diff --git a/src/protocols/kubernetes/user.c b/src/protocols/kubernetes/user.c
index f90260e7..f4e9eb44 100644
--- a/src/protocols/kubernetes/user.c
+++ b/src/protocols/kubernetes/user.c
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ int guac_kubernetes_user_join_handler(guac_user* user, int argc, char** argv) {
     /* Only handle events if not read-only */
     if (!settings->read_only) {
 
-        /* General mouse/keyboard/clipboard events */
-        user->key_handler       = guac_kubernetes_user_key_handler;
-        user->mouse_handler     = guac_kubernetes_user_mouse_handler;
-        user->clipboard_handler = guac_kubernetes_clipboard_handler;
+        /* General mouse/keyboard events */
+        user->key_handler = guac_kubernetes_user_key_handler;
+        user->mouse_handler = guac_kubernetes_user_mouse_handler;
+
+        /* Inbound (client to server) clipboard transfer */
+        if (!settings->disable_paste)
+            user->clipboard_handler = guac_kubernetes_clipboard_handler;
 
         /* STDIN redirection */
         user->pipe_handler = guac_kubernetes_pipe_handler;
diff --git a/src/protocols/rdp/user.c b/src/protocols/rdp/user.c
index 6aa71ae9..025848aa 100644
--- a/src/protocols/rdp/user.c
+++ b/src/protocols/rdp/user.c
@@ -97,10 +97,13 @@ int guac_rdp_user_join_handler(guac_user* user, int argc, char** argv) {
     /* Only handle events if not read-only */
     if (!settings->read_only) {
 
-        /* General mouse/keyboard/clipboard events */
-        user->mouse_handler     = guac_rdp_user_mouse_handler;
-        user->key_handler       = guac_rdp_user_key_handler;
-        user->clipboard_handler = guac_rdp_clipboard_handler;
+        /* General mouse/keyboard events */
+        user->mouse_handler = guac_rdp_user_mouse_handler;
+        user->key_handler = guac_rdp_user_key_handler;
+
+        /* Inbound (client to server) clipboard transfer */
+        if (!settings->disable_paste)
+            user->clipboard_handler = guac_rdp_clipboard_handler;
 
         /* Display size change events */
         user->size_handler = guac_rdp_user_size_handler;
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/user.c b/src/protocols/ssh/user.c
index 97ed87c6..76a2a963 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/user.c
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/user.c
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@ int guac_ssh_user_join_handler(guac_user* user, int argc, char** argv) {
     /* Only handle events if not read-only */
     if (!settings->read_only) {
 
-        /* General mouse/keyboard/clipboard events */
-        user->key_handler       = guac_ssh_user_key_handler;
-        user->mouse_handler     = guac_ssh_user_mouse_handler;
-        user->clipboard_handler = guac_ssh_clipboard_handler;
+        /* General mouse/keyboard events */
+        user->key_handler = guac_ssh_user_key_handler;
+        user->mouse_handler = guac_ssh_user_mouse_handler;
+
+        /* Inbound (client to server) clipboard transfer */
+        if (!settings->disable_paste)
+            user->clipboard_handler = guac_ssh_clipboard_handler;
 
         /* STDIN redirection */
         user->pipe_handler = guac_ssh_pipe_handler;
diff --git a/src/protocols/telnet/user.c b/src/protocols/telnet/user.c
index 44ef9b5e..5c15283b 100644
--- a/src/protocols/telnet/user.c
+++ b/src/protocols/telnet/user.c
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ int guac_telnet_user_join_handler(guac_user* user, int argc, char** argv) {
     /* Only handle events if not read-only */
     if (!settings->read_only) {
 
-        /* General mouse/keyboard/clipboard events */
-        user->key_handler       = guac_telnet_user_key_handler;
-        user->mouse_handler     = guac_telnet_user_mouse_handler;
-        user->clipboard_handler = guac_telnet_clipboard_handler;
+        /* General mouse/keyboard events */
+        user->key_handler = guac_telnet_user_key_handler;
+        user->mouse_handler = guac_telnet_user_mouse_handler;
+
+        /* Inbound (client to server) clipboard transfer */
+        if (!settings->disable_paste)
+            user->clipboard_handler = guac_telnet_clipboard_handler;
 
         /* STDIN redirection */
         user->pipe_handler = guac_telnet_pipe_handler;
diff --git a/src/protocols/vnc/user.c b/src/protocols/vnc/user.c
index da3b843f..0dee5043 100644
--- a/src/protocols/vnc/user.c
+++ b/src/protocols/vnc/user.c
@@ -91,10 +91,13 @@ int guac_vnc_user_join_handler(guac_user* user, int argc, char** argv) {
     /* Only handle events if not read-only */
     if (!settings->read_only) {
 
-        /* General mouse/keyboard/clipboard events */
-        user->mouse_handler     = guac_vnc_user_mouse_handler;
-        user->key_handler       = guac_vnc_user_key_handler;
-        user->clipboard_handler = guac_vnc_clipboard_handler;
+        /* General mouse/keyboard events */
+        user->mouse_handler = guac_vnc_user_mouse_handler;
+        user->key_handler = guac_vnc_user_key_handler;
+
+        /* Inbound (client to server) clipboard transfer */
+        if (!settings->disable_paste)
+            user->clipboard_handler = guac_vnc_clipboard_handler;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_COMMON_SSH
         /* Set generic (non-filesystem) file upload handler */