diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/utils/clipboard-image.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/utils/clipboard-image.ts
index 44f8fb108..e206703d3 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/utils/clipboard-image.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/utils/clipboard-image.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export async function readClipboardImage(options?: {
 		}
 
 		if (!image && !wayland) {
-			image = await readClipboardImageViaNativeClipboard();
+			image = (await readClipboardImageViaNativeClipboard()) ?? readClipboardImageViaXclip();
 		}
 	} else {
 		image = await readClipboardImageViaNativeClipboard();
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/clipboard-image.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/clipboard-image.test.ts
index b7416a4c6..eb2ba613a 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/clipboard-image.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/clipboard-image.test.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ describe("readClipboardImage", () => {
 
 	test("Non-Wayland: uses clipboard", async () => {
 		mocks.spawnSync.mockImplementation(() => {
-			throw new Error("spawnSync should not be called for non-Wayland sessions");
+			throw new Error(
+				"spawnSync should not be called for non-Wayland sessions when native clipboard returns an image",
+			);
 		});
 
 		mocks.clipboard.hasImage.mockReturnValue(true);
@@ -160,15 +162,23 @@ describe("readClipboardImage", () => {
 		expect(Array.from(result?.bytes ?? [])).toEqual([7]);
 	});
 
-	test("Non-Wayland: returns null when clipboard has no image", async () => {
-		mocks.spawnSync.mockImplementation(() => {
-			throw new Error("spawnSync should not be called for non-Wayland sessions");
+	test("Non-Wayland: falls back to xclip when clipboard has no image", async () => {
+		mocks.spawnSync.mockImplementation((command, args, _options) => {
+			if (command === "xclip" && args.includes("TARGETS")) {
+				return spawnOk(Buffer.from("image/png\n", "utf-8"));
+			}
+			if (command === "xclip" && args.includes("image/png")) {
+				return spawnOk(Buffer.from([8, 9]));
+			}
+			throw new Error(`Unexpected spawnSync call: ${command} ${args.join(" ")}`);
 		});
 
 		mocks.clipboard.hasImage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
 		const { readClipboardImage } = await import("../src/utils/clipboard-image.ts");
 		const result = await readClipboardImage({ platform: "linux", env: {} });
-		expect(result).toBeNull();
+		expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(result?.mimeType).toBe("image/png");
+		expect(Array.from(result?.bytes ?? [])).toEqual([8, 9]);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/scripts/build-binaries.sh b/scripts/build-binaries.sh
index 95c9bf82a..c261aaf20 100755
--- a/scripts/build-binaries.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-binaries.sh
@@ -159,26 +159,34 @@ for platform in "${PLATFORMS[@]}"; do
     case "$platform" in
         darwin-arm64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-darwin-arm64"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.darwin-arm64.node"
             ;;
         darwin-x64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-darwin-x64"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.darwin-x64.node"
             ;;
         linux-x64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-linux-x64-gnu"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.linux-x64-gnu.node"
             ;;
         linux-arm64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-linux-arm64-gnu"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.linux-arm64-gnu.node"
             ;;
         windows-x64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-win32-x64-msvc"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.win32-x64-msvc.node"
             ;;
         windows-arm64)
             clipboard_native_package="clipboard-win32-arm64-msvc"
+            clipboard_native_file="clipboard.win32-arm64-msvc.node"
             ;;
     esac
     mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$platform/node_modules/@mariozechner"
     cp -r ../../node_modules/@mariozechner/clipboard "$OUTPUT_DIR/$platform/node_modules/@mariozechner/"
     cp -r ../../node_modules/@mariozechner/$clipboard_native_package "$OUTPUT_DIR/$platform/node_modules/@mariozechner/"
+    cp "../../node_modules/@mariozechner/$clipboard_native_package/$clipboard_native_file" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/$platform/node_modules/@mariozechner/clipboard/"
 
     # Copy terminal input native helpers next to compiled binaries.
     if [[ "$platform" == darwin-* ]]; then