diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetHelper/Cut.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetHelper/Cut.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7046e5b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetHelper/Cut.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package WebGUI::AssetHelper::Cut;
+
+use Class::C3;
+use base qw/WebGUI::AssetHelper/;
+use WebGUI::Asset;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::AssetHelper::Cut
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Cuts an Asset to the Clipboard.
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+These methods are available from this class:
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 process ( $class, $asset )
+
+Cuts the asset to the clipboard.  If the user cannot edit the asset, or the asset is a
+system asset, it returns an error message.
+
+=cut
+
+sub process {
+    my ($class, $asset) = @_;
+    my $session = $asset->session;
+
+    my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session, 'WebGUI');
+    if (! $asset->canEdit) {
+        return { error => $i18n->get('38'), };
+    }
+    elsif ( $asset->get('isSystem') ) {
+        return { error => $i18n->get('41'), };
+    }
+
+    my $success = $asset->cut();
+    if (! $success) {
+        return { error => $i18n->get('41'), };
+    }
+
+    my $parent = $asset->getContainer;
+    if ($asset->getId eq $parent->getId) {
+        $parent = $asset->getParent;
+    }
+    return {
+        message         => sprintf($i18n->get('cut asset', 'Asset'), $asset->getTitle),
+        redirect        => $parent->getUrl,
+    };
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
index 1ddb45db8..a0a412ce9 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
@@ -1370,6 +1370,12 @@ Couldn't open %-s because %-s <br />
         context     => q{},
     },
 
+    'cut asset' => {
+        message     => q{Asset %s was cut to the clipboard.},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{%s will be replaced by the title of the asset.},
+    },
+
 };
 
 1;