diff --git a/include/TGUI/Clipboard.hpp b/include/TGUI/Clipboard.hpp
index 4cf50f4a..0d2db26b 100644
--- a/include/TGUI/Clipboard.hpp
+++ b/include/TGUI/Clipboard.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace tgui
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         static void set(const sf::String& contents);
 
-
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         /// @brief Sets the window handle which is needed to access the system clipboard on windows
         ///
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ namespace tgui
 
 
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      protected:
+    protected:
 
         static sf::String m_contents;
         static sf::WindowHandle m_windowHandle;
         static bool m_isWindowHandleSet;
-
+#endif
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     };
 
diff --git a/include/TGUI/Gui.hpp b/include/TGUI/Gui.hpp
index 48c3daa1..18edc448 100644
--- a/include/TGUI/Gui.hpp
+++ b/include/TGUI/Gui.hpp
@@ -408,8 +408,10 @@ namespace tgui
         // The sfml window or other target to draw on
         sf::RenderTarget* m_window;
 
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
         // Does m_Window contains a sf::RenderWindow?
         bool m_accessToWindow;
+    #endif
 
         // Internal container to store all widgets
         GuiContainer::Ptr m_container = std::make_shared<GuiContainer>();
diff --git a/src/TGUI/Clipboard.cpp b/src/TGUI/Clipboard.cpp
index f375fa07..39f239af 100644
--- a/src/TGUI/Clipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/TGUI/Clipboard.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
 
 #include <TGUI/Clipboard.hpp>
 
-#ifdef SFML_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
-    #include <windows.h>
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+    #include <SFML/Window/Clipboard.hpp>
+#else
+    #ifdef SFML_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
+        #include <windows.h>
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -36,14 +40,19 @@ namespace tgui
 {
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
     sf::String Clipboard::m_contents;
     sf::WindowHandle Clipboard::m_windowHandle = sf::WindowHandle();
     bool Clipboard::m_isWindowHandleSet = false;
+#endif
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     sf::String Clipboard::get()
     {
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+        return sf::Clipboard::getString();
+#else
     #ifdef SFML_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
         if (m_isWindowHandleSet)
         {
@@ -67,12 +76,16 @@ namespace tgui
     #endif
 
         return m_contents;
+#endif
     }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     void Clipboard::set(const sf::String& contents)
     {
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+        sf::Clipboard::setString(contents);
+#else
         m_contents = contents;
 
     #ifdef SFML_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
@@ -101,16 +114,17 @@ namespace tgui
             }
         }
     #endif
+#endif
     }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
+#if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
     void Clipboard::setWindowHandle(const sf::WindowHandle& windowHandle)
     {
         m_windowHandle = windowHandle;
         m_isWindowHandleSet = true;
     }
-
+#endif
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 }
 
diff --git a/src/TGUI/Gui.cpp b/src/TGUI/Gui.cpp
index 447337e9..2bb5fd0c 100644
--- a/src/TGUI/Gui.cpp
+++ b/src/TGUI/Gui.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ namespace tgui
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     Gui::Gui() :
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+        m_window(nullptr)
+    #else
         m_window        (nullptr),
         m_accessToWindow(false)
+    #endif
     {
         m_container->m_focused = true;
 
@@ -52,13 +56,19 @@ namespace tgui
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     Gui::Gui(sf::RenderWindow& window) :
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+        m_window(&window)
+    #else
         m_window        (&window),
         m_accessToWindow(true)
+    #endif
     {
         m_container->m_window = &window;
         m_container->m_focused = true;
 
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
         Clipboard::setWindowHandle(window.getSystemHandle());
+    #endif
 
         setView(window.getDefaultView());
 
@@ -70,8 +80,12 @@ namespace tgui
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     Gui::Gui(sf::RenderTarget& window) :
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 5)
+        m_window(&window)
+    #else
         m_window        (&window),
         m_accessToWindow(false)
+    #endif
     {
         m_container->m_window = &window;
         m_container->m_focused = true;
@@ -87,12 +101,13 @@ namespace tgui
 
     void Gui::setWindow(sf::RenderWindow& window)
     {
-        m_accessToWindow = true;
-
         m_window = &window;
         m_container->m_window = &window;
 
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
+        m_accessToWindow = true;
         Clipboard::setWindowHandle(window.getSystemHandle());
+    #endif
 
         setView(window.getDefaultView());
     }
@@ -101,7 +116,9 @@ namespace tgui
 
     void Gui::setWindow(sf::RenderTarget& window)
     {
+    #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
         m_accessToWindow = false;
+    #endif
 
         m_window = &window;
         m_container->m_window = &window;
@@ -222,9 +239,10 @@ namespace tgui
         else if (event.type == sf::Event::GainedFocus)
         {
             m_container->m_focused = true;
-
+        #if SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && SFML_VERSION_MINOR < 5
             if (m_accessToWindow)
                 Clipboard::setWindowHandle(static_cast<sf::RenderWindow*>(m_window)->getSystemHandle());
+        #endif
         }
 
         // Let the event manager handle the event