diff --git a/src/services/saneKeyboardEvents.util.js b/src/services/saneKeyboardEvents.util.js
index cdb9686..a713586 100644
--- a/src/services/saneKeyboardEvents.util.js
+++ b/src/services/saneKeyboardEvents.util.js
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
       keydown: onKeydown,
       keypress: onKeypress,
       focusout: onBlur,
+      cut: function(e) { handlers.cut(e); },
+      copy: function(e) { handlers.copy(e); },
       paste: onPaste
     });
 
diff --git a/src/services/textarea.js b/src/services/textarea.js
index 31ff8d0..eaed10c 100644
--- a/src/services/textarea.js
+++ b/src/services/textarea.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
     var ctrlr = this;
     ctrlr.cursor.selectionChanged = function() { ctrlr.selectionChanged(); };
-    ctrlr.container.bind('copy', function() { ctrlr.setTextareaSelection(); });
   };
   _.selectionChanged = function() {
     var ctrlr = this;
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
     this.container.prepend('<span class="mq-selectable">$'+ctrlr.exportLatex()+'$</span>');
     ctrlr.blurred = true;
     textarea.bind('cut paste', false)
+    .bind('copy', function() { ctrlr.setTextareaSelection(); })
     .focus(function() { ctrlr.blurred = false; }).blur(function() {
       if (cursor.selection) cursor.selection.clear();
       setTimeout(detach); //detaching during blur explodes in WebKit
@@ -68,22 +68,11 @@
   };
   Options.p.substituteKeyboardEvents = saneKeyboardEvents;
   _.editablesTextareaEvents = function() {
-    var ctrlr = this, root = ctrlr.root, cursor = ctrlr.cursor,
-      textarea = ctrlr.textarea, textareaSpan = ctrlr.textareaSpan;
+    var ctrlr = this, textarea = ctrlr.textarea, textareaSpan = ctrlr.textareaSpan;
 
     var keyboardEventsShim = this.options.substituteKeyboardEvents(textarea, this);
     this.selectFn = function(text) { keyboardEventsShim.select(text); };
-
-    this.container.prepend(textareaSpan)
-    .on('cut', function(e) {
-      if (cursor.selection) {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          ctrlr.notify('edit'); // deletes selection if present
-          cursor.parent.bubble('reflow');
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
+    this.container.prepend(textareaSpan);
     this.focusBlurEvents();
   };
   _.typedText = function(ch) {
@@ -92,6 +81,18 @@
     cursor.parent.write(cursor, ch);
     this.scrollHoriz();
   };
+  _.cut = function() {
+    var ctrlr = this, cursor = ctrlr.cursor;
+    if (cursor.selection) {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        ctrlr.notify('edit'); // deletes selection if present
+        cursor.parent.bubble('reflow');
+      });
+    }
+  };
+  _.copy = function() {
+    this.setTextareaSelection();
+  };
   _.paste = function(text) {
     // TODO: document `statelessClipboard` config option in README, after
     // making it work like it should, that is, in both text and math mode