diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 3a5cb12ade..d6fac58048 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ src = [
     'src/server.c',
     'src/stream.c',
     'src/video_buffer.c',
+    'src/util/acksync.c',
     'src/util/file.c',
     'src/util/intr.c',
     'src/util/log.c',
diff --git a/app/src/aoa_hid.c b/app/src/aoa_hid.c
index 4c0b2bdaa0..6fd32610cb 100644
--- a/app/src/aoa_hid.c
+++ b/app/src/aoa_hid.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sc_hid_event_init(struct sc_hid_event *hid_event, uint16_t accessory_id,
     hid_event->accessory_id = accessory_id;
     hid_event->buffer = buffer;
     hid_event->size = buffer_size;
-    hid_event->delay = 0;
+    hid_event->ack_to_wait = SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID;
 }
 
 void
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ sc_aoa_open_usb_handle(libusb_device *device, libusb_device_handle **handle) {
 }
 
 bool
-sc_aoa_init(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const char *serial) {
+sc_aoa_init(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const char *serial,
+            struct sc_acksync *acksync) {
+    assert(acksync);
+
     cbuf_init(&aoa->queue);
 
     if (!sc_mutex_init(&aoa->mutex)) {
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ sc_aoa_init(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const char *serial) {
     }
 
     aoa->stopped = false;
+    aoa->acksync = acksync;
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -332,23 +336,28 @@ run_aoa_thread(void *data) {
         assert(non_empty);
         (void) non_empty;
 
-        assert(event.delay >= 0);
-        if (event.delay) {
-            // Wait during the specified delay before injecting the HID event
-            sc_tick deadline = sc_tick_now() + event.delay;
-            bool timed_out = false;
-            while (!aoa->stopped && !timed_out) {
-                timed_out = !sc_cond_timedwait(&aoa->event_cond, &aoa->mutex,
-                                               deadline);
-            }
-            if (aoa->stopped) {
-                sc_mutex_unlock(&aoa->mutex);
+        uint64_t ack_to_wait = event.ack_to_wait;
+        sc_mutex_unlock(&aoa->mutex);
+
+        if (ack_to_wait != SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID) {
+            LOGD("Waiting ack from server sequence=%" PRIu64_, ack_to_wait);
+            // Do not block the loop indefinitely if the ack never comes (it should
+            // never happen)
+            sc_tick deadline = sc_tick_now() + SC_TICK_FROM_MS(500);
+            enum sc_acksync_wait_result result =
+                sc_acksync_wait(aoa->acksync, ack_to_wait, deadline);
+
+            if (result == SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
+                LOGW("Ack not received after 500ms, discarding HID event");
+                sc_hid_event_destroy(&event);
+                continue;
+            } else if (result == SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_INTR) {
+                // stopped
+                sc_hid_event_destroy(&event);
                 break;
             }
         }
 
-        sc_mutex_unlock(&aoa->mutex);
-
         bool ok = sc_aoa_send_hid_event(aoa, &event);
         sc_hid_event_destroy(&event);
         if (!ok) {
@@ -377,6 +386,8 @@ sc_aoa_stop(struct sc_aoa *aoa) {
     aoa->stopped = true;
     sc_cond_signal(&aoa->event_cond);
     sc_mutex_unlock(&aoa->mutex);
+
+    sc_acksync_interrupt(aoa->acksync);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/app/src/aoa_hid.h b/app/src/aoa_hid.h
index 24cef50212..e8fb970822 100644
--- a/app/src/aoa_hid.h
+++ b/app/src/aoa_hid.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
 
+#include "util/acksync.h"
 #include "util/cbuf.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/tick.h"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ struct sc_hid_event {
     uint16_t accessory_id;
     unsigned char *buffer;
     uint16_t size;
-    sc_tick delay;
+    uint64_t ack_to_wait;
 };
 
 // Takes ownership of buffer
@@ -36,10 +37,12 @@ struct sc_aoa {
     sc_cond event_cond;
     bool stopped;
     struct sc_hid_event_queue queue;
+
+    struct sc_acksync *acksync;
 };
 
 bool
-sc_aoa_init(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const char *serial);
+sc_aoa_init(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const char *serial, struct sc_acksync *acksync);
 
 void
 sc_aoa_destroy(struct sc_aoa *aoa);
diff --git a/app/src/compat.h b/app/src/compat.h
index 32759c01b4..c06c23fae2 100644
--- a/app/src/compat.h
+++ b/app/src/compat.h
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 #include <libavformat/version.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_version.h>
 
+#ifndef __WIN32
+# define PRIu64_ PRIu64
+#else
+# define PRIu64_ "I64u"  // Windows...
+#endif
+
 // In ffmpeg/doc/APIchanges:
 // 2018-02-06 - 0694d87024 - lavf 58.9.100 - avformat.h
 //   Deprecate use of av_register_input_format(), av_register_output_format(),
diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.c b/app/src/control_msg.c
index 74e3315c52..90cde0cfa2 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.c
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.c
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ control_msg_serialize(const struct control_msg *msg, unsigned char *buf) {
             buf[1] = msg->inject_keycode.action;
             return 2;
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD: {
-            buf[1] = !!msg->set_clipboard.paste;
+            buffer_write64be(&buf[1], msg->set_clipboard.sequence);
+            buf[9] = !!msg->set_clipboard.paste;
             size_t len = write_string(msg->set_clipboard.text,
                                       CONTROL_MSG_CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH,
-                                      &buf[2]);
-            return 2 + len;
+                                      &buf[10]);
+            return 10 + len;
         }
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE:
             buf[1] = msg->set_screen_power_mode.mode;
@@ -170,11 +171,6 @@ control_msg_log(const struct control_msg *msg) {
                          (long) msg->inject_touch_event.buttons);
             } else {
                 // numeric pointer id
-#ifndef __WIN32
-# define PRIu64_ PRIu64
-#else
-# define PRIu64_ "I64u"  // Windows...
-#endif
                 LOG_CMSG("touch [id=%" PRIu64_ "] %-4s position=%" PRIi32 ",%"
                              PRIi32 " pressure=%g buttons=%06lx",
                          id,
@@ -199,7 +195,8 @@ control_msg_log(const struct control_msg *msg) {
                      KEYEVENT_ACTION_LABEL(msg->inject_keycode.action));
             break;
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD:
-            LOG_CMSG("clipboard %s \"%s\"",
+            LOG_CMSG("clipboard %" PRIu64_ " %s \"%s\"",
+                     msg->set_clipboard.sequence,
                      msg->set_clipboard.paste ? "paste" : "copy",
                      msg->set_clipboard.text);
             break;
diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.h b/app/src/control_msg.h
index 16492849ab..7352defe7b 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.h
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct control_msg {
             // screen may only be turned on on ACTION_DOWN
         } back_or_screen_on;
         struct {
+            uint64_t sequence;
             char *text; // owned, to be freed by free()
             bool paste;
         } set_clipboard;
diff --git a/app/src/controller.c b/app/src/controller.c
index e486ea7224..6cf3d20e47 100644
--- a/app/src/controller.c
+++ b/app/src/controller.c
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #include "util/log.h"
 
 bool
-controller_init(struct controller *controller, sc_socket control_socket) {
+controller_init(struct controller *controller, sc_socket control_socket,
+                struct sc_acksync *acksync) {
     cbuf_init(&controller->queue);
 
-    bool ok = receiver_init(&controller->receiver, control_socket);
+    bool ok = receiver_init(&controller->receiver, control_socket, acksync);
     if (!ok) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/controller.h b/app/src/controller.h
index e700413100..00267878ac 100644
--- a/app/src/controller.h
+++ b/app/src/controller.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "control_msg.h"
 #include "receiver.h"
+#include "util/acksync.h"
 #include "util/cbuf.h"
 #include "util/net.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ struct controller {
 };
 
 bool
-controller_init(struct controller *controller, sc_socket control_socket);
+controller_init(struct controller *controller, sc_socket control_socket,
+                struct sc_acksync *acksync);
 
 void
 controller_destroy(struct controller *controller);
diff --git a/app/src/device_msg.c b/app/src/device_msg.c
index 827f421379..4163b9fc9f 100644
--- a/app/src/device_msg.c
+++ b/app/src/device_msg.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "device_msg.h"
 
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ device_msg_deserialize(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
             msg->clipboard.text = text;
             return 5 + clipboard_len;
         }
+        case DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD: {
+            uint64_t sequence = buffer_read64be(&buf[1]);
+            msg->ack_clipboard.sequence = sequence;
+            return 9;
+        }
         default:
             LOGW("Unknown device message type: %d", (int) msg->type);
             return -1; // error, we cannot recover
diff --git a/app/src/device_msg.h b/app/src/device_msg.h
index 888d9216ad..a0c989e3f8 100644
--- a/app/src/device_msg.h
+++ b/app/src/device_msg.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 enum device_msg_type {
     DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_CLIPBOARD,
+    DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD,
 };
 
 struct device_msg {
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ struct device_msg {
         struct {
             char *text; // owned, to be freed by free()
         } clipboard;
+        struct {
+            uint64_t sequence;
+        } ack_clipboard;
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/src/hid_keyboard.c b/app/src/hid_keyboard.c
index 3ac1a4417e..2afc09b2f4 100644
--- a/app/src/hid_keyboard.c
+++ b/app/src/hid_keyboard.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ push_mod_lock_state(struct sc_hid_keyboard *kb, uint16_t sdl_mod) {
 
 static void
 sc_key_processor_process_key(struct sc_key_processor *kp,
-                             const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event) {
+                             const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event,
+                             uint64_t ack_to_wait) {
     if (event->repeat) {
         // In USB HID protocol, key repeat is handled by the host (Android), so
         // just ignore key repeat here.
@@ -298,16 +299,12 @@ sc_key_processor_process_key(struct sc_key_processor *kp,
             }
         }
 
-        SDL_Keycode keycode = event->keysym.sym;
-        bool down = event->type == SDL_KEYDOWN;
-        bool ctrl = event->keysym.mod & KMOD_CTRL;
-        bool shift = event->keysym.mod & KMOD_SHIFT;
-        if (ctrl && !shift && keycode == SDLK_v && down) {
+        if (ack_to_wait) {
             // Ctrl+v is pressed, so clipboard synchronization has been
-            // requested. Wait a bit so that the clipboard is set before
-            // injecting Ctrl+v via HID, otherwise it would paste the old
-            // clipboard content.
-            hid_event.delay = SC_TICK_FROM_MS(5);
+            // requested. Wait until clipboard synchronization is acknowledged
+            // by the server, otherwise it could paste the old clipboard
+            // content.
+            hid_event.ack_to_wait = ack_to_wait;
         }
 
         if (!sc_aoa_push_hid_event(kb->aoa, &hid_event)) {
@@ -348,6 +345,10 @@ sc_hid_keyboard_init(struct sc_hid_keyboard *kb, struct sc_aoa *aoa) {
         .process_text = sc_key_processor_process_text,
     };
 
+    // Clipboard synchronization is requested over the control socket, while HID
+    // events are sent over AOA, so it must wait for clipboard synchronization
+    // to be acknowledged by the device before injecting Ctrl+v.
+    kb->key_processor.async_paste = true;
     kb->key_processor.ops = &ops;
 
     return true;
diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.c b/app/src/input_manager.c
index b84f3bea60..f1715b79f0 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.c
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ input_manager_init(struct input_manager *im, struct controller *controller,
     im->last_keycode = SDLK_UNKNOWN;
     im->last_mod = 0;
     im->key_repeat = 0;
+
+    im->next_sequence = 1; // 0 is reserved for SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID
 }
 
 static void
@@ -208,35 +210,35 @@ collapse_panels(struct controller *controller) {
     }
 }
 
-static void
-set_device_clipboard(struct controller *controller, bool paste) {
+static bool
+set_device_clipboard(struct controller *controller, bool paste,
+                     uint64_t sequence) {
     char *text = SDL_GetClipboardText();
     if (!text) {
         LOGW("Could not get clipboard text: %s", SDL_GetError());
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!*text) {
-        // empty text
-        SDL_free(text);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     char *text_dup = strdup(text);
     SDL_free(text);
     if (!text_dup) {
         LOGW("Could not strdup input text");
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     struct control_msg msg;
     msg.type = CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD;
+    msg.set_clipboard.sequence = sequence;
     msg.set_clipboard.text = text_dup;
     msg.set_clipboard.paste = paste;
 
     if (!controller_push_msg(controller, &msg)) {
         free(text_dup);
         LOGW("Could not request 'set device clipboard'");
+        return false;
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -462,8 +464,10 @@ input_manager_process_key(struct input_manager *im,
                         // inject the text as input events
                         clipboard_paste(controller);
                     } else {
-                        // store the text in the device clipboard and paste
-                        set_device_clipboard(controller, true);
+                        // store the text in the device clipboard and paste,
+                        // without requesting an acknowledgment
+                        set_device_clipboard(controller, true,
+                                             SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID);
                     }
                 }
                 return;
@@ -512,18 +516,36 @@ input_manager_process_key(struct input_manager *im,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (ctrl && !shift && keycode == SDLK_v && down && !repeat) {
+    uint64_t ack_to_wait = SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID;
+    bool is_ctrl_v = ctrl && !shift && keycode == SDLK_v && down && !repeat;
+    if (is_ctrl_v) {
         if (im->legacy_paste) {
             // inject the text as input events
             clipboard_paste(controller);
             return;
         }
+
+        // Request an acknowledgement only if necessary
+        uint64_t sequence = im->kp->async_paste ? im->next_sequence
+                                                : SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID;
+
         // Synchronize the computer clipboard to the device clipboard before
         // sending Ctrl+v, to allow seamless copy-paste.
-        set_device_clipboard(controller, false);
+        bool ok = set_device_clipboard(controller, false, sequence);
+        if (!ok) {
+            LOGW("Clipboard could not be synchronized, Ctrl+v not injected");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (im->kp->async_paste) {
+            // The key processor must wait for this ack before injecting Ctrl+v
+            ack_to_wait = sequence;
+            // Increment only when the request succeeded
+            ++im->next_sequence;
+        }
     }
 
-    im->kp->ops->process_key(im->kp, event);
+    im->kp->ops->process_key(im->kp, event, ack_to_wait);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.h b/app/src/input_manager.h
index f018f98a85..22d773811c 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.h
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ struct input_manager {
     unsigned key_repeat;
     SDL_Keycode last_keycode;
     uint16_t last_mod;
+
+    uint64_t next_sequence; // used for request acknowledgements
 };
 
 void
diff --git a/app/src/keyboard_inject.c b/app/src/keyboard_inject.c
index bcc85da8e6..4112fd4cb7 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboard_inject.c
+++ b/app/src/keyboard_inject.c
@@ -188,7 +188,13 @@ convert_input_key(const SDL_KeyboardEvent *from, struct control_msg *to,
 
 static void
 sc_key_processor_process_key(struct sc_key_processor *kp,
-                             const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event) {
+                             const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event,
+                             uint64_t ack_to_wait) {
+    // The device clipboard synchronization and the key event messages are
+    // serialized, there is nothing special to do to ensure that the clipboard
+    // is set before injecting Ctrl+v.
+    (void) ack_to_wait;
+
     struct sc_keyboard_inject *ki = DOWNCAST(kp);
 
     if (event->repeat) {
@@ -250,5 +256,7 @@ sc_keyboard_inject_init(struct sc_keyboard_inject *ki,
         .process_text = sc_key_processor_process_text,
     };
 
+    // Key injection and clipboard synchronization are serialized
+    ki->key_processor.async_paste = false;
     ki->key_processor.ops = &ops;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/receiver.c b/app/src/receiver.c
index b5cf9b395b..eeb206f173 100644
--- a/app/src/receiver.c
+++ b/app/src/receiver.c
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 #include "util/log.h"
 
 bool
-receiver_init(struct receiver *receiver, sc_socket control_socket) {
+receiver_init(struct receiver *receiver, sc_socket control_socket,
+              struct sc_acksync *acksync) {
     bool ok = sc_mutex_init(&receiver->mutex);
     if (!ok) {
         return false;
     }
+
     receiver->control_socket = control_socket;
+    receiver->acksync = acksync;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ receiver_destroy(struct receiver *receiver) {
 }
 
 static void
-process_msg(struct device_msg *msg) {
+process_msg(struct receiver *receiver, struct device_msg *msg) {
     switch (msg->type) {
         case DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_CLIPBOARD: {
             char *current = SDL_GetClipboardText();
@@ -37,11 +41,17 @@ process_msg(struct device_msg *msg) {
             SDL_SetClipboardText(msg->clipboard.text);
             break;
         }
+        case DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD:
+            assert(receiver->acksync);
+            LOGD("Ack device clipboard sequence=%" PRIu64_,
+                 msg->ack_clipboard.sequence);
+            sc_acksync_ack(receiver->acksync, msg->ack_clipboard.sequence);
+            break;
     }
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-process_msgs(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len) {
+process_msgs(struct receiver *receiver, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len) {
     size_t head = 0;
     for (;;) {
         struct device_msg msg;
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ process_msgs(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len) {
             return head;
         }
 
-        process_msg(&msg);
+        process_msg(receiver, &msg);
         device_msg_destroy(&msg);
 
         head += r;
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@ run_receiver(void *data) {
         }
 
         head += r;
-        ssize_t consumed = process_msgs(buf, head);
+        ssize_t consumed = process_msgs(receiver, buf, head);
         if (consumed == -1) {
             // an error occurred
             break;
diff --git a/app/src/receiver.h b/app/src/receiver.h
index 99f128a4be..3c4e8c645a 100644
--- a/app/src/receiver.h
+++ b/app/src/receiver.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include "util/acksync.h"
 #include "util/net.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 
@@ -14,10 +15,13 @@ struct receiver {
     sc_socket control_socket;
     sc_thread thread;
     sc_mutex mutex;
+
+    struct sc_acksync *acksync;
 };
 
 bool
-receiver_init(struct receiver *receiver, sc_socket control_socket);
+receiver_init(struct receiver *receiver, sc_socket control_socket,
+              struct sc_acksync *acksync);
 
 void
 receiver_destroy(struct receiver *receiver);
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 61087681c6..04239bf540 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "server.h"
 #include "stream.h"
+#include "util/acksync.h"
 #include "util/log.h"
 #include "util/net.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_V4L2
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ struct scrcpy {
     struct file_handler file_handler;
 #ifdef HAVE_AOA_HID
     struct sc_aoa aoa;
+    // sequence/ack helper to synchronize clipboard and Ctrl+v via HID
+    struct sc_acksync acksync;
 #endif
     union {
         struct sc_keyboard_inject keyboard_inject;
@@ -340,6 +343,8 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
     bool controller_started = false;
     bool screen_initialized = false;
 
+    struct sc_acksync *acksync = NULL;
+
     struct sc_server_params params = {
         .serial = options->serial,
         .log_level = options->log_level,
@@ -445,7 +450,18 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
     }
 
     if (options->control) {
-        if (!controller_init(&s->controller, s->server.control_socket)) {
+#ifdef HAVE_AOA_HID
+        if (options->keyboard_input_mode == SC_KEYBOARD_INPUT_MODE_HID) {
+            bool ok = sc_acksync_init(&s->acksync);
+            if (!ok) {
+                goto end;
+            }
+
+            acksync = &s->acksync;
+        }
+#endif
+        if (!controller_init(&s->controller, s->server.control_socket,
+                             acksync)) {
             goto end;
         }
         controller_initialized = true;
@@ -521,7 +537,7 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
 #ifdef HAVE_AOA_HID
             bool aoa_hid_ok = false;
 
-            bool ok = sc_aoa_init(&s->aoa, serial);
+            bool ok = sc_aoa_init(&s->aoa, serial, acksync);
             if (!ok) {
                 goto aoa_hid_end;
             }
@@ -586,6 +602,9 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
         sc_hid_keyboard_destroy(&s->keyboard_hid);
         sc_aoa_stop(&s->aoa);
     }
+    if (acksync) {
+        sc_acksync_destroy(acksync);
+    }
 #endif
     if (controller_started) {
         controller_stop(&s->controller);
diff --git a/app/src/trait/key_processor.h b/app/src/trait/key_processor.h
index 5790310b79..f4afe27b17 100644
--- a/app/src/trait/key_processor.h
+++ b/app/src/trait/key_processor.h
@@ -14,12 +14,31 @@
  * Component able to process and inject keys should implement this trait.
  */
 struct sc_key_processor {
+    /**
+     * Set by the implementation to indicate that it must explicitly wait for
+     * the clipboard to be set on the device before injecting Ctrl+v to avoid
+     * race conditions. If it is set, the input_manager will pass a valid
+     * ack_to_wait to process_key() in case of clipboard synchronization
+     * resulting of the key event.
+     */
+    bool async_paste;
+
     const struct sc_key_processor_ops *ops;
 };
 
 struct sc_key_processor_ops {
+
+    /**
+     * Process the keyboard event
+     *
+     * The `sequence` number (if different from `SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID`) indicates
+     * the acknowledgement number to wait for before injecting this event.
+     * This allows to ensure that the device clipboard is set before injecting
+     * Ctrl+v on the device.
+     */
     void
-    (*process_key)(struct sc_key_processor *kp, const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event);
+    (*process_key)(struct sc_key_processor *kp, const SDL_KeyboardEvent *event,
+                   uint64_t ack_to_wait);
 
     void
     (*process_text)(struct sc_key_processor *kp,
diff --git a/app/src/util/acksync.c b/app/src/util/acksync.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2899cdcbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/util/acksync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "acksync.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+bool
+sc_acksync_init(struct sc_acksync *as) {
+    bool ok = sc_mutex_init(&as->mutex);
+    if (!ok) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ok = sc_cond_init(&as->cond);
+    if (!ok) {
+        sc_mutex_destroy(&as->mutex);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    as->stopped = false;
+    as->ack = SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void
+sc_acksync_destroy(struct sc_acksync *as) {
+    sc_cond_destroy(&as->cond);
+    sc_mutex_destroy(&as->mutex);
+}
+
+void
+sc_acksync_ack(struct sc_acksync *as, uint64_t sequence) {
+    sc_mutex_lock(&as->mutex);
+
+    // Acknowledgements must be monotonic
+    assert(sequence >= as->ack);
+
+    as->ack = sequence;
+    sc_cond_signal(&as->cond);
+
+    sc_mutex_unlock(&as->mutex);
+}
+
+enum sc_acksync_wait_result
+sc_acksync_wait(struct sc_acksync *as, uint64_t ack, sc_tick deadline) {
+    sc_mutex_lock(&as->mutex);
+
+    bool timed_out = false;
+    while (!as->stopped && as->ack < ack && !timed_out) {
+        timed_out = !sc_cond_timedwait(&as->cond, &as->mutex, deadline);
+    }
+
+    enum sc_acksync_wait_result ret;
+    if (as->stopped) {
+        ret = SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_INTR;
+    } else if (as->ack >= ack) {
+        ret = SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_OK;
+    } else {
+        assert(timed_out);
+        ret = SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT;
+    }
+    sc_mutex_unlock(&as->mutex);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interrupt any `sc_acksync_wait()`
+ */
+void
+sc_acksync_interrupt(struct sc_acksync *as) {
+    sc_mutex_lock(&as->mutex);
+    as->stopped = true;
+    sc_cond_signal(&as->cond);
+    sc_mutex_unlock(&as->mutex);
+}
diff --git a/app/src/util/acksync.h b/app/src/util/acksync.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58ab1b353c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/util/acksync.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#ifndef SC_ACK_SYNC_H
+#define SC_ACK_SYNC_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include "thread.h"
+
+#define SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID 0
+
+/**
+ * Helper to wait for acknowledgments
+ *
+ * In practice, it is used to wait for device clipboard acknowledgement from the
+ * server before injecting Ctrl+v via AOA HID, in order to avoid pasting the
+ * content of the old device clipboard (if Ctrl+v was injected before the
+ * clipboard content was actually set).
+ */
+struct sc_acksync {
+    sc_mutex mutex;
+    sc_cond cond;
+
+    bool stopped;
+
+    // Last acked value, initially SC_SEQUENCE_INVALID
+    uint64_t ack;
+};
+
+enum sc_acksync_wait_result {
+    // Acknowledgment received
+    SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_OK,
+
+    // Timeout expired
+    SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT,
+
+    // Interrupted from another thread by sc_acksync_interrupt()
+    SC_ACKSYNC_WAIT_INTR,
+};
+
+bool
+sc_acksync_init(struct sc_acksync *as);
+
+void
+sc_acksync_destroy(struct sc_acksync *as);
+
+/**
+ * Acknowledge `sequence`
+ *
+ * The `sequence` must be greater than (or equal to) any previous acknowledged
+ * sequence.
+ */
+void
+sc_acksync_ack(struct sc_acksync *as, uint64_t sequence);
+
+/**
+ * Wait for acknowledgment of sequence `ack` (or higher)
+ */
+enum sc_acksync_wait_result
+sc_acksync_wait(struct sc_acksync *as, uint64_t ack, sc_tick deadline);
+
+/**
+ * Interrupt any `sc_acksync_wait()`
+ */
+void
+sc_acksync_interrupt(struct sc_acksync *as);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
index b237e28e4d..5cd7056b22 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
+++ b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static void test_serialize_set_clipboard(void) {
     struct control_msg msg = {
         .type = CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD,
         .set_clipboard = {
+            .sequence = UINT64_C(0x0102030405060708),
             .paste = true,
             .text = "hello, world!",
         },
@@ -233,10 +234,11 @@ static void test_serialize_set_clipboard(void) {
 
     unsigned char buf[CONTROL_MSG_MAX_SIZE];
     size_t size = control_msg_serialize(&msg, buf);
-    assert(size == 19);
+    assert(size == 27);
 
     const unsigned char expected[] = {
         CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD,
+        0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, // sequence
         1, // paste
         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0d, // text length
         'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', ',', ' ', 'w', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd', '!', // text
diff --git a/app/tests/test_device_msg_deserialize.c b/app/tests/test_device_msg_deserialize.c
index 3427d64045..835096c000 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_device_msg_deserialize.c
+++ b/app/tests/test_device_msg_deserialize.c
@@ -47,11 +47,26 @@ static void test_deserialize_clipboard_big(void) {
     device_msg_destroy(&msg);
 }
 
+static void test_deserialize_ack_set_clipboard(void) {
+    const unsigned char input[] = {
+        DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD,
+        0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, // sequence
+    };
+
+    struct device_msg msg;
+    ssize_t r = device_msg_deserialize(input, sizeof(input), &msg);
+    assert(r == 9);
+
+    assert(msg.type == DEVICE_MSG_TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD);
+    assert(msg.ack_clipboard.sequence == UINT64_C(0x0102030405060708));
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     (void) argc;
     (void) argv;
 
     test_deserialize_clipboard();
     test_deserialize_clipboard_big();
+    test_deserialize_ack_set_clipboard();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
index f8edd53c11..2cd8019197 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public final class ControlMessage {
     public static final int TYPE_SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE = 10;
     public static final int TYPE_ROTATE_DEVICE = 11;
 
+    public static final long SEQUENCE_INVALID = 0;
+
     private int type;
     private String text;
     private int metaState; // KeyEvent.META_*
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ public final class ControlMessage {
     private int vScroll;
     private boolean paste;
     private int repeat;
+    private long sequence;
 
     private ControlMessage() {
     }
@@ -79,9 +82,10 @@ public static ControlMessage createBackOrScreenOn(int action) {
         return msg;
     }
 
-    public static ControlMessage createSetClipboard(String text, boolean paste) {
+    public static ControlMessage createSetClipboard(long sequence, String text, boolean paste) {
         ControlMessage msg = new ControlMessage();
         msg.type = TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD;
+        msg.sequence = sequence;
         msg.text = text;
         msg.paste = paste;
         return msg;
@@ -154,4 +158,8 @@ public boolean getPaste() {
     public int getRepeat() {
         return repeat;
     }
+
+    public long getSequence() {
+        return sequence;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
index e4ab840201..80931e9426 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ public class ControlMessageReader {
     static final int INJECT_SCROLL_EVENT_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 20;
     static final int BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON_LENGTH = 1;
     static final int SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 1;
-    static final int SET_CLIPBOARD_FIXED_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 1;
+    static final int SET_CLIPBOARD_FIXED_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 9;
 
     private static final int MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE = 1 << 18; // 256k
 
-    public static final int CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH = MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE - 6; // type: 1 byte; paste flag: 1 byte; length: 4 bytes
+    public static final int CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH = MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE - 14; // type: 1 byte; sequence: 8 bytes; paste flag: 1 byte; length: 4 bytes
     public static final int INJECT_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH = 300;
 
     private final byte[] rawBuffer = new byte[MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE];
@@ -166,12 +166,13 @@ private ControlMessage parseSetClipboard() {
         if (buffer.remaining() < SET_CLIPBOARD_FIXED_PAYLOAD_LENGTH) {
             return null;
         }
+        long sequence = buffer.getLong();
         boolean paste = buffer.get() != 0;
         String text = parseString();
         if (text == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        return ControlMessage.createSetClipboard(text, paste);
+        return ControlMessage.createSetClipboard(sequence, text, paste);
     }
 
     private ControlMessage parseSetScreenPowerMode() {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
index 45882bb9c9..8b24b300cd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ private void handleEvent() throws IOException {
                 }
                 break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD:
+                long sequence = msg.getSequence();
                 setClipboard(msg.getText(), msg.getPaste());
+                if (sequence != ControlMessage.SEQUENCE_INVALID) {
+                    // Acknowledgement requested
+                    sender.pushAckClipboard(sequence);
+                }
                 break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE:
                 if (device.supportsInputEvents()) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessage.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessage.java
index c6eebd3806..5b7c4de5b5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessage.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessage.java
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 public final class DeviceMessage {
 
     public static final int TYPE_CLIPBOARD = 0;
+    public static final int TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD = 1;
+
+    public static final long SEQUENCE_INVALID = ControlMessage.SEQUENCE_INVALID;
 
     private int type;
     private String text;
+    private long sequence;
 
     private DeviceMessage() {
     }
@@ -17,6 +21,13 @@ public static DeviceMessage createClipboard(String text) {
         return event;
     }
 
+    public static DeviceMessage createAckClipboard(long sequence) {
+        DeviceMessage event = new DeviceMessage();
+        event.type = TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD;
+        event.sequence = sequence;
+        return event;
+    }
+
     public int getType() {
         return type;
     }
@@ -24,4 +35,8 @@ public int getType() {
     public String getText() {
         return text;
     }
+
+    public long getSequence() {
+        return sequence;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
index bbf4dd2eef..4ebccaccf6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ public final class DeviceMessageSender {
 
     private String clipboardText;
 
+    private long ack;
+
     public DeviceMessageSender(DesktopConnection connection) {
         this.connection = connection;
     }
@@ -17,18 +19,34 @@ public synchronized void pushClipboardText(String text) {
         notify();
     }
 
+    public synchronized void pushAckClipboard(long sequence) {
+        ack = sequence;
+        notify();
+    }
+
     public void loop() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         while (true) {
             String text;
+            long sequence;
             synchronized (this) {
-                while (clipboardText == null) {
+                while (ack == DeviceMessage.SEQUENCE_INVALID && clipboardText == null) {
                     wait();
                 }
                 text = clipboardText;
                 clipboardText = null;
+
+                sequence = ack;
+                ack = DeviceMessage.SEQUENCE_INVALID;
+            }
+
+            if (sequence != DeviceMessage.SEQUENCE_INVALID) {
+                DeviceMessage event = DeviceMessage.createAckClipboard(sequence);
+                connection.sendDeviceMessage(event);
+            }
+            if (text != null) {
+                DeviceMessage event = DeviceMessage.createClipboard(text);
+                connection.sendDeviceMessage(event);
             }
-            DeviceMessage event = DeviceMessage.createClipboard(text);
-            connection.sendDeviceMessage(event);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriter.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriter.java
index 15d91a35b7..bcd8d20676 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriter.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriter.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class DeviceMessageWriter {
 
     public void writeTo(DeviceMessage msg, OutputStream output) throws IOException {
         buffer.clear();
-        buffer.put((byte) DeviceMessage.TYPE_CLIPBOARD);
+        buffer.put((byte) msg.getType());
         switch (msg.getType()) {
             case DeviceMessage.TYPE_CLIPBOARD:
                 String text = msg.getText();
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public void writeTo(DeviceMessage msg, OutputStream output) throws IOException {
                 buffer.put(raw, 0, len);
                 output.write(rawBuffer, 0, buffer.position());
                 break;
+            case DeviceMessage.TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD:
+                buffer.putLong(msg.getSequence());
+                output.write(rawBuffer, 0, buffer.position());
+                break;
             default:
                 Ln.w("Unknown device message: " + msg.getType());
                 break;
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
index 7f3d3f61fa..3b0b6c0da8 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ public void testParseSetClipboardEvent() throws IOException {
         ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
         dos.writeByte(ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD);
+        dos.writeLong(0x0102030405060708L); // sequence
         dos.writeByte(1); // paste
         byte[] text = "testé".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         dos.writeInt(text.length);
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ public void testParseSetClipboardEvent() throws IOException {
         ControlMessage event = reader.next();
 
         Assert.assertEquals(ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD, event.getType());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0x0102030405060708L, event.getSequence());
         Assert.assertEquals("testé", event.getText());
         Assert.assertTrue(event.getPaste());
     }
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ public void testParseBigSetClipboardEvent() throws IOException {
         dos.writeByte(ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD);
 
         byte[] rawText = new byte[ControlMessageReader.CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH];
+        dos.writeLong(0x0807060504030201L); // sequence
         dos.writeByte(1); // paste
         Arrays.fill(rawText, (byte) 'a');
         String text = new String(rawText, 0, rawText.length);
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@ public void testParseBigSetClipboardEvent() throws IOException {
         ControlMessage event = reader.next();
 
         Assert.assertEquals(ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD, event.getType());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0x0807060504030201L, event.getSequence());
         Assert.assertEquals(text, event.getText());
         Assert.assertTrue(event.getPaste());
     }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriterTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriterTest.java
index 88bf2af9fa..7b917d337c 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriterTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageWriterTest.java
@@ -32,4 +32,24 @@ public void testSerializeClipboard() throws IOException {
 
         Assert.assertArrayEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSerializeAckSetClipboard() throws IOException {
+        DeviceMessageWriter writer = new DeviceMessageWriter();
+
+        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
+        dos.writeByte(DeviceMessage.TYPE_ACK_CLIPBOARD);
+        dos.writeLong(0x0102030405060708L);
+
+        byte[] expected = bos.toByteArray();
+
+        DeviceMessage msg = DeviceMessage.createAckClipboard(0x0102030405060708L);
+        bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        writer.writeTo(msg, bos);
+
+        byte[] actual = bos.toByteArray();
+
+        Assert.assertArrayEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
 }