diff --git a/shell/common/api/electron_api_clipboard.cc b/shell/common/api/electron_api_clipboard.cc
index 9e6d8e7d9b14..88824670e636 100644
--- a/shell/common/api/electron_api_clipboard.cc
+++ b/shell/common/api/electron_api_clipboard.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ bool Clipboard::Has(const std::string& format_string,
 
 std::string Clipboard::Read(const std::string& format_string) {
   ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
+  ui::ClipboardFormatType format(
+      ui::ClipboardFormatType::CustomPlatformType(format_string));
+
+  std::string data;
+  clipboard->ReadData(format, /* data_dst = */ nullptr, &data);
+  return data;
+}
+
+v8::Local<v8::Value> Clipboard::ReadBuffer(const std::string& format_string,
+                                           gin_helper::Arguments* args) {
+  ui::Clipboard* clipboard = ui::Clipboard::GetForCurrentThread();
   std::map<std::string, std::string> custom_format_names;
   custom_format_names =
       clipboard->ExtractCustomPlatformNames(ui::ClipboardBuffer::kCopyPaste,
@@ -68,12 +79,6 @@ std::string Clipboard::Read(const std::string& format_string) {
 
   std::string data;
   clipboard->ReadData(format, /* data_dst = */ nullptr, &data);
-  return data;
-}
-
-v8::Local<v8::Value> Clipboard::ReadBuffer(const std::string& format_string,
-                                           gin_helper::Arguments* args) {
-  std::string data = Read(format_string);
   return node::Buffer::Copy(args->isolate(), data.data(), data.length())
       .ToLocalChecked();
 }
diff --git a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
index 7ca0932f1538..d812d0c7c7e8 100644
--- a/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-clipboard-spec.js
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'win32' || process.arch !== 'arm64')('clipboard
     });
   });
 
-  describe('clipboard.readBookmark', () => {
-    before(function () {
-      if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-        this.skip();
-      }
-    });
-
+  ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'linux')('clipboard.readBookmark', () => {
     it('returns title and url', () => {
       clipboard.writeBookmark('a title', 'https://electronjs.org');
 
@@ -68,6 +62,16 @@ ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'win32' || process.arch !== 'arm64')('clipboard
     });
   });
 
+  ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'linux')('clipboard.read()', () => {
+    it('does not crash when reading various custom clipboard types', () => {
+      const type = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'NSFilenamesPboardType' : 'FileNameW';
+
+      expect(() => {
+        const result = clipboard.read(type);
+      }).to.not.throw();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('clipboard.write()', () => {
     it('returns data correctly', () => {
       const text = 'test';
@@ -100,13 +104,7 @@ ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'win32' || process.arch !== 'arm64')('clipboard
     });
   });
 
-  describe('clipboard.read/writeFindText(text)', () => {
-    before(function () {
-      if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
-        this.skip();
-      }
-    });
-
+  ifdescribe(process.platform === 'darwin')('clipboard.read/writeFindText(text)', () => {
     it('reads and write text to the find pasteboard', () => {
       clipboard.writeFindText('find this');
       expect(clipboard.readFindText()).to.equal('find this');