diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
index 31e6b7c133b5..d2de0f5166ef 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void Clipboard::WriteImage(const gfx::Image& image, mate::Arguments* args) {
 
 #if !defined(OS_MACOSX)
 void Clipboard::WriteFindText(const base::string16& text) {}
-base::string16 Clipboard::ReadFindText() { return ""; }
+base::string16 Clipboard::ReadFindText() { return base::string16(); }
 #endif
 
 void Clipboard::Clear(mate::Arguments* args) {
diff --git a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
index 25b65b4784d0..f0d730d7b00d 100644
--- a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
@@ -84,4 +84,13 @@ describe('clipboard module', function () {
       }
     })
   })
+
+  describe('clipboard.read/writeFindText(text)', function () {
+    it('reads and write text to the find pasteboard', function () {
+      if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return this.skip()
+
+      clipboard.writeFindText('find this')
+      assert.equal(clipboard.readFindText(), 'find this')
+    })
+  })
 })