diff --git a/src/vs/platform/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts b/src/vs/platform/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
index 6e0a6e018d050..780d7a9cc3d80 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export class BrowserClipboardService extends Disposable implements IClipboardSer
 		// Clear resources given we are writing text
 		this.clearResourcesState();
 
-		// With type: only in-memory is supported
-		if (type) {
+		// With type (except 'clipboard'): only in-memory is supported
+		if (type && type !== 'clipboard') {
 			this.mapTextToType.set(type, text);
 			this.logService.trace('BrowserClipboardService#writeText');
 			return;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class BrowserClipboardService extends Disposable implements IClipboardSer
 	async readText(type?: string): Promise<string> {
 		this.logService.trace('BrowserClipboardService#readText called with type:', type);
 		// With type: only in-memory is supported
-		if (type) {
+		if (type && type !== 'clipboard') {
 			const readText = this.mapTextToType.get(type) || '';
 			this.logService.trace('BrowserClipboardService#readText text.length:', readText.length);
 			return readText;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
index b34de0a2593ac..a2dd0f6555a1a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/clipboard/browser/clipboardService.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class BrowserClipboardService extends BaseBrowserClipboardService {
 			type = 'vscode-tests'; // force in-memory clipboard for tests to avoid permission issues
 		}
 
-		if (type) {
+		if (type && type !== 'clipboard') {
 			this.logService.trace('BrowserClipboardService#super.readText');
 			return super.readText(type);
 		}