diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index efae023..f2deda4 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -115,12 +115,14 @@ bind -n WheelDownPane \
       \"select-pane -t= ; \
         send-keys -M\" "
 
-# Yank to the system clipboard in copy mode
+# Yank to the system clipboard in copy mode.
+# TODO: reattach-to-user-namespace not necessary with tmux > 2.6
 if -b '[ "`uname`" = "Darwin" ]' \
-  'bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe \
-    "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"' \
-  'bind -T copy-mode-vi y send -X copy-pipe \
-    "xclip -i -sel p -f | xclip -i -sel c"'
+  'bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"'
+# When not in WSL2 use xsel, when in WSL use win32yank.exe to avoid UI lockups.
+if -b '[ "$WSLENV" = "" ]' \
+  'bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe "xsel -i --clipboard"' \
+  'bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe "win32yank.exe -i -crlf"'
 
 # Left status style
 if -b '[ "$WSL_DISTRO_NAME" != "" ]' \