diff --git a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
index 60f55b11..fb00c034 100644
--- a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
+++ b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ const useCopyToClipboard = (): [CopyToClipboardState, (value: string) => void] =
       return;
     }
     let noUserInteraction;
+    let normalizedValue;
     try {
+      // only strings and numbers casted to strings can be copied to clipboard
       if (typeof value !== 'string' && typeof value !== 'number') {
         const error = new Error(`Cannot copy typeof ${typeof value} to clipboard, must be a string`);
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') console.error(error);
@@ -33,7 +35,18 @@ const useCopyToClipboard = (): [CopyToClipboardState, (value: string) => void] =
         });
         return;
       }
-      const normalizedValue = value.toString();
+      // empty strings are also considered invalid
+      else if (value === '') {
+        const error = new Error(`Cannot copy empty string to clipboard.`);
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') console.error(error);
+        setState({
+          value,
+          error,
+          noUserInteraction: true,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      normalizedValue = value.toString();
       noUserInteraction = writeText(normalizedValue);
       setState({
         value: normalizedValue,
@@ -42,7 +55,7 @@ const useCopyToClipboard = (): [CopyToClipboardState, (value: string) => void] =
       });
     } catch (error) {
       setState({
-        value,
+        value: normalizedValue,
         error,
         noUserInteraction,
       });