diff --git a/src/engine/client/input.cpp b/src/engine/client/input.cpp
index 5711a5119..0d8b2a345 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/input.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/input.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ CInput::CInput()
 
 	m_MouseFocus = true;
 
-	m_pClipboardText = nullptr;
-
 	m_CompositionCursor = 0;
 	m_CandidateSelectedIndex = -1;
 
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ void CInput::Init()
 
 void CInput::Shutdown()
 {
-	SDL_free(m_pClipboardText);
 	CloseJoysticks();
 }
 
@@ -303,11 +300,12 @@ const std::vector<IInput::CTouchFingerState> &CInput::TouchFingerStates() const
 	return m_vTouchFingerStates;
 }
 
-const char *CInput::GetClipboardText()
+std::string CInput::GetClipboardText()
 {
-	SDL_free(m_pClipboardText);
-	m_pClipboardText = SDL_GetClipboardText();
-	return m_pClipboardText;
+	char *pClipboardText = SDL_GetClipboardText();
+	std::string ClipboardText = pClipboardText;
+	SDL_free(pClipboardText);
+	return ClipboardText;
 }
 
 void CInput::SetClipboardText(const char *pText)
diff --git a/src/engine/client/input.h b/src/engine/client/input.h
index 908e133e1..90b170f2e 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/input.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/input.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ private:
 	float GetJoystickDeadzone();
 
 	bool m_InputGrabbed;
-	char *m_pClipboardText;
 
 	bool m_MouseFocus;
 #if defined(CONF_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 
 	const std::vector<CTouchFingerState> &TouchFingerStates() const override;
 
-	const char *GetClipboardText() override;
+	std::string GetClipboardText() override;
 	void SetClipboardText(const char *pText) override;
 
 	void StartTextInput() override;
diff --git a/src/engine/input.h b/src/engine/input.h
index 4bb6e67a7..9aa873358 100644
--- a/src/engine/input.h
+++ b/src/engine/input.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <functional>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 const int g_MaxKeys = 512;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public:
 	virtual const std::vector<CTouchFingerState> &TouchFingerStates() const = 0;
 
 	// clipboard
-	virtual const char *GetClipboardText() = 0;
+	virtual std::string GetClipboardText() = 0;
 	virtual void SetClipboardText(const char *pText) = 0;
 
 	// text editing
diff --git a/src/game/client/lineinput.cpp b/src/game/client/lineinput.cpp
index 69d7c2818..9c9564a05 100644
--- a/src/game/client/lineinput.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/lineinput.cpp
@@ -331,10 +331,9 @@ bool CLineInput::ProcessInput(const IInput::CEvent &Event)
 		}
 		else if(ModPressed && !AltPressed && Event.m_Key == KEY_V)
 		{
-			const char *pClipboardText = Input()->GetClipboardText();
-			if(pClipboardText)
+			std::string ClipboardText = Input()->GetClipboardText();
+			if(!ClipboardText.empty())
 			{
-				std::string ClipboardText = Input()->GetClipboardText();
 				if(m_pfnClipboardLineCallback)
 				{
 					// Split clipboard text into multiple lines. Send all complete lines to callback.
diff --git a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
index 814749c1b..9eab3909c 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
@@ -3665,12 +3665,12 @@ void CEditor::DoColorPickerButton(const void *pId, const CUIRect *pRect, ColorRG
 	{
 		if(ButtonResult == 1)
 		{
-			const char *pClipboard = Input()->GetClipboardText();
-			if(*pClipboard == '#' || *pClipboard == '$') // ignore leading # (web color format) and $ (console color format)
-				++pClipboard;
-			if(str_isallnum_hex(pClipboard))
+			std::string Clipboard = Input()->GetClipboardText();
+			if(Clipboard[0] == '#' || Clipboard[0] == '$') // ignore leading # (web color format) and $ (console color format)
+				Clipboard = Clipboard.substr(1);
+			if(str_isallnum_hex(Clipboard.c_str()))
 			{
-				std::optional<ColorRGBA> ParsedColor = color_parse<ColorRGBA>(pClipboard);
+				std::optional<ColorRGBA> ParsedColor = color_parse<ColorRGBA>(Clipboard.c_str());
 				if(ParsedColor)
 				{
 					m_ColorPickerPopupContext.m_State = EEditState::ONE_GO;