diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/home/copy_to_clipboard.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/home/copy_to_clipboard.js
index 824363307e32f..81c42adc18be5 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/home/copy_to_clipboard.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/home/copy_to_clipboard.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export function copyToClipboard(text) {
   try {
     document.body.appendChild(elementToBeCopied);
     range.selectNode(elementToBeCopied);
+    selection.empty();
     selection.addRange(range);
 
     if (!document.execCommand('copy')) {