diff --git a/Tests/test_imagegrab.py b/Tests/test_imagegrab.py
index 5e0eca28be1..317db4c0120 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagegrab.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagegrab.py
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@ def test_grabclipboard(self):
             )
             p.communicate()
         else:
-            with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError) as e:
-                ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
-            assert str(e.value) == "ImageGrab.grabclipboard() is macOS and Windows only"
+            if not shutil.which("wl-paste"):
+                with pytest.raises(
+                    NotImplementedError,
+                    match="wl-paste or xclip is required for"
+                    r" ImageGrab.grabclipboard\(\) on Linux",
+                ):
+                    ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
             return
 
         ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageGrab.py b/src/PIL/ImageGrab.py
index 38074cb1b0d..8cf95680995 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageGrab.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageGrab.py
@@ -132,4 +132,18 @@ def grabclipboard():
                 return BmpImagePlugin.DibImageFile(data)
         return None
     else:
-        raise NotImplementedError("ImageGrab.grabclipboard() is macOS and Windows only")
+        if shutil.which("wl-paste"):
+            args = ["wl-paste"]
+        elif shutil.which("xclip"):
+            args = ["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-t", "image/png", "-o"]
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "wl-paste or xclip is required for ImageGrab.grabclipboard() on Linux"
+            )
+        fh, filepath = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        subprocess.call(args, stdout=fh)
+        os.close(fh)
+        im = Image.open(filepath)
+        im.load()
+        os.unlink(filepath)
+        return im