diff --git a/app/common/CMakeLists.txt b/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
index c02c8acf2..e08078af0 100644
--- a/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,5 +45,7 @@ set(OLIVE_SOURCES
   common/timelinecommon.h
   common/timerange.h
   common/timerange.cpp
+  common/xmlutils.h
+  common/xmlutils.cpp
   PARENT_SCOPE
 )
diff --git a/app/common/xmlutils.cpp b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c16c7fc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "xmlutils.h"
+
+#include "node/factory.h"
+
+Node* XMLLoadNode(QXmlStreamReader* reader) {
+  QString node_id;
+
+  XMLAttributeLoop(reader, attr) {
+    if (attr.name() == "id") {
+      node_id = attr.value().toString();
+
+      // Currently the only thing we need
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (node_id.isEmpty()) {
+    qWarning() << "Found node with no ID";
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  Node* node = NodeFactory::CreateFromID(node_id);
+
+  if (!node) {
+    qWarning() << "Failed to load" << node_id << "- no node with that ID is installed";
+  }
+
+  return node;
+}
+
+void XMLConnectNodes(const QHash<quintptr, NodeOutput*>& output_ptrs, const QList<NodeParam::SerializedConnection>& desired_connections)
+{
+  foreach (const NodeParam::SerializedConnection& con, desired_connections) {
+    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(output_ptrs.value(con.output),
+                           con.input);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/common/xmlreadloop.h b/app/common/xmlutils.h
similarity index 61%
rename from app/common/xmlreadloop.h
rename to app/common/xmlutils.h
index 80e101c5f..a25f040bd 100644
--- a/app/common/xmlreadloop.h
+++ b/app/common/xmlutils.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef XMLREADLOOP_H
 #define XMLREADLOOP_H
 
+#include <QXmlStreamReader>
+
+#include "node/node.h"
+
 #define XMLReadLoop(reader, section) \
   while (!reader->atEnd() && !(reader->name() == section && reader->isEndElement()) && reader->readNext())
 
@@ -8,4 +12,8 @@
   QXmlStreamAttributes __attributes = reader->attributes(); \
   foreach (const QXmlStreamAttribute& item, __attributes)
 
+Node *XMLLoadNode(QXmlStreamReader* reader);
+
+void XMLConnectNodes(const QHash<quintptr, NodeOutput *> &output_ptrs, const QList<NodeParam::SerializedConnection> &desired_connections);
+
 #endif // XMLREADLOOP_H
diff --git a/app/node/input.cpp b/app/node/input.cpp
index c4a5281f6..8d9f62bac 100644
--- a/app/node/input.cpp
+++ b/app/node/input.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "common/bezier.h"
 #include "common/lerp.h"
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "output.h"
 #include "inputarray.h"
diff --git a/app/node/inputarray.cpp b/app/node/inputarray.cpp
index e7d0e0e01..ac8c9406f 100644
--- a/app/node/inputarray.cpp
+++ b/app/node/inputarray.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "node.h"
 
 NodeInputArray::NodeInputArray(const QString &id, const DataType &type, const QVariant &default_value) :
diff --git a/app/node/node.cpp b/app/node/node.cpp
index 38a3b6500..7c2deb60f 100644
--- a/app/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/node/node.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 
 Node::Node() :
   can_be_deleted_(true)
diff --git a/app/node/output.cpp b/app/node/output.cpp
index dd87ac9c1..efcdeda7e 100644
--- a/app/node/output.cpp
+++ b/app/node/output.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "output.h"
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "node/node.h"
 
 NodeOutput::NodeOutput(const QString &id) :
diff --git a/app/panel/node/node.cpp b/app/panel/node/node.cpp
index d9be8e307..f21fe2098 100644
--- a/app/panel/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/panel/node/node.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ void NodePanel::DeleteSelected()
   node_view_->DeleteSelected();
 }
 
+void NodePanel::CutSelected()
+{
+  node_view_->CopySelected(true);
+}
+
+void NodePanel::CopySelected()
+{
+  node_view_->CopySelected(false);
+}
+
+void NodePanel::Paste()
+{
+  node_view_->Paste();
+}
+
 void NodePanel::Select(const QList<Node *> &nodes)
 {
   node_view_->Select(nodes);
diff --git a/app/panel/node/node.h b/app/panel/node/node.h
index e84d9c7c8..5ce5b75ca 100644
--- a/app/panel/node/node.h
+++ b/app/panel/node/node.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ public:
 
   virtual void DeleteSelected() override;
 
+  virtual void CutSelected() override;
+  virtual void CopySelected() override;
+
+  virtual void Paste() override;
+
 public slots:
   void Select(const QList<Node*>& nodes);
   void SelectWithDependencies(const QList<Node*>& nodes);
diff --git a/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp b/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
index 35a516332..e8cb04456 100644
--- a/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "folder.h"
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "project/item/footage/footage.h"
 #include "project/item/sequence/sequence.h"
 #include "ui/icons/icons.h"
diff --git a/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp b/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
index 299597bf2..cccf67b75 100644
--- a/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "codec/decoder.h"
 #include "common/timecodefunctions.h"
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "config/config.h"
 #include "ui/icons/icons.h"
 
diff --git a/app/project/item/footage/imagestream.cpp b/app/project/item/footage/imagestream.cpp
index 855c0a806..312bca748 100644
--- a/app/project/item/footage/imagestream.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/footage/imagestream.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "imagestream.h"
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "footage.h"
 #include "project/project.h"
 #include "render/colormanager.h"
diff --git a/app/project/item/item.cpp b/app/project/item/item.cpp
index 661708260..d694bc1e4 100644
--- a/app/project/item/item.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/item.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,19 @@ const QList<ItemPtr> &Item::children() const
   return children_;
 }
 
-ItemPtr Item::shared_ptr_from_raw(Item *item)
+ItemPtr Item::shared_ptr_from_raw(Item *item, bool traverse)
 {
   for (int i=0;i<children_.size();i++) {
-    if (children_.at(i).get() == item) {
-      return children_.at(i);
+    ItemPtr c = children_.at(i);
+
+    if (c.get() == item) {
+      return c;
+    } else if (traverse && c->CanHaveChildren()) {
+      ItemPtr grandchild = shared_ptr_from_raw(item);
+
+      if (grandchild) {
+        return grandchild;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -147,6 +155,23 @@ void Item::set_project(Project *project)
   project_ = project;
 }
 
+QList<ItemPtr> Item::get_children_of_type(Type type, bool recursive) const
+{
+  QList<ItemPtr> list;
+
+  foreach (ItemPtr item, children_) {
+    if (item->type() == type) {
+      list.append(item);
+    }
+
+    if (recursive && item->CanHaveChildren()) {
+      list.append(item->get_children_of_type(type, recursive));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return list;
+}
+
 bool Item::CanHaveChildren() const
 {
   return false;
diff --git a/app/project/item/item.h b/app/project/item/item.h
index e8385f09f..42cb83bf7 100644
--- a/app/project/item/item.h
+++ b/app/project/item/item.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
   Item* child(int i) const;
   const QList<ItemPtr>& children() const;
 
-  ItemPtr shared_ptr_from_raw(Item* item);
+  ItemPtr shared_ptr_from_raw(Item* item, bool traverse = false);
 
   const QString& name() const;
   void set_name(const QString& n);
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
   Project* project() const;
   void set_project(Project* project);
 
+  QList<ItemPtr> get_children_of_type(Type type, bool recursive) const;
+
   virtual bool CanHaveChildren() const;
 
   bool ChildExistsWithName(const QString& name);
diff --git a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
index e8edb5601..e91fea51e 100644
--- a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "config/config.h"
 #include "common/channellayout.h"
 #include "common/timecodefunctions.h"
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "node/factory.h"
 #include "panel/panelmanager.h"
 #include "panel/node/node.h"
@@ -110,28 +110,7 @@ void Sequence::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, QHash<quintptr, StreamPtr> &, QLis
         Node* node;
 
         if (reader->name() == "node") {
-          QString node_id;
-
-          XMLAttributeLoop(reader, attr) {
-            if (attr.name() == "id") {
-              node_id = attr.value().toString();
-
-              // Currently the only thing we need
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-
-          if (node_id.isEmpty()) {
-            qDebug() << "Found node with no ID";
-            continue;
-          }
-
-          node = NodeFactory::CreateFromID(node_id);
-
-          if (!node) {
-            qDebug() << "Failed to load" << node_id << "- no node with that ID is installed";
-            continue;
-          }
+          node = XMLLoadNode(reader);
         } else {
           node = viewer_output_;
         }
@@ -146,10 +125,7 @@ void Sequence::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, QHash<quintptr, StreamPtr> &, QLis
   }
 
   // Make connections
-  foreach (const NodeParam::SerializedConnection& con, desired_connections) {
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(output_ptrs.value(con.output),
-                           con.input);
-  }
+  XMLConnectNodes(output_ptrs, desired_connections);
 
   // Ensure this and all children are in the main thread
   // (FIXME: Weird place for this? This should probably be in ProjectLoadManager somehow)
diff --git a/app/project/project.cpp b/app/project/project.cpp
index 4cb69bd59..5b7231d95 100644
--- a/app/project/project.cpp
+++ b/app/project/project.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 
-#include "common/xmlreadloop.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 #include "core.h"
 #include "dialog/progress/progress.h"
 #include "window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h"
@@ -137,3 +137,8 @@ ColorManager *Project::color_manager()
 {
   return &color_manager_;
 }
+
+QList<ItemPtr> Project::get_items_of_type(Item::Type type) const
+{
+  return root_.get_children_of_type(type, true);
+}
diff --git a/app/project/project.h b/app/project/project.h
index b7ee369e1..3a90bb6f3 100644
--- a/app/project/project.h
+++ b/app/project/project.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 
   ColorManager* color_manager();
 
+  QList<ItemPtr> get_items_of_type(Item::Type type) const;
+
 signals:
   void NameChanged();
 
diff --git a/app/widget/menu/menushared.cpp b/app/widget/menu/menushared.cpp
index d128017ac..fb36b2238 100644
--- a/app/widget/menu/menushared.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/menu/menushared.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ MenuShared::MenuShared()
   new_folder_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "newfolder", Core::instance(), SLOT(CreateNewFolder()));
 
   // "Edit" menu shared items
-  edit_cut_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "cut", nullptr, nullptr, "Ctrl+X");
-  edit_copy_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "copy", nullptr, nullptr, "Ctrl+C");
-  edit_paste_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "paste", nullptr, nullptr, "Ctrl+V");
-  edit_paste_insert_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "pasteinsert", nullptr, nullptr, "Ctrl+Shift+V");
+  edit_cut_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "cut", this, SLOT(CutTriggered()), "Ctrl+X");
+  edit_copy_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "copy", this, SLOT(CopyTriggered()), "Ctrl+C");
+  edit_paste_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "paste", this, SLOT(PasteTriggered()), "Ctrl+V");
+  edit_paste_insert_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "pasteinsert", this, SLOT(PasteInsertTriggered()), "Ctrl+Shift+V");
   edit_duplicate_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "duplicate", nullptr, nullptr, "Ctrl+D");
   edit_delete_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "delete", this, SLOT(DeleteSelectedTriggered()), "Del");
   edit_ripple_delete_item_ = Menu::CreateItem(this, "rippledelete", this, SLOT(RippleDeleteTriggered()), "Shift+Del");
@@ -161,6 +161,26 @@ void MenuShared::ToggleLinksTriggered()
   PanelManager::instance()->CurrentlyFocused()->ToggleLinks();
 }
 
+void MenuShared::CutTriggered()
+{
+  PanelManager::instance()->CurrentlyFocused()->CutSelected();
+}
+
+void MenuShared::CopyTriggered()
+{
+  PanelManager::instance()->CurrentlyFocused()->CopySelected();
+}
+
+void MenuShared::PasteTriggered()
+{
+  PanelManager::instance()->CurrentlyFocused()->Paste();
+}
+
+void MenuShared::PasteInsertTriggered()
+{
+  PanelManager::instance()->CurrentlyFocused()->PasteInsert();
+}
+
 void MenuShared::Retranslate()
 {
   // "New" menu shared items
diff --git a/app/widget/menu/menushared.h b/app/widget/menu/menushared.h
index d15408f57..c1e6e54ff 100644
--- a/app/widget/menu/menushared.h
+++ b/app/widget/menu/menushared.h
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ private slots:
 
   void ToggleLinksTriggered();
 
+  void CutTriggered();
+
+  void CopyTriggered();
+
+  void PasteTriggered();
+
+  void PasteInsertTriggered();
+
 };
 
 #endif // MENUSHARED_H
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
index f1d895a05..2c728acf3 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 
 #include "nodeview.h"
 
+#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 
 #include "core.h"
 #include "nodeviewundo.h"
 #include "node/factory.h"
+#include "common/xmlutils.h"
 
 NodeView::NodeView(QWidget *parent) :
   QGraphicsView(parent),
@@ -90,16 +93,7 @@ void NodeView::DeleteSelected()
     return;
   }
 
-  QList<QGraphicsItem*> selected = scene_.selectedItems();
-  QList<Node*> selected_nodes;
-
-  foreach (QGraphicsItem* item, selected) {
-    NodeViewItem* node_item = dynamic_cast<NodeViewItem*>(item);
-
-    if (node_item) {
-      selected_nodes.append(node_item->node());
-    }
-  }
+  QList<Node*> selected_nodes = scene_.GetSelectedNodes();
 
   if (selected_nodes.isEmpty()) {
     return;
@@ -133,9 +127,6 @@ void NodeView::Select(const QList<Node *> &nodes)
   foreach (Node* n, nodes) {
     NodeViewItem* item = scene_.NodeToUIObject(n);
 
-    Q_ASSERT(n);
-    Q_ASSERT(item);
-
     item->setSelected(true);
   }
 }
@@ -150,6 +141,117 @@ void NodeView::SelectWithDependencies(QList<Node *> nodes)
   Select(nodes);
 }
 
+void NodeView::CopySelected(bool cut)
+{
+  if (!graph_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QList<Node*> selected = scene_.GetSelectedNodes();
+
+  if (selected.isEmpty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QString copy_str;
+
+  QXmlStreamWriter writer(&copy_str);
+  writer.setAutoFormatting(true);
+
+  writer.writeStartDocument();
+  writer.writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("olive"));
+
+  foreach (Node* n, selected) {
+    n->Save(&writer);
+  }
+
+  writer.writeEndElement(); // clipboard
+  writer.writeEndDocument();
+
+  if (cut) {
+    DeleteSelected();
+  }
+
+  QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(copy_str);
+}
+
+void NodeView::Paste()
+{
+  if (!graph_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QString clipboard = QGuiApplication::clipboard()->text();
+
+  if (clipboard.isEmpty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QXmlStreamReader reader(clipboard);
+
+  QList<Node*> pasted_nodes;
+  QHash<quintptr, NodeOutput*> output_ptrs;
+  QList<NodeParam::SerializedConnection> desired_connections;
+  QList<NodeInput::FootageConnection> footage_connections;
+
+  XMLReadLoop((&reader), QStringLiteral("olive")) {
+    if (reader.name() == QStringLiteral("node")) {
+      Node* node = XMLLoadNode(&reader);
+
+      if (node) {
+        node->Load(&reader, output_ptrs, desired_connections, footage_connections, nullptr, reader.name().toString());
+
+        graph_->AddNode(node);
+
+        pasted_nodes.append(node);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Make connections
+  if (!desired_connections.isEmpty()) {
+    XMLConnectNodes(output_ptrs, desired_connections);
+  }
+
+  // Connect footage to existing footage if it exists
+  if (!footage_connections.isEmpty()) {
+    // Get list of all footage from project
+    // FIXME: Assumes sequence
+    QList<ItemPtr> footage = static_cast<Sequence*>(graph_)->project()->get_items_of_type(Item::kFootage);
+
+    if (!footage.isEmpty()) {
+      foreach (const NodeInput::FootageConnection& con, footage_connections) {
+        if (con.footage) {
+          // Assume this is a pointer to a Stream*
+          Stream* loaded_stream = reinterpret_cast<Stream*>(con.footage);
+
+          bool found = false;
+
+          foreach (ItemPtr item, footage) {
+            const QList<StreamPtr>& streams = std::static_pointer_cast<Footage>(item)->streams();
+
+            foreach (StreamPtr s, streams) {
+              if (s.get() == loaded_stream) {
+                con.input->set_standard_value(QVariant::fromValue(s));
+                found = true;
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (found) {
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!pasted_nodes.isEmpty()) {
+    // FIXME: Attach to cursor so user can drop in place
+  }
+}
+
 void NodeView::ItemsChanged()
 {
   QHash<NodeEdge *, NodeViewEdge *>::const_iterator i;
@@ -263,21 +365,7 @@ void NodeView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 
 void NodeView::SceneSelectionChangedSlot()
 {
-  // Get the scene's selected items and convert it into a list of selected nodes
-  QList<QGraphicsItem*> selected_items = scene_.selectedItems();
-
-  QList<Node*> selected_nodes;
-
-  for (int i=0;i<selected_items.size();i++) {
-    // Try to dynamically cast to a widget holding a Node
-    NodeViewItem* item = dynamic_cast<NodeViewItem*>(selected_items.at(i));
-
-    if (item != nullptr) {
-      selected_nodes.append(item->node());
-    }
-  }
-
-  emit SelectionChanged(selected_nodes);
+  emit SelectionChanged(scene_.GetSelectedNodes());
 }
 
 void NodeView::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
index 4ea98bea3..7811ae4bb 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
   void Select(const QList<Node*>& nodes);
   void SelectWithDependencies(QList<Node *> nodes);
 
+  void CopySelected(bool cut);
+  void Paste();
+
 signals:
   /**
    * @brief Signal emitted when the selected nodes have changed
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
index 750e391a2..a514eb898 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,34 @@ void NodeViewScene::SetGraph(NodeGraph *graph)
   graph_ = graph;
 }
 
+QList<Node *> NodeViewScene::GetSelectedNodes() const
+{
+  QHash<Node*, NodeViewItem*>::const_iterator iterator;
+  QList<Node *> selected;
+
+  for (iterator=item_map_.begin();iterator!=item_map_.end();iterator++) {
+    if (iterator.value()->isSelected()) {
+      selected.append(iterator.key());
+    }
+  }
+
+  return selected;
+}
+
+QList<NodeViewItem *> NodeViewScene::GetSelectedItems() const
+{
+  QHash<Node*, NodeViewItem*>::const_iterator iterator;
+  QList<NodeViewItem *> selected;
+
+  for (iterator=item_map_.begin();iterator!=item_map_.end();iterator++) {
+    if (iterator.value()->isSelected()) {
+      selected.append(iterator.value());
+    }
+  }
+
+  return selected;
+}
+
 const QHash<Node *, NodeViewItem *> &NodeViewScene::item_map() const
 {
   return item_map_;
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
index 2c768fd11..014791759 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ public:
 
   void SetGraph(NodeGraph* graph);
 
+  QList<Node*> GetSelectedNodes() const;
+  QList<NodeViewItem*> GetSelectedItems() const;
+
   const QHash<Node*, NodeViewItem*>& item_map() const;
   const QHash<NodeEdge*, NodeViewEdge*>& edge_map() const;
 
diff --git a/app/widget/panel/panel.h b/app/widget/panel/panel.h
index 8e447a948..ff8ce54b1 100644
--- a/app/widget/panel/panel.h
+++ b/app/widget/panel/panel.h
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ public:
 
   virtual void ToggleLinks(){}
 
+  virtual void CutSelected(){}
+
+  virtual void CopySelected(){}
+
+  virtual void Paste(){}
+
+  virtual void PasteInsert(){}
+
 protected:
   /**
    * @brief paintEvent