diff --git a/vcl/inc/ClipboardBase.hxx b/vcl/inc/ClipboardBase.hxx
index 6bfd66cacaca..9ce51d613bf7 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/ClipboardBase.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/ClipboardBase.hxx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "ClipboardSelectionType.hxx"
+
 #include <com/sun/star/datatransfer/clipboard/XSystemClipboard.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
 #include <cppuhelper/compbase.hxx>
@@ -21,17 +23,24 @@ class VCL_DLLPUBLIC ClipboardBase
     : public cppu::WeakComponentImplHelper<css::datatransfer::clipboard::XSystemClipboard,
                                            css::lang::XServiceInfo>
 {
+    const ClipboardSelectionType m_eSelectionType;
+
 protected:
     osl::Mutex m_aMutex;
 
-    ClipboardBase();
+    explicit ClipboardBase(ClipboardSelectionType eSelectionType);
     virtual ~ClipboardBase() override;
 
+    ClipboardSelectionType GetSelectionType() { return m_eSelectionType; }
+
 public:
     // XServiceInfo
     virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService(const OUString& ServiceName) override;
     virtual css::uno::Sequence<OUString> SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames() override;
 
+    // XClipboard
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getName() override;
+
     // XClipboardEx
     virtual sal_Int8 SAL_CALL getRenderingCapabilities() override;
 };
diff --git a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtClipboard.hxx b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtClipboard.hxx
index c4331e0bf1b9..51c4045a680c 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtClipboard.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtClipboard.hxx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ signals:
     void clearClipboard();
 
 public:
-    explicit QtClipboard(const QClipboard::Mode eMode);
+    explicit QtClipboard(ClipboardSelectionType eSelection);
 
     static bool isSupported(const QClipboard::Mode eMode);
 
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public:
         const css::uno::Reference<css::datatransfer::XTransferable>& xTrans,
         const css::uno::Reference<css::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboardOwner>& xClipboardOwner)
         override;
-    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getName() override;
 
     // XFlushableClipboard
     virtual void SAL_CALL flushClipboard() override;
diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtClipboard.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtClipboard.cxx
index 85aecf496129..dac6e4d57cba 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtClipboard.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtClipboard.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
 
 #include <QtInstance.hxx>
+#include <QtTools.hxx>
 #include <QtTransferable.hxx>
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@
 #include <emscripten.h>
 #endif
 
-QtClipboard::QtClipboard(const QClipboard::Mode eMode)
-    : ImplInheritanceHelper()
-    , m_eClipboardMode(eMode)
+QtClipboard::QtClipboard(ClipboardSelectionType eSelectionType)
+    : ImplInheritanceHelper(eSelectionType)
+    , m_eClipboardMode(toQClipboardMode(eSelectionType))
     , m_bOwnClipboardChange(false)
     , m_bDoClear(false)
 {
@@ -234,20 +235,6 @@ OUString QtClipboard::getImplementationName()
     return u"com.sun.star.datatransfer.QtClipboard"_ustr;
 }
 
-OUString QtClipboard::getName()
-{
-    switch (m_eClipboardMode)
-    {
-        case QClipboard::Clipboard:
-            return u"CLIPBOARD"_ustr;
-        case QClipboard::Selection:
-            return u"PRIMARY"_ustr;
-        default:
-            assert(false && "unexpected clipboard mode");
-            return OUString();
-    }
-}
-
 void QtClipboard::addClipboardListener(
     const css::uno::Reference<css::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboardListener>& listener)
 {
diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
index 82a46a256227..5c70ff8feedd 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
@@ -660,10 +660,9 @@ QtInstance::CreateClipboard(ClipboardSelectionType eSelection)
     rtl::Reference<QtClipboard> pClipboard = EmscriptenLightweightRunInMainThread([&eSelection] {
         assert(QApplication::clipboard()->thread() == qApp->thread());
 
-        const QClipboard::Mode eClipboardMode = toQClipboardMode(eSelection);
-        if (QtClipboard::isSupported(eClipboardMode))
-            return rtl::Reference<QtClipboard>(new QtClipboard(eClipboardMode));
-        SAL_WARN("vcl.qt", "Ignoring unsupported clipboard mode: '" << eClipboardMode << "'");
+        if (QtClipboard::isSupported(toQClipboardMode(eSelection)))
+            return rtl::Reference<QtClipboard>(new QtClipboard(eSelection));
+        SAL_WARN("vcl.qt", "Ignoring unsupported selection type");
         return rtl::Reference<QtClipboard>();
     });
     if (pClipboard.is())
diff --git a/vcl/source/app/ClipboardBase.cxx b/vcl/source/app/ClipboardBase.cxx
index 636d88962e72..f5797c9e20dd 100644
--- a/vcl/source/app/ClipboardBase.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/app/ClipboardBase.cxx
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 #include <cppuhelper/supportsservice.hxx>
 
-ClipboardBase::ClipboardBase()
+ClipboardBase::ClipboardBase(ClipboardSelectionType eSelectionType)
     : cppu::WeakComponentImplHelper<css::datatransfer::clipboard::XSystemClipboard,
                                     css::lang::XServiceInfo>(m_aMutex)
+    , m_eSelectionType(eSelectionType)
 {
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +30,20 @@ sal_Bool ClipboardBase::supportsService(const OUString& ServiceName)
     return cppu::supportsService(this, ServiceName);
 }
 
+OUString ClipboardBase::getName()
+{
+    switch (m_eSelectionType)
+    {
+        case ClipboardSelectionType::Clipboard:
+            return u"CLIPBOARD"_ustr;
+        case ClipboardSelectionType::Primary:
+            return u"PRIMARY"_ustr;
+        default:
+            assert(false && "unhandled clipboard selection type");
+            return OUString();
+    }
+}
+
 sal_Int8 ClipboardBase::getRenderingCapabilities() { return 0; }
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
index 6a0f894bd454..0a6cbb6c580c 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
@@ -950,7 +950,6 @@ class VclGtkClipboard
     : public cppu::ImplInheritanceHelper<ClipboardBase,
                                          datatransfer::clipboard::XFlushableClipboard>
 {
-    ClipboardSelectionType m_eSelection;
     gulong                                                   m_nOwnerChangedSignalId;
     ImplSVEvent*                                             m_pSetClipboardEvent;
     Reference<css::datatransfer::XTransferable>              m_aContents;
@@ -989,8 +988,6 @@ public:
         const Reference< css::datatransfer::XTransferable >& xTrans,
         const Reference< css::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboardOwner >& xClipboardOwner ) override;
 
-    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getName() override;
-
     /*
      * XFlushableClipboard
      */
@@ -1027,7 +1024,7 @@ Reference< css::datatransfer::XTransferable > VclGtkClipboard::getContents()
     {
         //tdf#93887 This is the system clipboard/selection. We fetch it when we are not
         //the owner of the clipboard and have not already fetched it.
-        m_aContents = new GtkClipboardTransferable(m_eSelection);
+        m_aContents = new GtkClipboardTransferable(GetSelectionType());
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
         if (m_pClipboardContent)
             transerable_content_set_transferable(m_pClipboardContent, m_aContents.get());
@@ -1367,14 +1364,13 @@ void VclToGtkHelper::setSelectionData(const Reference<css::datatransfer::XTransf
 #endif
 
 VclGtkClipboard::VclGtkClipboard(ClipboardSelectionType eSelection)
-    : ImplInheritanceHelper()
-    , m_eSelection(eSelection)
+    : ImplInheritanceHelper(eSelection)
     , m_pSetClipboardEvent(nullptr)
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
     , m_pClipboardContent(nullptr)
 #endif
 {
-    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(m_eSelection);
+    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(GetSelectionType());
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
     m_nOwnerChangedSignalId = g_signal_connect(clipboard, "changed",
                                                G_CALLBACK(handle_owner_change), this);
@@ -1389,17 +1385,17 @@ void VclGtkClipboard::flushClipboard()
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    if (m_eSelection != ClipboardSelectionType::Clipboard)
+    if (GetSelectionType() != ClipboardSelectionType::Clipboard)
         return;
 
-    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(m_eSelection);
+    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(GetSelectionType());
     gtk_clipboard_store(clipboard);
 #endif
 }
 
 VclGtkClipboard::~VclGtkClipboard()
 {
-    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(m_eSelection);
+    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(GetSelectionType());
     g_signal_handler_disconnect(clipboard, m_nOwnerChangedSignalId);
     if (!m_aGtkTargets.empty())
     {
@@ -1481,7 +1477,7 @@ void VclGtkClipboard::SyncGtkClipboard()
 
 void VclGtkClipboard::SetGtkClipboard()
 {
-    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(m_eSelection);
+    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(GetSelectionType());
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
     m_pClipboardContent = TRANSFERABLE_CONTENT(transerable_content_new(&m_aConversionHelper, m_aContents.get()));
     transerable_content_set_detach_clipboard_link(m_pClipboardContent, LINK(this, VclGtkClipboard, DetachClipboard));
@@ -1516,7 +1512,7 @@ void VclGtkClipboard::setContents(
     std::vector< Reference< datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboardListener > > aListeners( m_aListeners );
     datatransfer::clipboard::ClipboardEvent aEv;
 
-    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(m_eSelection);
+    GdkClipboard* clipboard = clipboard_get(GetSelectionType());
     if (!m_aGtkTargets.empty())
     {
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
@@ -1564,12 +1560,6 @@ void VclGtkClipboard::setContents(
     }
 }
 
-OUString VclGtkClipboard::getName()
-{
-    return (m_eSelection == ClipboardSelectionType::Clipboard) ? u"CLIPBOARD"_ustr
-                                                               : u"PRIMARY"_ustr;
-}
-
 void VclGtkClipboard::addClipboardListener( const Reference< datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboardListener >& listener )
 {
     osl::Guard aGuard( m_aMutex );