diff --git a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
index 4180c33a3..2b160157b 100644
--- a/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
+++ b/ts/quill/signal-clipboard/index.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class SignalClipboard {
 
     const { ops } = contents;
 
-    if (ops === undefined) {
+    if (ops === undefined || !ops.length) {
       return;
     }