diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index eeb0589c..2299d729 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -405,20 +405,23 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
     };
 
     this.getCopyText = function() {
-        if (!this.selection.isEmpty()) {
-            return this.session.getTextRange(this.getSelectionRange());
-        }
-        else {
-            return "";
-        }
+        var text = "";
+        if (!this.selection.isEmpty())
+            text = this.session.getTextRange(this.getSelectionRange());
+        
+        this._emit("copy", text);
+        return text;
     };
 
     this.onCut = function() {
         if (this.$readOnly)
             return;
 
+        var range = this.getSelectionRange();
+        this._emit("cut", range);
+
         if (!this.selection.isEmpty()) {
-            this.session.remove(this.getSelectionRange())
+            this.session.remove(range)
             this.clearSelection();
         }
     };
@@ -521,6 +524,9 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
     };
 
     this.onTextInput = function(text, notPasted) {
+        if (!notPasted)
+            this._emit("paste", text);
+            
         // In case the text was not pasted and we got only one character, then
         // handel it as a command key stroke.
         if (notPasted && text.length == 1) {