diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3eff06742d..a58af6e623 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -8306,23 +8306,14 @@ void Application::saveNextPhysicsStats(QString filename) {
     _physicsEngine->saveNextPhysicsStats(filename);
 }
 
-void Application::copyAddress() {
-    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "copyAddress");
+void Application::copyToClipboard(const QString& text) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != qApp->thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "copyToClipboard");
         return;
     }
 
     // assume that the address is being copied because the user wants a shareable address
-    QApplication::clipboard()->setText(QString("copyAddress worked!"));
-}
-
-void Application::copyPath() {
-    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "copyPath");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    QApplication::clipboard()->setText(QString("copyPath worked!"));
+    QApplication::clipboard()->setText(text);
 }
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 13e4d83fd4..4556488f09 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ public slots:
     void resetSensors(bool andReload = false);
     void setActiveFaceTracker() const;
 
-    void copyAddress();
-    void copyPath();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void copyToClipboard(const QString& text);
 
 #if (PR_BUILD || DEV_BUILD)
     void sendWrongProtocolVersionsSignature(bool checked) { ::sendWrongProtocolVersionsSignature(checked); }
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 4554d1efd8..646067169f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -268,12 +268,13 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     locationBookmarks->setupMenus(this, navigateMenu);
 
     // Navigate > Copy Address
+    auto addressManager = DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>();
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(navigateMenu, MenuOption::CopyAddress, 0,
-        qApp, SLOT(copyAddress()));
+        addressManager.data(), SLOT(copyAddress()));
 
     // Navigate > Copy Path
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(navigateMenu, MenuOption::CopyPath, 0,
-        qApp, SLOT(copyPath()));
+        addressManager.data(), SLOT(copyPath()));
 
 
     // Settings menu ----------------------------------
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 3fe75c5495..00e552af89 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -852,17 +852,16 @@ void AddressManager::refreshPreviousLookup() {
 
 void AddressManager::copyAddress() {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != qApp->thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "copyAddress");
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qApp, "copyToClipboard", Q_ARG(QString, currentShareableAddress().toString()));
         return;
     }
-
     // assume that the address is being copied because the user wants a shareable address
     QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(currentShareableAddress().toString());
 }
 
 void AddressManager::copyPath() {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != qApp->thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "copyPath");
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qApp, "copyToClipboard", Q_ARG(QString, currentPath()));
         return;
     }