diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
index 4442188ccd..8ea42c0794 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
 
-import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.InputManager;
-
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.InputDevice;
-import android.view.InputEvent;
 import android.view.KeyCharacterMap;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ private void initPointers() {
     public void control() throws IOException {
         // on start, power on the device
         if (!device.isScreenOn()) {
-            injectKeycode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER);
+            device.injectKeycode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER);
 
             // dirty hack
             // After POWER is injected, the device is powered on asynchronously.
@@ -133,7 +130,7 @@ private void handleEvent() throws IOException {
     }
 
     private boolean injectKeycode(int action, int keycode, int metaState) {
-        return injectKeyEvent(action, keycode, 0, metaState);
+        return device.injectKeyEvent(action, keycode, 0, metaState);
     }
 
     private boolean injectChar(char c) {
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ private boolean injectChar(char c) {
             return false;
         }
         for (KeyEvent event : events) {
-            if (!injectEvent(event)) {
+            if (!device.injectEvent(event)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -152,6 +149,10 @@ private boolean injectChar(char c) {
     }
 
     private int injectText(String text) {
+        if (device.injectTextPaste(text)) {
+            // The best method (fastest and UTF-8) worked!
+            return text.length();
+        }
         int successCount = 0;
         for (char c : text.toCharArray()) {
             if (!injectChar(c)) {
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ private boolean injectTouch(int action, long pointerId, Position position, float
         MotionEvent event = MotionEvent
                 .obtain(lastTouchDown, now, action, pointerCount, pointerProperties, pointerCoords, 0, buttons, 1f, 1f, DEVICE_ID_VIRTUAL, 0,
                         InputDevice.SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN, 0);
-        return injectEvent(event);
+        return device.injectEvent(event);
     }
 
     private boolean injectScroll(Position position, int hScroll, int vScroll) {
@@ -223,26 +224,11 @@ private boolean injectScroll(Position position, int hScroll, int vScroll) {
         MotionEvent event = MotionEvent
                 .obtain(lastTouchDown, now, MotionEvent.ACTION_SCROLL, 1, pointerProperties, pointerCoords, 0, 0, 1f, 1f, DEVICE_ID_VIRTUAL, 0,
                         InputDevice.SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN, 0);
-        return injectEvent(event);
-    }
-
-    private boolean injectKeyEvent(int action, int keyCode, int repeat, int metaState) {
-        long now = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-        KeyEvent event = new KeyEvent(now, now, action, keyCode, repeat, metaState, KeyCharacterMap.VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD, 0, 0,
-                InputDevice.SOURCE_KEYBOARD);
-        return injectEvent(event);
-    }
-
-    private boolean injectKeycode(int keyCode) {
-        return injectKeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, keyCode, 0, 0) && injectKeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, keyCode, 0, 0);
-    }
-
-    private boolean injectEvent(InputEvent event) {
-        return device.injectInputEvent(event, InputManager.INJECT_INPUT_EVENT_MODE_ASYNC);
+        return device.injectEvent(event);
     }
 
     private boolean pressBackOrTurnScreenOn() {
         int keycode = device.isScreenOn() ? KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK : KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER;
-        return injectKeycode(keycode);
+        return device.injectKeycode(keycode);
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
index ec28bd7cb4..a5f7bfe7b3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.IRotationWatcher;
+import android.view.InputDevice;
 import android.view.InputEvent;
+import android.view.KeyCharacterMap;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ public boolean supportsInputEvents() {
         return supportsInputEvents;
     }
 
-    public boolean injectInputEvent(InputEvent inputEvent, int mode) {
+    public boolean injectEvent(InputEvent inputEvent, int mode) {
         if (!supportsInputEvents()) {
             throw new AssertionError("Could not inject input event if !supportsInputEvents()");
         }
@@ -159,6 +163,50 @@ public boolean injectInputEvent(InputEvent inputEvent, int mode) {
         return serviceManager.getInputManager().injectInputEvent(inputEvent, mode);
     }
 
+    public boolean injectEvent(InputEvent event) {
+        return injectEvent(event, InputManager.INJECT_INPUT_EVENT_MODE_ASYNC);
+    }
+
+    public boolean injectKeyEvent(int action, int keyCode, int repeat, int metaState, int mode) {
+        long now = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        KeyEvent event = new KeyEvent(now, now, action, keyCode, repeat, metaState, KeyCharacterMap.VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD, 0, 0,
+                InputDevice.SOURCE_KEYBOARD);
+        return injectEvent(event, mode);
+    }
+
+    public boolean injectKeyEvent(int action, int keyCode, int repeat, int metaState) {
+        return injectKeyEvent(action, keyCode, repeat, metaState, InputManager.INJECT_INPUT_EVENT_MODE_ASYNC);
+    }
+
+    public boolean injectKeycode(int keyCode, int mode) {
+        return injectKeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, keyCode, 0, 0) && injectKeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, keyCode, 0, 0, mode);
+    }
+
+    public boolean injectKeycode(int keyCode) {
+        return injectKeycode(keyCode, InputManager.INJECT_INPUT_EVENT_MODE_ASYNC);
+    }
+
+    public boolean injectTextPaste(String text) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // On Android >= 7, we can inject UTF-8 text as follow:
+        // - set the clipboard
+        // - inject the PASTE key event
+        // - restore the clipboard
+
+        String clipboardBackup = getClipboardText();
+        isSettingClipboard.set(true);
+
+        rawSetClipboardText(text);
+        boolean ok = injectKeycode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_PASTE, InputManager.INJECT_INPUT_EVENT_MODE_WAIT_FOR_RESULT);
+        rawSetClipboardText(clipboardBackup);
+
+        isSettingClipboard.set(false);
+        return ok;
+    }
+
     public boolean isScreenOn() {
         return serviceManager.getPowerManager().isScreenOn();
     }
@@ -187,9 +235,13 @@ public String getClipboardText() {
         return s.toString();
     }
 
+    private boolean rawSetClipboardText(String text) {
+        return serviceManager.getClipboardManager().setText(text);
+    }
+
     public boolean setClipboardText(String text) {
         isSettingClipboard.set(true);
-        boolean ok = serviceManager.getClipboardManager().setText(text);
+        boolean ok = rawSetClipboardText(text);
         isSettingClipboard.set(false);
         return ok;
     }