Bug 514652

Summary: A empty clipboard entry is added if the system is rebooted with a text in the clipboard
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component: Clipboard widget & pop-upAssignee: Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: kdedev, nate, qydwhotmail
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507365
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Issue on Plasma 6.5.5
Same issue on a new account.

Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-15 15:06:34 UTC
Created attachment 188557 [details]
Issue on Plasma 6.5.5

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Copy any text.
2. Reboot.
3. Look at the clipboard.

OBSERVED RESULT
An invisible entry was added.

EXPECTED RESULT
No invisible entries.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.5-2-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-16 17:38:53 UTC
Can't reproduce this myself on current git master.

Are you using any custom clipboard settings that might be related?

Does the issue reproduce in a new clean user account with zero customizations?
Comment 2 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-16 19:04:38 UTC
Created attachment 188601 [details]
Same issue on a new account.
Comment 3 TraceyC 2026-01-20 19:37:45 UTC
This may be a duplicate of bug 507365

I'm not able to reproduce on Plasma built from git-master