diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandler.kt
index eac1660d6..f1573d8a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandler.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.utils.WebURLFinder
 
 private const val MIME_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN = "text/plain"
 private const val MIME_TYPE_TEXT_HTML = "text/html"
+private const val MIME_TYPE_TEXT_URL = "text/x-moz-url"
 
 /**
  * A clipboard utility class that allows copying and pasting links/text to & from the clipboard
@@ -32,11 +33,12 @@ class ClipboardHandler(val context: Context) {
      */
     var text: String?
         get() {
-            if (!clipboard.isPrimaryClipEmpty() &&
-                (
-                    clipboard.isPrimaryClipPlainText() ||
-                        clipboard.isPrimaryClipHtmlText()
-                    )
+            if (clipboard.isPrimaryClipEmpty()) {
+                return null
+            }
+            if (clipboard.isPrimaryClipPlainText() ||
+                clipboard.isPrimaryClipHtmlText() ||
+                clipboard.isPrimaryClipUrlText()
             ) {
                 return firstSafePrimaryClipItemText
             }
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ class ClipboardHandler(val context: Context) {
     private fun ClipboardManager.isPrimaryClipHtmlText() =
         primaryClipDescription?.hasMimeType(MIME_TYPE_TEXT_HTML) ?: false
 
+    private fun ClipboardManager.isPrimaryClipUrlText() =
+        primaryClipDescription?.hasMimeType(MIME_TYPE_TEXT_URL) ?: false
+
     private fun ClipboardManager.isPrimaryClipEmpty() = primaryClip?.itemCount == 0
 
     private val ClipboardManager.firstPrimaryClipItem: ClipData.Item?
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandlerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandlerTest.kt
index 5161fc161..b4bca9c7a 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/ClipboardHandlerTest.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ClipboardHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun getUrl() {
+    fun `extract url from plaintext mime clipboard clip`() {
         assertEquals(null, clipboardHandler.extractURL())
 
         clipboard.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newPlainText("Text", clipboardUrl))
@@ -59,13 +59,23 @@ class ClipboardHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun getUrlfromTextUrlMIME() {
+    fun `extract url from html mime clipboard clip`() {
         assertEquals(null, clipboardHandler.extractURL())
 
         clipboard.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newHtmlText("Html", clipboardUrl, clipboardUrl))
         assertEquals(clipboardUrl, clipboardHandler.extractURL())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `extract url from url mime clipboard clip`() {
+        assertEquals(null, clipboardHandler.extractURL())
+
+        clipboard.setPrimaryClip(
+            ClipData(clipboardUrl, arrayOf("text/x-moz-url"), ClipData.Item(clipboardUrl))
+        )
+        assertEquals(clipboardUrl, clipboardHandler.extractURL())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `text should return firstSafePrimaryClipItemText`() {
         val safeResult = "safeResult"