diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/clipboard/services/clipboardService.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/clipboard/services/clipboardService.js
index 07091f316..06abb048a 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/clipboard/services/clipboardService.js
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/clipboard/services/clipboardService.js
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ angular.module('clipboard').factory('clipboardService', ['$injector',
      */
     var CLIPBOARD_READ_DELAY = 100;
 
+    /**
+     * The promise associated with the current pending clipboard read attempt.
+     * If no clipboard read is active, this will be null.
+     *
+     * @type Promise.<ClipboardData>
+     */
+    var pendingRead = null;
+
     /**
      * Reference to the window.document object.
      *
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@ angular.module('clipboard').factory('clipboardService', ['$injector',
     };
 
     // Prevent events generated due to execCommand() from disturbing external things
+    clipboardContent.addEventListener('cut',   stopEventPropagation);
     clipboardContent.addEventListener('copy',  stopEventPropagation);
     clipboardContent.addEventListener('paste', stopEventPropagation);
 
@@ -398,8 +407,16 @@ angular.module('clipboard').factory('clipboardService', ['$injector',
      */
     service.getLocalClipboard = function getLocalClipboard() {
 
+        // If the clipboard is already being read, do not overlap the read
+        // attempts; instead share the result across all requests
+        if (pendingRead)
+            return pendingRead;
+
         var deferred = $q.defer();
 
+        // Mark read attempt as in progress
+        pendingRead = deferred.promise;
+
         // Wait for the next event queue run before attempting to read
         // clipboard data (in case the copy/cut has not yet completed)
         $window.setTimeout(function deferredClipboardRead() {
@@ -467,6 +484,9 @@ angular.module('clipboard').factory('clipboardService', ['$injector',
                 originalElement.focus();
                 popSelection();
 
+                // No read is pending any longer
+                pendingRead = null;
+
             });
 
             // Ensure clipboard element is blurred (and that the "focus" event
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/index/controllers/indexController.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/index/controllers/indexController.js
index 0f4d78dc5..3a9230bf7 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/index/controllers/indexController.js
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/index/controllers/indexController.js
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ angular.module('index').controller('indexController', ['$scope', '$injector',
 
     // Attempt to read the clipboard if it may have changed
     $window.addEventListener('load',  checkClipboard, true);
-    $window.addEventListener('copy',  checkClipboard, true);
-    $window.addEventListener('cut',   checkClipboard, true);
+    $window.addEventListener('copy',  checkClipboard);
+    $window.addEventListener('cut',   checkClipboard);
     $window.addEventListener('focus', function focusGained(e) {
 
         // Only recheck clipboard if it's the window itself that gained focus