diff --git a/lib/configure.py b/lib/configure.py
index f81aa3aad8..132141dc3a 100644
--- a/lib/configure.py
+++ b/lib/configure.py
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
 
     path, t2l = checkProg('a LaTeX/Noweb -> LyX converter', [quoteIfSpace(in_binary_subdir), quoteIfSpace(in_binary_subdir + version_suffix), quoteIfSpace(in_binary_dir), quoteIfSpace(in_binary_dir + version_suffix), 'tex2lyx' + version_suffix, 'tex2lyx'],
         rc_entry = [r'''\converter latex      lyx        "%% -f $$i $$o"	""
-\converter latexclipboard lyx        "%% -fixedenc utf8 -f $$i $$o"	""
+\converter latexclipboard lyx        "%% -fixedenc utf8 -c $$c -m $$m -f $$i $$o"	""
 \converter literate   lyx        "%% -n -m noweb -f $$i $$o"	""
 \converter sweave   lyx        "%% -n -m sweave -f $$i $$o"	""
 \converter knitr   lyx        "%% -n -m knitr -f $$i $$o"	""'''], not_found = 'tex2lyx')
diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 1867e75513..96005b9215 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ bool Buffer::importFile(string const & format, FileName const & name, ErrorList
 
 	FileName const lyx = tempFileName("Buffer_importFileXXXXXX.lyx");
 	Converters::RetVal const retval =
-		theConverters().convert(nullptr, name, lyx, name, format, "lyx", errorList);
+		theConverters().convert(this, name, lyx, name, format, "lyx", errorList);
 	if (retval == Converters::SUCCESS) {
 		bool const success = readFile(lyx) == ReadSuccess;
 		removeTempFile(lyx);
diff --git a/src/Converter.cpp b/src/Converter.cpp
index 7bb998d5a9..172b2a2091 100644
--- a/src/Converter.cpp
+++ b/src/Converter.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "BufferParams.h"
 #include "ConverterCache.h"
+#include "TextClass.h"
 #include "Encoding.h"
 #include "ErrorList.h"
 #include "Format.h"
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ string const token_to("$$o");
 string const token_path("$$p");
 string const token_orig_path("$$r");
 string const token_orig_from("$$f");
+string const token_textclass("$$c");
+string const token_modules("$$m");
 string const token_encoding("$$e");
 string const token_latex_encoding("$$E");
 string const token_python("$${python}");
@@ -472,7 +475,7 @@ Converters::RetVal Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 		return FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	// buffer is only invalid for importing, and then runparams is not
+	// buffer can only be null for importing, and then runparams is not
 	// used anyway.
 	OutputParams runparams(buffer ? &buffer->params().encoding() : nullptr);
 	runparams.flavor = getFlavor(edgepath, buffer);
@@ -649,7 +652,15 @@ Converters::RetVal Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 			command = subst(command, token_path, quoteName(onlyPath(infile.absFileName())));
 			command = subst(command, token_orig_path, quoteName(onlyPath(orig_from.absFileName())));
 			command = subst(command, token_orig_from, quoteName(onlyFileName(orig_from.absFileName())));
-			command = subst(command, token_encoding, buffer ? buffer->params().encoding().iconvName() : string());
+			command = subst(command, token_textclass,
+			                buffer ? quoteName(buffer->params().documentClass().name())
+			                       : string());
+			command = subst(command, token_modules,
+			                buffer ? quoteName(buffer->params().getModules().asString())
+			                       : string());
+			command = subst(command, token_encoding,
+			                buffer ? quoteName(buffer->params().encoding().iconvName())
+			                       : string());
 			command = subst(command, token_python, os::python());
 
 			if (!conv.parselog().empty())
diff --git a/src/CutAndPaste.cpp b/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
index f79d4ace7c..f127f1b1f6 100644
--- a/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
+++ b/src/CutAndPaste.cpp
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@ bool pasteClipboardText(Cursor & cur, ErrorList & errorList, bool asParagraphs,
 				Buffer buffer(string(), false);
 				buffer.setInternal(true);
 				buffer.setUnnamed(true);
+				buffer.params() = cur.buffer()->params();
 				available = buffer.importString(names[i], text, errorList);
 				if (available)
 					available = !buffer.paragraphs().empty();
diff --git a/src/LayoutModuleList.cpp b/src/LayoutModuleList.cpp
index b2e9067ed2..de1324ccb5 100644
--- a/src/LayoutModuleList.cpp
+++ b/src/LayoutModuleList.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ bool LayoutModuleList::adaptToBaseClass(LayoutFile const * const lay,
 }
 
 
+string LayoutModuleList::asString() const
+{
+	string mods;
+	for (auto const & mod : lml_)
+		mods += mod + ',';
+	// remove trailing comma
+	if (!mods.empty())
+		mods.pop_back();
+	return mods;
+}
+
+
 bool LayoutModuleList::moduleCanBeAdded(string const & modName,
 		LayoutFile const * const lay) const
 {
diff --git a/src/LayoutModuleList.h b/src/LayoutModuleList.h
index 6018029aa8..babd760229 100644
--- a/src/LayoutModuleList.h
+++ b/src/LayoutModuleList.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
 	/// This is needed in GuiDocument. It seems better than an
 	/// implicit conversion.
 	std::list<std::string> const & list() const { return lml_; }
+	/// List of modules as a comma-separated string
+	std::string asString() const;
 	/// Checks to make sure module's requriements are satisfied, that it does
 	/// not conflict with already-present modules, isn't already loaded, etc.
 	bool moduleCanBeAdded(std::string const & modName,