diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
index ecc05c4..281dca2 100644
--- a/lua/options.lua
+++ b/lua/options.lua
@@ -7,3 +7,14 @@ require "nvchad.options"
 
 vim.g.lua_snippets_path = { vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/snippets" }
 
+-- route "+/* registers through the terminal with OSC 52 when connected over SSH,
+-- since xclip/wl-copy on the server can't reach the local clipboard
+if vim.env.SSH_TTY or vim.env.SSH_CONNECTION then
+  local osc52 = require "vim.ui.clipboard.osc52"
+  vim.g.clipboard = {
+    name = "osc52",
+    copy = { ["+"] = osc52.copy "+", ["*"] = osc52.copy "*" },
+    paste = { ["+"] = osc52.paste "+", ["*"] = osc52.paste "*" },
+  }
+end
+