diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index bbdea60d3..9bd72a2e7 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -1782,11 +1782,11 @@ const UI = {
     updateClipboard() {
         browserAsyncClipboardSupport()
             .then((support) => {
-                if (support === 'unsupported') {
+                if (support === 'unsupported' || support === 'denied') {
                     // Use fallback clipboard panel
                     return;
                 }
-                if (support === 'denied' || support === 'available') {
+                if (support === 'available') {
                     UI.closeClipboardPanel();
                     document.getElementById('noVNC_clipboard_button')
                         .classList.add('noVNC_hidden');
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index c1f6fac91..acaae6f68 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ protocol stream.
 
 [`clipboard`](#clipboard)
   - The `clipboard` event is fired when clipboard data is received from
-    the server.
+    the server (only if support for the [Clipboard module](API-internal.md#11-module-list) is not available).
 
 [`clippingviewport`](#clippingviewport)
   - The `clippingviewport` event is fired when `RFB.clippingViewport` is