diff --git a/app/browser/reducers/tabsReducer.js b/app/browser/reducers/tabsReducer.js
index ad8ee8b823..bd37fa3fd7 100644
--- a/app/browser/reducers/tabsReducer.js
+++ b/app/browser/reducers/tabsReducer.js
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ const tabsReducer = (state, action, immutableAction) => {
         tabs.inspectElement(action.get('tabId'), action.get('x'), action.get('y'))
       })
       break
+    case appConstants.APP_COPY_IMAGE:
+      setImmediate(() => {
+        tabs.copyImageAt(action.get('tabId'), action.get('x'), action.get('y'))
+      })
+      break
     case appConstants.APP_LOAD_URL_REQUESTED:
       setImmediate(() => {
         tabs.loadURL(action)
diff --git a/app/browser/tabs.js b/app/browser/tabs.js
index c162c3f754..adbe6b25a8 100644
--- a/app/browser/tabs.js
+++ b/app/browser/tabs.js
@@ -737,6 +737,13 @@ const api = {
     }
   },
 
+  copyImageAt: (tabId, x, y) => {
+    const tab = webContentsCache.getWebContents(tabId)
+    if (tab && !tab.isDestroyed()) {
+      tab.copyImageAt(x, y)
+    }
+  },
+
   setActive: (tabId) => {
     let tab = webContentsCache.getWebContents(tabId)
     if (tab && !tab.isDestroyed()) {
diff --git a/app/nativeImage.js b/app/nativeImage.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6850ac83a5..0000000000
--- a/app/nativeImage.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-
-const electron = require('electron')
-const nativeImage = electron.nativeImage
-const clipboard = electron.clipboard
-
-module.exports.copyDataURL = (dataURL, html, text) => {
-  clipboard.write({
-    image: nativeImage.createFromDataURL(dataURL),
-    html: html,
-    text: text
-  })
-}
diff --git a/js/actions/appActions.js b/js/actions/appActions.js
index 2935b0ae5d..72d910fba7 100644
--- a/js/actions/appActions.js
+++ b/js/actions/appActions.js
@@ -758,14 +758,14 @@ const appActions = {
   },
 
   /**
-   * Dispatch a message to copy data URL to clipboard
+   * Dispatch a message to copy image
    **/
-  dataURLCopied: function (dataURL, html, text) {
+  copyImage: function (tabId, x, y) {
     dispatch({
-      actionType: appConstants.APP_DATA_URL_COPIED,
-      dataURL,
-      html,
-      text
+      actionType: appConstants.APP_COPY_IMAGE,
+      tabId,
+      x,
+      y
     })
   },
 
diff --git a/js/constants/appConstants.js b/js/constants/appConstants.js
index 1093a34f2d..41e2ed9178 100644
--- a/js/constants/appConstants.js
+++ b/js/constants/appConstants.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const appConstants = {
   APP_DEFAULT_BROWSER_CHECK_COMPLETE: _,
   APP_POPULATE_HISTORY: _,
   APP_RENDER_TO_PDF: _,
-  APP_DATA_URL_COPIED: _,
+  APP_COPY_IMAGE: _,
   APP_DOWNLOAD_REVEALED: _,
   APP_DOWNLOAD_OPENED: _,
   APP_DOWNLOAD_ACTION_PERFORMED: _,
diff --git a/js/contextMenus.js b/js/contextMenus.js
index 5dde6fcfd9..84852bb437 100644
--- a/js/contextMenus.js
+++ b/js/contextMenus.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const {getSetting} = require('./settings')
 const settings = require('./constants/settings')
 const textUtils = require('./lib/text')
 const {isIntermediateAboutPage, isUrl, aboutUrls} = require('./lib/appUrlUtil')
-const {getBase64FromImageUrl} = require('./lib/imageUtil')
 const urlParse = require('../app/common/urlParse')
 const {getCurrentWindow} = require('../app/renderer/currentWindow')
 const extensionState = require('../app/common/state/extensionState')
@@ -947,14 +946,7 @@ function mainTemplateInit (nodeProps, frame, tab) {
       {
         label: locale.translation('copyImage'),
         click: (item) => {
-          if (nodeProps.srcURL) {
-            if (urlParse(nodeProps.srcURL).protocol === 'data:') {
-              appActions.dataURLCopied(nodeProps.srcURL, `<img src='${nodeProps.srcURL}>`, nodeProps.srcURL)
-            } else {
-              getBase64FromImageUrl(nodeProps.srcURL).then((dataURL) =>
-                appActions.dataURLCopied(dataURL, `<img src='${nodeProps.srcURL}>`, nodeProps.srcURL))
-            }
-          }
+          appActions.copyImage(frame.get('tabId'), nodeProps.x, nodeProps.y)
         }
       },
       copyAddressMenuItem('copyImageAddress', nodeProps.srcURL)
diff --git a/js/stores/appStore.js b/js/stores/appStore.js
index f9c3c3b140..1b009ab61b 100644
--- a/js/stores/appStore.js
+++ b/js/stores/appStore.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const path = require('path')
 const diff = require('immutablediff')
 const debounce = require('../lib/debounce')
 const autofill = require('../../app/autofill')
-const nativeImage = require('../../app/nativeImage')
 const filtering = require('../../app/filtering')
 const basicAuth = require('../../app/browser/basicAuth')
 const webtorrent = require('../../app/browser/webtorrent')
@@ -251,9 +250,6 @@ const handleAppAction = (action) => {
       appDispatcher.shutdown()
       app.quit()
       break
-    case appConstants.APP_DATA_URL_COPIED:
-      nativeImage.copyDataURL(action.dataURL, action.html, action.text)
-      break
     case appConstants.APP_SET_DATA_FILE_ETAG:
       appState = appState.setIn([action.resourceName, 'etag'], action.etag)
       break