diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index fe09f3d6ba..395d46bbea 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QFileSelector>
 #include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrentRun>
 
+#include <QtGui/QClipboard>
 #include <QtGui/QScreen>
 #include <QtGui/QWindow>
 #include <QtGui/QDesktopServices>
@@ -8320,6 +8321,16 @@ void Application::saveNextPhysicsStats(QString filename) {
     _physicsEngine->saveNextPhysicsStats(filename);
 }
 
+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(text);
+}
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
 void Application::enterBackground() {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>().data(),
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 346ea258da..e866649079 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ public:
     void loadAvatarScripts(const QVector<QString>& urls);
     void unloadAvatarScripts();
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void copyToClipboard(const QString& text);
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
     void enterBackground();
     void enterForeground();
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;
     }