diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
index 2140ce39f7a78..716daa216357d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ public void setClipboardData(@NonNull String text) {
 
         @Override
         public boolean clipboardHasStrings() {
-          CharSequence data =
-              PlatformPlugin.this.getClipboardData(
-                  PlatformChannel.ClipboardContentFormat.PLAIN_TEXT);
-          return data != null && data.length() > 0;
+          return PlatformPlugin.this.clipboardHasText();
         }
       };
 
@@ -322,6 +319,12 @@ private void popSystemNavigator() {
     }
   }
 
+  private boolean clipboardHasText() {
+    ClipboardManager clipboard =
+        (ClipboardManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
+    return clipboard.hasText();
+  }
+
   private CharSequence getClipboardData(PlatformChannel.ClipboardContentFormat format) {
     ClipboardManager clipboard =
         (ClipboardManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java
index b57d12bac6f81..3c5c60a93e105 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ public void platformPlugin_hasStrings() {
     clip = ClipData.newPlainText("", "");
     clipboardManager.setPrimaryClip(clip);
     assertFalse(platformPlugin.mPlatformMessageHandler.clipboardHasStrings());
+
+    clip = ClipData.newPlainText("", null);
+    clipboardManager.setPrimaryClip(clip);
+    clipboardManager.clearPrimaryClip();
+    assertFalse(platformPlugin.mPlatformMessageHandler.clipboardHasStrings());
+
+    clipboardManager.setPrimaryClip(null);
+    clipboardManager.clearPrimaryClip();
+    assertFalse(platformPlugin.mPlatformMessageHandler.clipboardHasStrings());
+
+    clipboardManager.clearPrimaryClip();
+    assertFalse(platformPlugin.mPlatformMessageHandler.clipboardHasStrings());
   }
 
   @Config(sdk = 29)