diff --git a/libmproxy/console/common.py b/libmproxy/console/common.py
index 3e6e5ccc5..3ba89f8e4 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/common.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/common.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import urwid
 import urwid.util
 from .. import utils
 from ..protocol.http import CONTENT_MISSING
-
+try:
+    import pyperclip
+except:
+    pyperclip = False
 
 VIEW_LIST = 0
 VIEW_FLOW = 1
@@ -161,6 +164,21 @@ def raw_format_flow(f, focus, extended, padding):
     pile.append(urwid.Columns(resp, dividechars=1))
     return urwid.Pile(pile)
 
+def server_copy_response( k, response, statusbar):
+    if pyperclip:
+        if k == "c":
+            try:
+                pyperclip.copy(response.get_decoded_content())
+            except TypeError:
+                statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
+        elif k == "h":
+            try:
+                pyperclip.copy(str(response.headers))
+            except TypeError:
+                statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
+    else:
+        statusbar.message("No clipboard support on your system, sorry.")
+
 
 class FlowCache:
     @utils.LRUCache(200)
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
index d611dc6e1..2dc20544c 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import urwid
 from . import common
-try:
-    import pyperclip
-except:
-    pyperclip = False
 
 def _mkhelp():
     text = []
@@ -141,20 +137,6 @@ class ConnectionItem(common.WWrap):
                 self.state.last_saveload,
                 self.master.server_playback_path
             )
-    def server_copy_response(self, k):
-        if pyperclip:
-            if k == "c":
-                try:
-                    pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
-                except TypeError:
-                    self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
-            elif k == "h":
-                try:
-                    pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
-                except TypeError:
-                    self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
-        else:
-            self.master.statusbar.message("No clipboard support on your system, sorry.")
 
     def keypress(self, (maxcol,), key):
         key = common.shortcuts(key)
@@ -228,7 +210,9 @@ class ConnectionItem(common.WWrap):
                     ("content", "c"),
                     ("headers", "h"),
                 ),
-                self.server_copy_response,
+                common.server_copy_response,
+                self.flow.response,
+                self.master.statusbar
             )
         else:
             return key
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
index 667a74074..abca2ed63 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import urwid
 from . import common, grideditor, contentview
 from .. import utils, flow, controller
 from ..protocol.http import HTTPResponse, CONTENT_MISSING, decoded
-try:
-    import pyperclip
-except:
-    pyperclip = False
+
 
 class SearchError(Exception): pass
 
@@ -652,21 +649,6 @@ class FlowView(common.WWrap):
         )
         self.master.refresh_flow(self.flow)
 
-    def server_copy_response(self, k):
-        if pyperclip:
-            if k == "c":
-                try:
-                    pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
-                except TypeError:
-                    self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
-            elif k == "h":
-                try:
-                    pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
-                except TypeError:
-                    self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
-        else:
-            self.master.statusbar.message("No clipboard support on your system, sorry.")
-
     def delete_body(self, t):
         if t == "m":
             val = CONTENT_MISSING
@@ -777,7 +759,9 @@ class FlowView(common.WWrap):
                     ("content", "c"),
                     ("headers", "h"),
                 ),
-                self.server_copy_response,
+                common.server_copy_response,
+                self.flow.response,
+                self.master.statusbar
             )
         elif key == "m":
             p = list(contentview.view_prompts)