diff --git a/web/pgadmin/static/js/selection/clipboard.js b/web/pgadmin/static/js/selection/clipboard.js
index 9794ae7..aef1182 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/static/js/selection/clipboard.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/static/js/selection/clipboard.js
@@ -39,14 +39,19 @@ define(['sources/gettext', 'alertify'], function (gettext, alertify) {
       // Avoid flash of white box if rendered for any reason.
       textArea.style.background = 'transparent';
 
-
-      textArea.value = text;
-
       document.body.appendChild(textArea);
 
       textArea.select();
 
+      document.addEventListener('copy', function(e){
+          e.clipboardData.setData('text/plain', text);
+          // We want our data, not data from any selection, to be written to the clipboard
+          e.preventDefault();
+      });
+
       try {
+        //just copy on empty textarea so that copy event will be
+        // triggered on document and then we can set clipboardData
         document.execCommand('copy');
       } catch (err) {
         alertify.alert(