diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js b/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
index 7c04b2eae..56ce6cee5 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function cloneFragment(event, value, fragment = value.fragment) {
   // since the result is more predictable.
   if (event.clipboardData && event.clipboardData.setData) {
     event.preventDefault()
-    event.clipboardData.setData(TEXT, native.toString())
+    event.clipboardData.setData(TEXT, div.textContent)
     event.clipboardData.setData(FRAGMENT, encoded)
     event.clipboardData.setData(HTML, div.innerHTML)
     return