diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ClipboardCommands.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ClipboardCommands.java
index 258ad965e..0cb9f6798 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ClipboardCommands.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ClipboardCommands.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.MaxChangedBlocksException;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEditException;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.util.CommandPermissions;
@@ -105,6 +106,20 @@ import static com.sk89q.worldedit.command.util.Logging.LogMode.REGION;
 @CommandContainer(superTypes = CommandPermissionsConditionGenerator.Registration.class)
 public class ClipboardCommands {
 
+    /**
+     * Throws if the region would allocate a clipboard larger than the block change limit.
+     *
+     * @param region The region to check
+     * @param session The session
+     * @throws MaxChangedBlocksException if the volume exceeds the limit
+     */
+    private void checkRegionBounds(Region region, LocalSession session) throws MaxChangedBlocksException {
+        int limit = session.getBlockChangeLimit();
+        if (region.getBoundingBox().getVolume() > limit) {
+            throw new MaxChangedBlocksException(limit);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Command(
             name = "/copy",
             aliases = "/cp",
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/CuboidRegion.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/CuboidRegion.java
index 26b20cd8c..26f7636f4 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/CuboidRegion.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/CuboidRegion.java
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ public class CuboidRegion extends AbstractRegion implements FlatRegion {
         return pos1.getMaximum(pos2);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public CuboidRegion getBoundingBox() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getMinimumY() {
         return minY;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/Region.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/Region.java
index b0b4e9785..8d718fb05 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/Region.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/Region.java
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ public interface Region extends Iterable<BlockVector3>, Cloneable, IBatchProcess
     }
     //FAWE end
 
+    /**
+     * Get the bounding box of this region as a {@link CuboidRegion}.
+     *
+     * @return the bounding box
+     */
+    default CuboidRegion getBoundingBox() {
+        return new CuboidRegion(getMinimumPoint(), getMaximumPoint());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the center point of a region.
      * Note: Coordinates will not be integers