diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.test.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.test.ts
index f1d8dfffbcd..0f00d04ccc9 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { ProcessResult, ProcessSpec } from '@orca/process-host/process-spec'
-import { writeFileToClipboard, type ClipboardFileDeps } from './clipboard-file-copy'
+import {
+  CLIPBOARD_FILE_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  writeFileToClipboard,
+  type ClipboardFileDeps
+} from './clipboard-file-copy'
 
 function exited(code: number | null): ProcessResult {
   return { code, signal: null, stdout: '', stderr: '', timedOut: false }
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ function makeDeps(overrides: Partial<ClipboardFileDeps> = {}): ClipboardFileDeps
 describe('writeFileToClipboard', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.unstubAllEnvs()
+    vi.useRealTimers()
   })
 
   it('rejects relative paths without touching the clipboard', async () => {
@@ -49,6 +54,15 @@ describe('writeFileToClipboard', () => {
     ).toEqual({ ok: false, reason: 'access-denied' })
   })
 
+  it('fails without publishing when path resolution never settles', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const deps = makeDeps({ resolveFilePath: () => new Promise(() => undefined) })
+    const result = writeFileToClipboard('/mnt/stale/file.txt', deps)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(CLIPBOARD_FILE_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    await expect(result).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, reason: 'clipboard-write-failed' })
+    expect(deps.writeBuffer).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('writes a public.file-url buffer on macOS', async () => {
     const writeBuffer = vi.fn()
     const result = await writeFileToClipboard(
diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.ts
index 80d226d389a..43886735ac2 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-file-copy.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { isAbsolute } from 'node:path'
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import type { ProcessResult, ProcessSpec } from '@orca/process-host/process-spec'
 import { windowsPowerShellPath } from '@orca/process-host/windows-system-binary'
+import { withTimeout } from '../../shared/promise-timeout-fallback'
 
 export type ClipboardFileResult = { ok: boolean; reason?: string }
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export type ClipboardFileDeps = {
 }
 
 const WINDOWS_CLIPBOARD_FILE_ENV = 'ORCA_CLIPBOARD_FILE'
+export const CLIPBOARD_FILE_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000
 
 // Publish local OS file references for file-manager paste; remote files are unavailable here. Return clipboard failures to the renderer.
 export async function writeFileToClipboard(
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ export async function writeFileToClipboard(
   if (typeof filePath !== 'string' || !isAbsolute(filePath)) {
     return { ok: false, reason: 'invalid-path' }
   }
-  const resolvedFile = await deps.resolveFilePath(filePath)
+  // Copies share one ordered queue, so a hung mount must not block every later clipboard write.
+  const resolvedFile = await withTimeout(
+    deps.resolveFilePath(filePath),
+    CLIPBOARD_FILE_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    { ok: false, reason: 'clipboard-write-failed' }
+  )
   if (!resolvedFile.ok) {
     return { ok: false, reason: resolvedFile.reason }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.test.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.test.ts
index 10736fe64ed..72c3b64bc2a 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type * as ProcessHost from '@orca/process-host'
 import { installFakeAppEnvironment } from '../../../config/scripts/vitest-host-ports-setup'
+import { CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MEASURE_YIELD_CODE_UNITS } from '../../shared/clipboard-text'
 import {
   CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS,
   CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_PIXELS,
@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ function getRegisteredHandlers(): Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => unknown> {
   return handlers
 }
 
+function registerMockClipboardHandlers(): Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => unknown> {
+  // SAFETY: Path authorization is mocked; these clipboard handlers do not read Store state.
+  registerClipboardHandlers({} as never)
+  return getRegisteredHandlers()
+}
+
 function makeClipboardEvent(senderOverrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}): {
   sender: Record<string, unknown>
 } {
@@ -249,6 +256,160 @@ describe('registerClipboardHandlers', () => {
     expect(clipboardWriteTextMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('primary text', 'selection')
   })
 
+  it.each(['clipboard:writeText', 'clipboard:writeTerminalText'])(
+    'keeps a newer image after %s yields without blocking primary selection',
+    async (channel) => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers()
+      const publications: string[] = []
+      let textValue = ''
+      clipboardReadTextMock.mockImplementation(() => textValue)
+      clipboardWriteTextMock.mockImplementation((text: string, selection?: string) => {
+        if (selection === 'selection') {
+          publications.push('selection')
+        } else {
+          textValue = text
+          publications.push('text')
+        }
+      })
+      nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mockReturnValue({
+        getSize: () => ({ width: 2, height: 2 }),
+        isEmpty: () => false
+      })
+      clipboardWriteImageMock.mockImplementation(() => publications.push('image'))
+      const handlers = registerMockClipboardHandlers()
+      const large = 'x'.repeat(CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MEASURE_YIELD_CODE_UNITS * 2)
+      const text = handlers.get(channel)?.(makeClipboardEvent(), large)
+      const image = handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(
+        makeClipboardEvent(),
+        'data:image/png;base64,AAAA'
+      )
+      await handlers.get('clipboard:writeSelectionText')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'primary')
+      const whileTextPending = [...publications]
+      const decodedWhileTextPending = nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mock.calls.length
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+      await Promise.all([text, image])
+      expect(whileTextPending).toEqual(['selection'])
+      expect(decodedWhileTextPending).toBe(0)
+      expect(publications).toEqual(['selection', 'text', 'image'])
+    }
+  )
+
+  it.each(['path resolution', 'helper publication'])(
+    'keeps newer text after an older file stalls at %s',
+    async (stage) => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers()
+      vi.spyOn(process, 'platform', 'get').mockReturnValue('win32')
+      let release: () => void = () => undefined
+      let onEntered: () => void = () => undefined
+      const gate = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        release = resolve
+      })
+      const entered = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        onEntered = resolve
+      })
+      const publications: string[] = []
+      if (stage === 'path resolution') {
+        resolveAuthorizedPathMock.mockImplementationOnce(async (path: string) => {
+          onEntered()
+          await gate
+          return path
+        })
+      }
+      runProcessMock.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+        if (stage === 'helper publication') {
+          onEntered()
+          await gate
+        }
+        publications.push('file')
+        return { code: 0, signal: null, stdout: '', stderr: '', timedOut: false }
+      })
+      clipboardWriteTextMock.mockImplementation(() => publications.push('text'))
+      const handlers = registerMockClipboardHandlers()
+      const file = handlers.get('clipboard:writeFile')?.(
+        makeClipboardEvent(),
+        '/tmp/copied-file.txt'
+      )
+      await entered
+      const text = handlers.get('clipboard:writeText')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'newer')
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000)
+      const whileFilePending = [...publications]
+      release()
+      await expect(file).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true })
+      await text
+      expect(whileFilePending).toEqual([])
+      expect(publications).toEqual(['file', 'text'])
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('keeps an older valid text copy when newer image and file requests are rejected', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mockReturnValue({ isEmpty: () => true })
+    resolveAuthorizedPathMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      new Error(
+        'Access denied: path resolves outside allowed directories. If this blocks a legitimate workflow, please file a GitHub issue.'
+      )
+    )
+    const handlers = registerMockClipboardHandlers()
+    const large = 'x'.repeat(CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MEASURE_YIELD_CODE_UNITS * 2)
+    const text = handlers.get('clipboard:writeText')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), large)
+    const image = handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(
+      makeClipboardEvent(),
+      'data:image/png;base64,AAAA'
+    )
+    const file = handlers.get('clipboard:writeFile')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), '/tmp/denied.txt')
+    await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+    await Promise.all([text, image])
+    await expect(file).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, reason: 'access-denied' })
+    expect(clipboardWriteTextMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(large)
+    expect(clipboardWriteImageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(runProcessMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await handlers.get('clipboard:writeText')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'after rejection')
+    expect(clipboardWriteTextMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('after rejection')
+  })
+
+  it('rejects a full image/file queue before decoding or resolving another payload', async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(process, 'platform', 'get').mockReturnValue('darwin')
+    let release: () => void = () => undefined
+    let onEntered: () => void = () => undefined
+    const gate = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      release = resolve
+    })
+    const entered = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      onEntered = resolve
+    })
+    resolveAuthorizedPathMock.mockImplementationOnce(async (path: string) => {
+      onEntered()
+      await gate
+      return path
+    })
+    nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mockReturnValue({
+      getSize: () => ({ width: 2, height: 2 }),
+      isEmpty: () => false
+    })
+    const handlers = registerMockClipboardHandlers()
+    const file = handlers.get('clipboard:writeFile')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), '/tmp/copied-file.txt')
+    await entered
+    const images = Array.from({ length: 31 }, () =>
+      handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA')
+    )
+    await expect(
+      handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA')
+    ).rejects.toThrow('Too many pending clipboard writes')
+    await expect(
+      handlers.get('clipboard:writeFile')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), '/tmp/overflow.txt')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, reason: 'clipboard-busy' })
+    const decodedWhileBlocked = nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mock.calls.length
+    const resolvedWhileBlocked = resolveAuthorizedPathMock.mock.calls.length
+    release()
+    await expect(file).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true })
+    await Promise.all(images)
+    expect(decodedWhileBlocked).toBe(0)
+    expect(resolvedWhileBlocked).toBe(1)
+    expect(clipboardWriteImageMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(31)
+    await handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA')
+    expect(clipboardWriteImageMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(32)
+  })
+
   it('rejects clipboard IPC from senders outside the current main renderer', async () => {
     setTrustedClipboardRendererWebContentsId(17)
     registerClipboardHandlers({} as never)
@@ -694,7 +855,7 @@ describe('registerClipboardHandlers', () => {
     expect(clipboardWriteImageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
-  it('ignores clipboard write images with oversized decoded dimensions', () => {
+  it('ignores clipboard write images with oversized decoded dimensions', async () => {
     nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock.mockReturnValue({
       getSize: () => ({ height: 1, width: CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_PIXELS + 1 }),
       isEmpty: () => false
@@ -703,7 +864,7 @@ describe('registerClipboardHandlers', () => {
     registerClipboardHandlers({} as never)
 
     const handlers = getRegisteredHandlers()
-    handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA')
+    await handlers.get('clipboard:writeImage')?.(makeClipboardEvent(), 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA')
 
     expect(nativeImageCreateFromBufferMock).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(clipboardWriteImageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.ts
index 6fba50742f6..b94807dee67 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-ipc-handlers.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ import { readClipboardImageSource } from './clipboard-image-source'
 import { readClipboardCopiedFilePaths } from './clipboard-copied-file-paths'
 import { buildClipboardImageThumbnail } from './clipboard-image-thumbnail'
 import { readClipboardNativeImage } from './clipboard-native-image'
-import { publishClipboardText } from './clipboard-text-publisher'
+import {
+  ClipboardPublisherBusyError,
+  publishClipboardOperation,
+  publishClipboardText
+} from './clipboard-text-publisher'
 import { isDashboardPopoutRenderer } from './dashboard-popout-window'
 import { restoreNativeChatPastes } from './native-chat-paste-files'
 import { savePastedTextAsFile, type SavePastedTextAsFileArgs } from './native-chat-pasted-text-file'
@@ -213,12 +217,19 @@ export function registerClipboardHandlers(
           return { ok: false, reason: isENOENT(error) ? 'not-found' : 'invalid-path' }
         }
       }
-      return writeFileToClipboard(request.filePath, {
-        platform: process.platform,
-        desktop: process.env.XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,
-        resolveFilePath,
-        writeBuffer: (format, buffer) => clipboard.writeBuffer(format, buffer),
-        runProcess
+      return publishClipboardOperation(request.filePath.length * 2, () =>
+        writeFileToClipboard(request.filePath, {
+          platform: process.platform,
+          desktop: process.env.XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,
+          resolveFilePath,
+          writeBuffer: (format, buffer) => clipboard.writeBuffer(format, buffer),
+          runProcess
+        })
+      ).catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (error instanceof ClipboardPublisherBusyError) {
+          return { ok: false, reason: 'clipboard-busy' }
+        }
+        throw error
       })
     }
   )
@@ -257,23 +268,25 @@ export function registerClipboardHandlers(
     } catch {
       return
     }
-    // createFromDataURL silently fails on large images in some macOS/Electron versions; decode base64 then use createFromBuffer.
-    const buffer = Buffer.from(contentBase64, 'base64')
-    try {
-      assertClipboardImageByteLengthWithinLimit(buffer.byteLength)
-    } catch {
-      return
-    }
-    const image = nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer)
-    if (image.isEmpty()) {
-      return
-    }
-    try {
-      assertClipboardImageDimensionsWithinLimit(image.getSize())
-    } catch {
-      return
-    }
-    clipboard.writeImage(image)
+    return publishClipboardOperation(contentBase64.length * 2, () => {
+      // createFromDataURL silently fails on large images in some macOS/Electron versions; decode base64 then use createFromBuffer.
+      const buffer = Buffer.from(contentBase64, 'base64')
+      try {
+        assertClipboardImageByteLengthWithinLimit(buffer.byteLength)
+      } catch {
+        return
+      }
+      const image = nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer)
+      if (image.isEmpty()) {
+        return
+      }
+      try {
+        assertClipboardImageDimensionsWithinLimit(image.getSize())
+      } catch {
+        return
+      }
+      clipboard.writeImage(image)
+    })
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.test.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.test.ts
index e9ce5a06d05..f17b106cb2f 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   CLIPBOARD_TEXT_MEASURE_YIELD_CODE_UNITS,
   CLIPBOARD_TEXT_WRITE_MAX_BYTES
 } from '../../shared/clipboard-text'
-import { createClipboardTextPublisher } from './clipboard-text-publisher'
+import { CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS } from '../../shared/clipboard-image'
+import { createClipboardPublisher } from './clipboard-text-publisher'
 
 vi.mock('electron', () => ({ app: {}, clipboard: {} }))
 
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ const ok: ProcessResult = { code: 0, signal: null, stdout: '', stderr: '', timed
 const run = vi.fn(async (_spec: ProcessSpec): Promise<ProcessResult> => ok)
 const write = vi.fn()
 const clearCache = vi.fn()
-function writer(wayland = true, validate = assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWithYield) {
-  return createClipboardTextPublisher({
+function publisher(wayland = true, validate = assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWithYield) {
+  return createClipboardPublisher({
     isWayland: () => wayland,
     helperPath: () => '/bundle/bin/orca-wayland-clipboard',
     run,
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ function writer(wayland = true, validate = assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWi
     validate
   })
 }
+function writer(wayland = true, validate = assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWithYield) {
+  return publisher(wayland, validate).publishText
+}
 
 describe('terminal clipboard writes', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -182,6 +186,45 @@ describe('terminal clipboard writes', () => {
     expect(clearCache).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
+  it.each([
+    { label: 'count', count: 32, bytes: 1 },
+    { label: 'retained bytes', count: 1, bytes: CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS * 2 }
+  ])(
+    'bounds other clipboard operations by $label and releases capacity after failure',
+    async ({ count, bytes }) => {
+      const copy = publisher(false)
+      let release: () => void = () => undefined
+      const gate = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        release = resolve
+      })
+      const publications: number[] = []
+      const first = copy.publish(bytes, async () => {
+        await gate
+        throw new Error('file helper failed')
+      })
+      const rejected = expect(first).rejects.toThrow('file helper failed')
+      const queued = Array.from({ length: count - 1 }, (_, index) =>
+        copy.publish(bytes, () => {
+          publications.push(index)
+          return index
+        })
+      )
+      await expect(copy.publish(bytes, () => publications.push(-1))).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Too many pending clipboard writes'
+      )
+      expect(publications).toEqual([])
+      const text = copy.publishText('after failed file', 'ordinary')
+      release()
+      await rejected
+      await Promise.all(queued)
+      await text
+      expect(publications).toHaveLength(count - 1)
+      expect(publications).not.toContain(-1)
+      expect(write).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('after failed file', 'ordinary')
+      await expect(copy.publish(bytes, () => 'after flood')).resolves.toBe('after flood')
+    }
+  )
+
   it('bounds requests queued behind a stalled helper', async () => {
     let release: (value: typeof ok) => void = () => undefined
     run.mockImplementationOnce(
diff --git a/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.ts b/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.ts
index 99ccafbae96..9b0c7edaa4a 100644
--- a/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/clipboard-text-publisher.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   CLIPBOARD_TEXT_WRITE_MAX_BYTES,
   CLIPBOARD_TEXT_WRITE_TOO_LARGE_ERROR
 } from '../../shared/clipboard-text'
+import { CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS } from '../../shared/clipboard-image'
 import { isLinuxWaylandSession } from '../../shared/linux-wayland-session'
 import { writeClipboardTextAndVerify } from './clipboard-text-write-verify'
 import { stageClipboardPublisher } from './clipboard-publisher-executable'
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ import { isLegacyAppImageRuntimeIdentity } from '../linux-update-package-type'
 
 const WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_FAILED_ERROR = 'Wayland clipboard write failed'
 const MAX_PENDING_CLIPBOARD_WRITES = 32
+const MAX_PENDING_CLIPBOARD_OPERATION_BYTES = CLIPBOARD_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS * 2
+
+export class ClipboardPublisherBusyError extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Too many pending clipboard writes')
+  }
+}
 
 export type ClipboardTextWriteKind = 'terminal' | 'ordinary'
 
@@ -27,13 +35,39 @@ type ClipboardTextPublisherDeps = {
 }
 
 // Workaround for https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/54645; removal checks are in the native README.
-export function createClipboardTextPublisher(
-  deps: ClipboardTextPublisherDeps
-): (text: unknown, kind?: ClipboardTextWriteKind) => Promise<void> {
+export function createClipboardPublisher(deps: ClipboardTextPublisherDeps) {
   let pending = Promise.resolve()
   let count = 0
   let queuedCodeUnits = 0
-  return (text, kind = 'terminal') => {
+  let operationCount = 0
+  let operationBytes = 0
+  function enqueue<T>(operation: () => T | Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    const next = pending.then(operation)
+    pending = next.then(
+      () => undefined,
+      () => undefined
+    )
+    return next
+  }
+  function publish<T>(retainedBytes: number, operation: () => T | Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    if (
+      operationCount >= MAX_PENDING_CLIPBOARD_WRITES ||
+      retainedBytes > MAX_PENDING_CLIPBOARD_OPERATION_BYTES - operationBytes
+    ) {
+      return Promise.reject(new ClipboardPublisherBusyError())
+    }
+    operationCount += 1
+    operationBytes += retainedBytes
+    return enqueue(async () => {
+      try {
+        return await operation()
+      } finally {
+        operationCount -= 1
+        operationBytes -= retainedBytes
+      }
+    })
+  }
+  function publishText(text: unknown, kind: ClipboardTextWriteKind = 'terminal'): Promise<void> {
     if (typeof text !== 'string') {
       return Promise.reject(new Error('Clipboard text must be a string'))
     }
@@ -51,9 +85,8 @@ export function createClipboardTextPublisher(
       count += 1
       queuedCodeUnits += text.length
     }
-    // Validate inside the queue: large copies yield and must not overwrite a later request.
-    const next = pending
-      .then(async () => {
+    return enqueue(async () => {
+      try {
         const safeText = await deps.validate(text)
         if (!wayland) {
           deps.write(safeText, kind)
@@ -70,16 +103,15 @@ export function createClipboardTextPublisher(
         }
         // Discard any rejected Chromium source after the helper has established the actual owner.
         deps.clearCache()
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
+      } finally {
         if (wayland) {
           count -= 1
           queuedCodeUnits -= text.length
         }
-      })
-    pending = next.catch(() => undefined)
-    return next
+      }
+    })
   }
+  return { publish, publishText }
 }
 
 let stagedPublisher: Promise<string> | undefined
@@ -116,23 +148,24 @@ function publisherPath(): string | Promise<string> {
   return stagedPublisher
 }
 
-export const publishClipboardText = createClipboardTextPublisher({
-  isWayland: () =>
-    isLinuxWaylandSession({
-      platform: process.platform,
-      env: process.env,
-      ozonePlatform:
-        process.platform === 'linux' ? app.commandLine.getSwitchValue('ozone-platform') : ''
-    }),
-  helperPath: publisherPath,
-  run: (spec) => runProcess({ ...spec, env: envWithoutAppImageRuntime(process.env) }),
-  clearCache: () => clipboard.clear(),
-  write: (text, kind) => {
-    if (kind === 'terminal') {
-      writeClipboardTextAndVerify(text)
-    } else {
-      clipboard.writeText(text)
-    }
-  },
-  validate: assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWithYield
-})
+export const { publish: publishClipboardOperation, publishText: publishClipboardText } =
+  createClipboardPublisher({
+    isWayland: () =>
+      isLinuxWaylandSession({
+        platform: process.platform,
+        env: process.env,
+        ozonePlatform:
+          process.platform === 'linux' ? app.commandLine.getSwitchValue('ozone-platform') : ''
+      }),
+    helperPath: publisherPath,
+    run: (spec) => runProcess({ ...spec, env: envWithoutAppImageRuntime(process.env) }),
+    clearCache: () => clipboard.clear(),
+    write: (text, kind) => {
+      if (kind === 'terminal') {
+        writeClipboardTextAndVerify(text)
+      } else {
+        clipboard.writeText(text)
+      }
+    },
+    validate: assertClipboardTextWriteWithinLimitWithYield
+  })