diff --git a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
index fc3b296a..fb00c034 100644
--- a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
+++ b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
@@ -18,31 +18,46 @@ const useCopyToClipboard = (): [CopyToClipboardState, (value: string) => void] =
   });
 
   const copyToClipboard = useCallback(value => {
+    if (!isMounted()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    let noUserInteraction;
+    let normalizedValue;
     try {
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-        if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-          console.error(`Cannot copy typeof ${typeof value} to clipboard, must be a string`);
-        }
-      }
-
-      const noUserInteraction = writeText(value);
-
-      if (!isMounted()) {
+      // 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);
+        setState({
+          value,
+          error,
+          noUserInteraction: true,
+        });
         return;
       }
+      // 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,
+        value: normalizedValue,
         error: undefined,
         noUserInteraction,
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      if (!isMounted()) {
-        return;
-      }
       setState({
-        value: undefined,
+        value: normalizedValue,
         error,
-        noUserInteraction: true,
+        noUserInteraction,
       });
     }
   }, []);
diff --git a/tests/useCopyToClipboard.test.ts b/tests/useCopyToClipboard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd8de8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/useCopyToClipboard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import writeText from 'copy-to-clipboard';
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
+import { useCopyToClipboard } from '../src';
+
+const valueToRaiseMockException = 'fake input causing exception in copy to clipboard';
+
+jest.mock('copy-to-clipboard', () =>
+  jest.fn().mockImplementation(input => {
+    if (input === valueToRaiseMockException) {
+      throw new Error(input);
+    }
+    return true;
+  })
+);
+jest.spyOn(global.console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+describe('useCopyToClipboard', () => {
+  let hook;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    hook = renderHook(() => useCopyToClipboard());
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should be defined ', () => {
+    expect(useCopyToClipboard).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should pass a given value to copy to clipboard and set state', () => {
+    const testValue = 'test';
+    let [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+    act(() => copyToClipboard(testValue));
+    [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    expect(writeText).toBeCalled();
+    expect(state.value).toBe(testValue);
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.error).not.toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should not call writeText if passed an invalid input and set state', () => {
+    let testValue = {}; // invalid value
+    let [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+    act(() => copyToClipboard(testValue));
+    [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    expect(writeText).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(state.value).toBe(testValue);
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.error).toBeDefined();
+
+    testValue = ''; // emtpy string is also invalid
+    act(() => copyToClipboard(testValue));
+    [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    expect(writeText).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(state.value).toBe(testValue);
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.error).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should catch exception thrown by copy-to-clipboard and set state', () => {
+    let [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+    act(() => copyToClipboard(valueToRaiseMockException));
+    [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    expect(writeText).toBeCalledWith(valueToRaiseMockException);
+    expect(state.value).toBe(valueToRaiseMockException);
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(state.error).toStrictEqual(new Error(valueToRaiseMockException));
+  });
+
+  it('should return initial state while unmounted', () => {
+    hook.unmount();
+    const [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    act(() => copyToClipboard('value'));
+    expect(state.value).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(state.error).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should console error if in dev environment', () => {
+    const ORIGINAL_NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+    const testValue = {}; // invalid value
+
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
+    let [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+    act(() => copyToClipboard(testValue));
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = ORIGINAL_NODE_ENV;
+
+    [state, copyToClipboard] = hook.result.current;
+
+    expect(writeText).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(console.error).toBeCalled();
+    expect(state.value).toBe(testValue);
+    expect(state.noUserInteraction).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.error).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});