diff --git a/src/properties.cpp b/src/properties.cpp
index 268c0e49..841279c9 100644
--- a/src/properties.cpp
+++ b/src/properties.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ void Properties::loadSettings()
 
     windowMaximized = m_settings->value(QLatin1String("LastWindowMaximized"), false).toBool();
 
+    swapMouseButtons2and3 = m_settings->value(QLatin1String("SwapMouseButtons2and3"), false).toBool();
+
     prefDialogSize = m_settings->value(QLatin1String("PrefDialogSize")).toSize();
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@ void Properties::saveSettings()
     m_settings->setValue(QLatin1String("TrimPastedTrailingNewlines"), trimPastedTrailingNewlines);
 
     m_settings->setValue(QLatin1String("LastWindowMaximized"), windowMaximized);
+    m_settings->setValue(QLatin1String("SwapMouseButtons2and3"), swapMouseButtons2and3);
 
     m_settings->setValue(QLatin1String("PrefDialogSize"), prefDialogSize);
 }
diff --git a/src/properties.h b/src/properties.h
index f8f0b358..96872954 100644
--- a/src/properties.h
+++ b/src/properties.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class Properties
         bool trimPastedTrailingNewlines;
 
         bool windowMaximized;
+        bool swapMouseButtons2and3;
 
         bool useFontBoxDrawingChars;
     private:
diff --git a/src/termwidget.cpp b/src/termwidget.cpp
index bea52f3c..309b3847 100644
--- a/src/termwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/termwidget.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,17 @@ TermWidgetImpl::TermWidgetImpl(TerminalConfig &cfg, QWidget * parent)
     disableBracketedPasteMode(Properties::Instance()->m_disableBracketedPasteMode);
 
     setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
-    connect(this, &QWidget::customContextMenuRequested,
-            this, &TermWidgetImpl::customContextMenuCall);
+
+    if(Properties::Instance()->swapMouseButtons2and3)
+    {
+        connect(this, &QWidget::customContextMenuRequested,
+                this, &TermWidgetImpl::pasteSelection);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        connect(this, &QWidget::customContextMenuRequested,
+                this, &TermWidgetImpl::customContextMenuCall);
+    }
 
     connect(this, &QTermWidget::urlActivated, this, &TermWidgetImpl::activateUrl);
     connect(this, &QTermWidget::bell, this, &TermWidgetImpl::bell);
@@ -238,6 +247,27 @@ void TermWidgetImpl::bell() {
     }
 }
 
+bool TermWidget::eventFilter(QObject * /*obj*/, QEvent * ev)
+{
+    if (ev->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress)
+    {
+        QMouseEvent *mev = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(ev);
+        if ( mev->button() == Qt::MiddleButton )
+        {
+            if(Properties::Instance()->swapMouseButtons2and3)
+            {
+                    impl()->customContextMenuCall(mev->pos());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                    impl()->pasteSelection();
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 TermWidget::TermWidget(TerminalConfig &cfg, QWidget * parent)
     : QWidget(parent),
       DBusAddressable(QStringLiteral("/terminals"))
@@ -254,6 +284,17 @@ TermWidget::TermWidget(TerminalConfig &cfg, QWidget * parent)
     setLayout(m_layout);
 
     m_layout->addWidget(m_term);
+    const auto objs = m_term->children();
+
+    for (QObject *o : objs)
+    {
+        // Find TerminalDisplay
+        if (!o->isWidgetType() || qobject_cast<QWidget*>(o)->isHidden())
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        o->installEventFilter(this);
+    }
 
     propertiesChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/termwidget.h b/src/termwidget.h
index 01c356ce..75600b73 100644
--- a/src/termwidget.h
+++ b/src/termwidget.h
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class TermWidgetImpl : public QTermWidget
         void zoomIn();
         void zoomOut();
         void zoomReset();
+        void customContextMenuCall(const QPoint & pos);
 
     private slots:
-        void customContextMenuCall(const QPoint & pos);
         void activateUrl(const QUrl& url, bool fromContextMenu);
         void bell();
 
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class TermWidget : public QWidget, public DBusAddressable
         void closeTerminal();
         #endif
 
+        bool eventFilter(QObject * obj, QEvent * evt) override;
+
     signals:
         void finished();
         void renameSession();