diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index d5331e8eae7e0..f2ddf9e645b6e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@
          This name is in the ComponentName flattened format (package/class)  -->
     <string name="config_screenshotEditor" translatable="false"></string>
 
+    <!-- Remote copy default activity.  Must handle REMOTE_COPY_ACTION intents.
+     This name is in the ComponentName flattened format (package/class)  -->
+    <string name="config_remoteCopyPackage" translatable="false"></string>
+
     <!-- On debuggable builds, alert the user if SystemUI PSS goes over this number (in kb) -->
     <integer name="watch_heap_limit">256000</integer>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardOverlayController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardOverlayController.java
index 8fca295a48fd3..29cdf99ed4e50 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardOverlayController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardOverlayController.java
@@ -221,17 +221,6 @@ public class ClipboardOverlayController {
         mRemoteCopyChip.setIcon(
                 Icon.createWithResource(mContext, R.drawable.ic_baseline_devices_24), true);
 
-        // Only show remote copy if it's available.
-        PackageManager packageManager = mContext.getPackageManager();
-        if (packageManager.resolveActivity(getRemoteCopyIntent(), 0) != null) {
-            mRemoteCopyChip.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
-                showNearby();
-            });
-            mRemoteCopyChip.setAlpha(1f);
-        } else {
-            mRemoteCopyChip.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        }
-
         attachWindow();
         withWindowAttached(() -> {
             mWindow.setContentView(mContainer);
@@ -294,6 +283,20 @@ public class ClipboardOverlayController {
             showTextPreview(
                     mContext.getResources().getString(R.string.clipboard_overlay_text_copied));
         }
+        Intent remoteCopyIntent = getRemoteCopyIntent(clipData);
+        // Only show remote copy if it's available.
+        PackageManager packageManager = mContext.getPackageManager();
+        if (remoteCopyIntent != null && packageManager.resolveActivity(
+                remoteCopyIntent, PackageManager.ResolveInfoFlags.of(0)) != null) {
+            mRemoteCopyChip.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
+                mUiEventLogger.log(CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_REMOTE_COPY_TAPPED);
+                mContext.startActivity(remoteCopyIntent);
+                animateOut();
+            });
+            mRemoteCopyChip.setAlpha(1f);
+        } else {
+            mRemoteCopyChip.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
         mTimeoutHandler.resetTimeout();
     }
 
@@ -397,12 +400,6 @@ public class ClipboardOverlayController {
         animateOut();
     }
 
-    private void showNearby() {
-        mUiEventLogger.log(CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_REMOTE_COPY_TAPPED);
-        mContext.startActivity(getRemoteCopyIntent());
-        animateOut();
-    }
-
     private void showTextPreview(CharSequence text) {
         mTextPreview.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         mImagePreview.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -442,8 +439,15 @@ public class ClipboardOverlayController {
         mImagePreview.setOnClickListener(listener);
     }
 
-    private Intent getRemoteCopyIntent() {
+    private Intent getRemoteCopyIntent(ClipData clipData) {
+        String remoteCopyPackage = mContext.getString(R.string.config_remoteCopyPackage);
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(remoteCopyPackage)) {
+            return null;
+        }
         Intent nearbyIntent = new Intent(REMOTE_COPY_ACTION);
+        nearbyIntent.setComponent(ComponentName.unflattenFromString(remoteCopyPackage));
+        nearbyIntent.setClipData(clipData);
+        nearbyIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
         nearbyIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
         return nearbyIntent;
     }