diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
index d7a99b3747..bfacc9b950 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	}
 
 	async function handleCopy(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-		if (!$selectedComponent || $jobsDrawerOpen) {
+		if (!$selectedComponent || $jobsDrawerOpen || window.getSelection()?.toString() != '') {
 			return
 		}
 		tempGridItems = undefined