diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/EditTextActivity.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/EditTextActivity.java
index b54b83274f45c..570d11b441f54 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/EditTextActivity.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/EditTextActivity.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.PersistableBundle;
+import android.text.Editable;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ public class EditTextActivity extends Activity
     }
 
     private void saveToClipboard() {
-        ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText("text", mEditText.getText());
+        Editable editedText = mEditText.getText();
+        editedText.clearSpans();
+        ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText("text", editedText);
         PersistableBundle extras = new PersistableBundle();
         extras.putBoolean(ClipDescription.EXTRA_IS_SENSITIVE, mSensitive);
         clip.getDescription().setExtras(extras);