysUtils, 
 
-  Graphics, Controls, 
+  Graphics, Controls, StdCtrls,
   
-  WSStdCtrls; 
+  WSStdCtrls;  
   
 type
 
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ type
 
   TWSCustomRichMemo = class(TWSCustomMemo)
   published
+    //Note: RichMemo cannot use LCL TCustomEdit copy/paste/cut operations
+    //      because there's no support for (system native) RICHTEXT clipboard format
+    //      that's why Clipboard operations are moved to widgetset level
+    class procedure CutToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); virtual;
+    class procedure CopyToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); virtual;
+    class procedure PasteFromClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); virtual;
+    
     class function GetStyleRange(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart: Integer; var RangeStart, RangeLen: Integer): Boolean; virtual;
     class function GetTextAttributes(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart: Integer;
       var Params: TIntFontParams): Boolean; virtual;
     class procedure SetTextAttributes(const AWinControl: TWinControl; TextStart, TextLen: Integer; 
       const Params: TIntFontParams); virtual;
     class procedure InDelText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const TextUTF8: String; DstStart, DstLen: Integer); virtual; 
-    class procedure SetHideSelection(const AWinControl: TWinControl; AHideSelection: Boolean); virtual;
+    class procedure SetHideSelection(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; AHideSelection: Boolean); override;
     class function LoadRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Source: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
     class function SaveRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Dest: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
   end;
@@ -63,6 +70,21 @@ implementation
 
 { TWSCustomRichMemo }
 
+class procedure TWSCustomRichMemo.CutToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); 
+begin
+
+end;
+
+class procedure TWSCustomRichMemo.CopyToClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); 
+begin
+
+end;
+
+class procedure TWSCustomRichMemo.PasteFromClipboard(const AWinControl: TWinControl); 
+begin
+
+end;
+
 class function TWSCustomRichMemo.GetStyleRange(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
   TextStart: Integer; var RangeStart, RangeLen: Integer): Boolean;
 begin
@@ -88,7 +110,7 @@ begin
 
 end;
 
-class procedure TWSCustomRichMemo.SetHideSelection(const AWinControl: TWinControl; AHideSelection: Boolean); 
+class procedure TWSCustomRichMemo.SetHideSelection(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; AHideSelection: Boolean); 
 begin
 
 end;