diff --git a/cli/vim/init.vim b/cli/vim/init.vim
index c12be90..68c5c61 100644
--- a/cli/vim/init.vim
+++ b/cli/vim/init.vim
@@ -62,7 +62,20 @@ nnoremap <leader>5 :b5<CR>
 nnoremap <leader>w :w<CR>
 nnoremap <leader><Esc> :noh<return><esc>
 
-xnoremap <leader>y <esc>:'<,'>:w !clip.exe<CR>
+function! WSLCopy()
+    " Why is this not a built-in Vim script function?!
+    let [line_start, column_start] = getpos("'<")[1:2]
+    let [line_end, column_end] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
+    let lines = getline(line_start, line_end)
+    if len(lines) == 0
+        return ''
+    endif
+    let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: column_end - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
+    let lines[0] = lines[0][column_start - 1:]
+    call system('clip.exe', join(lines, "\n"))
+endfunction
+
+xnoremap <leader>y <esc>:call WSLCopy()<CR>
 
 nmap <leader>"" ysiW"
 nmap <leader>'' ysiW'