diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index 4938693ee..4087b74e4 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ DatabaseWidget::DatabaseWidget(QSharedPointer<Database> db, QWidget* parent)
     connect(m_previewSplitter, SIGNAL(splitterMoved(int,int)), SIGNAL(splitterSizesChanged()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(currentModeChanged(DatabaseWidget::Mode)), m_previewView, SLOT(setDatabaseMode(DatabaseWidget::Mode)));
     connect(m_previewView, SIGNAL(entryUrlActivated(Entry*)), SLOT(openUrlForEntry(Entry*)));
+    connect(m_previewView, SIGNAL(copyTextRequested(const QString&)), SLOT(setClipboardTextAndMinimize(const QString&)));
     connect(m_entryView, SIGNAL(viewStateChanged()), SIGNAL(entryViewStateChanged()));
     connect(m_groupView, SIGNAL(groupSelectionChanged()), SLOT(onGroupChanged()));
     connect(m_groupView, &GroupView::groupFocused, this, [this] { m_previewView->setGroup(currentGroup()); });
diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
index 148df67aa..8f71a0676 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public slots:
     void performAutoTypePassword();
     void performAutoTypePasswordEnter();
     void performAutoTypeTOTP();
+    void setClipboardTextAndMinimize(const QString& text);
     void openUrl();
     void downloadSelectedFavicons();
     void downloadAllFavicons();
@@ -285,7 +286,6 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     int addChildWidget(QWidget* w);
-    void setClipboardTextAndMinimize(const QString& text);
     void processAutoOpen();
     void openDatabaseFromEntry(const Entry* entry, bool inBackground = true);
     void performIconDownloads(const QList<Entry*>& entries, bool force = false, bool downloadInBackground = false);
diff --git a/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.cpp b/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.cpp
index ce2e95a30..7b2cc5b2b 100644
--- a/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "core/Config.h"
 #include "core/Totp.h"
-#include "gui/Clipboard.h"
 #include "gui/Font.h"
 #include "gui/Icons.h"
 #if defined(WITH_XC_KEESHARE)
@@ -85,10 +84,10 @@ EntryPreviewWidget::EntryPreviewWidget(QWidget* parent)
     });
     connect(&m_totpTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(updateTotpLabel()));
 
-    connect(m_ui->entryAttributesTable, &QTableWidget::itemDoubleClicked, this, [](QTableWidgetItem* item) {
+    connect(m_ui->entryAttributesTable, &QTableWidget::itemDoubleClicked, this, [this](QTableWidgetItem* item) {
         auto userData = item->data(Qt::UserRole);
         if (userData.isValid()) {
-            clipboard()->setText(userData.toString());
+            emit copyTextRequested(userData.toString());
         }
     });
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ bool EntryPreviewWidget::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
 {
     if (object == m_ui->entryTotpLabel && event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick) {
         if (m_currentEntry && m_currentEntry->hasTotp()) {
-            clipboard()->setText(m_currentEntry->totp());
+            emit copyTextRequested(m_currentEntry->totp());
             m_ui->entryTotpLabel->clearFocus();
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.h b/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.h
index 83af07ee9..b5c497a76 100644
--- a/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/EntryPreviewWidget.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public slots:
 
 signals:
     void entryUrlActivated(Entry* entry);
+    void copyTextRequested(const QString& text);
 
 protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event) override;