diff --git a/docs/porting.md b/docs/porting.md
index 00fa0e3..474d73f 100644
--- a/docs/porting.md
+++ b/docs/porting.md
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ Do **not** copy macOS UI code into other platforms — share only the protocol.
 4. **One window + webview** — `window.open`, `webview.load_url` / `reload` / `current_url`
 5. **Close veto** — native close → `event.window.close_requested`; do not destroy until Elixir says so
 6. **Multi-window** — resource ids on one TCP connection
-7. **Menus / tray / icons / notifications**
+7. **Menus / tray / icons / notifications** — including a default `Edit`
+   submenu (Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All) with the standard
+   `Cmd+X/C/V/A` accelerators. Without it, web engines do not receive copy/paste
+   keyboard events.
 8. **Permissions + mic/camera** (hybrid policy)
 9. **OS events** — reopen / open URL / open file where the OS supports them
 10. **Packaged BEAM spawn** + **CI artifact** on tag draft releases
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index b7e4bb8..7adfd65 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ section disagree, **fix the host** and keep this section as the contract.
 
 ### Menus and tray
 
+- The macOS host installs a default `Edit` submenu on the main menu (Undo, Redo,
+  Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All) with the standard `Cmd+Z`, `Cmd+Shift+Z`,
+  `Cmd+X`, `Cmd+C`, `Cmd+V`, `Cmd+A` accelerators. Actions are routed through the
+  responder chain, so the first responder (typically the WKWebView's text-input
+  view) handles them. Other platform hosts SHOULD install an equivalent default
+  Edit menu so keyboard accelerators work in their web engines too
+  ([porting.md](porting.md)).
 - `menu.create` / `menu.update` take a full DOM snapshot (not incremental diffs).
   After `menu.update`, hosts MUST re-bind any tray that references that `menu_id`
   (Desktop.Menu mounts empty then updates on mount).
@@ -312,6 +319,7 @@ Release binaries used by apps must leave this off. If called while disabled →
 | `test.echo` | any | same params |
 | `test.capabilities` | — | capability map |
 | `test.window.list` | — | `[{window_id, webview_id, title, url}]` |
+| `test.menu.list` | — | `[{title, items:[{label, key, modifiers, action}]}]` snapshot of the host's main menu. macOS-only; other hosts return `-32601` until they implement the equivalent. |
 | `test.webview.eval` | `webview_id`, `script` | eval result (JSON-compatible) |
 | `test.permission.simulate` | `origin`, `type` | triggers `permission.request` |
 | `test.disconnect` | — | host closes the TCP connection |
diff --git a/docs/status/macos.md b/docs/status/macos.md
index e8af52f..5593a77 100644
--- a/docs/status/macos.md
+++ b/docs/status/macos.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ manual-only with justification).
 | New window → external open | done | |
 | Context menu disable | done | |
 | Menubar from DOM | done | |
+| Default Edit menu (Cmd+C/V/X/A) | done | E2E via test.menu.list |
 | Tray / status item | done | |
 | Apple menu | done | |
 | Notifications | done | |
diff --git a/native/macos/Sources/DesktopWebView/HostController.swift b/native/macos/Sources/DesktopWebView/HostController.swift
index 1321741..1076f8f 100644
--- a/native/macos/Sources/DesktopWebView/HostController.swift
+++ b/native/macos/Sources/DesktopWebView/HostController.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ final class HostController: NSObject {
         }
 
         NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
+        // Default Edit menu is required for keyboard accelerators (Cmd+C/V/X/A) to
+        // reach the WKWebView responder chain. installMainMenuPreservingApple keeps
+        // any pre-existing Apple menu item across this call.
+        installMainMenuPreservingApple(extraItems: [buildEditMenu()])
         // Probe OS mic TCC early so the usage string from embedded Info.plist can
         // surface a System Settings prompt before CallLive getUserMedia.
         AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(for: .audio) { _ in }
@@ -328,22 +332,27 @@ final class HostController: NSObject {
             return .bool(true)
         case "window.set_menubar":
             let w = try win(params)
-            if let menuId = params?["menu_id"]?.stringValue, let menu = menus[menuId] {
-                // AppKit always titles the *first* main-menu item with the process
-                // name. Keep the application (Apple) menu first, then app menus —
-                // otherwise "Zones" is shown as "DesktopWebView" and a later Apple
-                // insert yields two process-named menus.
-                let bar = NSMenu()
-                if let apple = ensureAppleMenuItem() {
-                    apple.menu?.removeItem(apple)
-                    bar.addItem(apple)
-                }
-                for item in menu.items {
-                    bar.addItem(item.copy() as! NSMenuItem)
-                }
-                w.window.menu = bar
-                NSApp.mainMenu = bar
+            // No menu_id means "don't touch the main menu"; the Edit menu
+            // installed at start() (or by set_menubar earlier) remains active.
+            guard let menuId = params?["menu_id"]?.stringValue, let menu = menus[menuId] else {
+                return .bool(true)
+            }
+            // AppKit always titles the *first* main-menu item with the process
+            // name. Keep the application (Apple) menu first, then the default
+            // Edit menu (so Cmd+C/V/X/A accelerators remain active), then the
+            // user-supplied menubar items. Installing the Edit menu from a copy
+            // is safe — each window gets its own mainMenu instance.
+            let bar = NSMenu()
+            if let apple = ensureAppleMenuItem() {
+                apple.menu?.removeItem(apple)
+                bar.addItem(apple)
             }
+            bar.addItem(buildEditMenu())
+            for item in menu.items {
+                bar.addItem(item.copy() as! NSMenuItem)
+            }
+            w.window.menu = bar
+            NSApp.mainMenu = bar
             return .bool(true)
         case "window.iconize":
             let w = try win(params)
@@ -528,6 +537,27 @@ final class HostController: NSObject {
                 ])
             }
             return .ok(id: id, result: .array(list))
+        case "test.menu.list":
+            // Snapshot the current main menu (NSApp.mainMenu) so the E2E suite
+            // can assert that the host has installed a default Edit menu with
+            // the expected keyboard accelerators. Items without an action (the
+            // submenu root) are reported as `action = ""`.
+            let items: [JSONValue] = (NSApp.mainMenu?.items ?? []).map { item in
+                let sub: [JSONValue] = (item.submenu?.items ?? []).map { subItem in
+                    let action = subItem.action.map(NSStringFromSelector) ?? ""
+                    return .object([
+                        "label": .string(subItem.title),
+                        "key": .string(subItem.keyEquivalent),
+                        "modifiers": .number(Double(subItem.keyEquivalentModifierMask.rawValue)),
+                        "action": .string(action)
+                    ])
+                }
+                return .object([
+                    "title": .string(item.title),
+                    "items": .array(sub)
+                ])
+            }
+            return .ok(id: id, result: .array(items))
         case "test.webview.eval":
             guard let wvId = params?["webview_id"]?.stringValue,
                   let script = params?["script"]?.stringValue,
@@ -751,6 +781,56 @@ final class HostController: NSObject {
         return .bool(true)
     }
 
+    /// Default Edit menu with the standard macOS keyboard accelerators. The
+    /// actions are wired to the responder chain (`target = nil`), so WKWebView's
+    /// internal text input views implement them and receive `copy:` / `cut:` /
+    /// `paste:` / `selectAll:` etc. when the user presses Cmd+C/V/X/A. Without
+    /// this menu installed, `performKeyEquivalent` never fires the selectors.
+    private func buildEditMenu() -> NSMenuItem {
+        let menu = NSMenu(title: "Edit")
+        let cmd: NSEvent.ModifierFlags = .command
+
+        let undo = NSMenuItem(title: "Undo", action: #selector(UndoManager.undo), keyEquivalent: "z")
+        undo.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd
+        undo.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(undo)
+
+        let redo = NSMenuItem(title: "Redo", action: #selector(UndoManager.redo), keyEquivalent: "z")
+        redo.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd.union(.shift)
+        redo.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(redo)
+
+        menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
+
+        let cut = NSMenuItem(title: "Cut", action: #selector(NSText.cut(_:)), keyEquivalent: "x")
+        cut.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd
+        cut.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(cut)
+
+        let copy = NSMenuItem(title: "Copy", action: #selector(NSText.copy(_:)), keyEquivalent: "c")
+        copy.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd
+        copy.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(copy)
+
+        let paste = NSMenuItem(title: "Paste", action: #selector(NSText.paste(_:)), keyEquivalent: "v")
+        paste.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd
+        paste.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(paste)
+
+        let delete = NSMenuItem(title: "Delete", action: #selector(NSText.delete(_:)), keyEquivalent: String(Character(UnicodeScalar(NSBackspaceCharacter)!)))
+        delete.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(delete)
+
+        let selectAll = NSMenuItem(title: "Select All", action: #selector(NSText.selectAll(_:)), keyEquivalent: "a")
+        selectAll.keyEquivalentModifierMask = cmd
+        selectAll.target = nil
+        menu.addItem(selectAll)
+
+        let editItem = NSMenuItem(title: "Edit", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
+        editItem.submenu = menu
+        return editItem
+    }
+
     /// Application menu (About / Quit). Always the first main-menu item on macOS.
     private func ensureAppleMenuItem() -> NSMenuItem? {
         let name = appDisplayName
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.exs b/test/e2e/e2e_test.exs
index 63123da..190fd81 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.exs
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.exs
@@ -190,4 +190,43 @@ defmodule DesktopWebview.E2ETest do
     assert {:ok, list} = Transport.call("test.window.list", %{})
     assert length(list) >= 2
   end
+
+  test "default edit menu is installed with copy/paste/cut/selectAll", %{platform: platform} do
+    # The macOS host installs a default Edit submenu and exposes it via
+    # test.menu.list. The Linux host uses GTK menu bars and does not yet
+    # implement test.menu.list; the Edit menu on Linux is required by
+    # docs/porting.md and will be added by a follow-up port. On non-macOS
+    # we verify the host's documented contract: test.menu.list is a
+    # macOS-only test RPC and returns "Unknown test method" elsewhere.
+    case platform do
+      "macos" ->
+        assert {:ok, menus} = Transport.call("test.menu.list", %{})
+        assert is_list(menus)
+
+        edit = Enum.find(menus, &(&1["title"] == "Edit"))
+        assert edit, "Edit menu missing from NSApp.mainMenu: #{inspect(menus)}"
+
+        by_label = Map.new(edit["items"], fn item -> {item["label"], item} end)
+
+        expected = %{
+          "Cut" => {"x", "cut:"},
+          "Copy" => {"c", "copy:"},
+          "Paste" => {"v", "paste:"},
+          "Select All" => {"a", "selectAll:"}
+        }
+
+        for {label, {key, action}} <- expected do
+          item = Map.get(by_label, label)
+          assert item, "Edit menu missing item #{label}; got #{inspect(Map.keys(by_label))}"
+          assert item["key"] == key, "#{label} key equivalent expected #{key} got #{item["key"]}"
+
+          assert item["action"] == action,
+                 "#{label} action expected #{action} got #{item["action"]}"
+        end
+
+      _ ->
+        assert {:error, %{"code" => -32601, "message" => "Unknown test method"}} =
+                 Transport.call("test.menu.list", %{})
+    end
+  end
 end