diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 4889dc2163..ed50935488 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -2190,7 +2190,11 @@ class SDLClipboardHandler implements
     }
 
     public boolean clipboardHasText() {
-       return mClipMgr.hasPrimaryClip();
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28 /* Android 9 (P) */) {
+            return mClipMgr.hasPrimaryClip();
+        } else {
+            return mClipMgr.hasText();
+        }
     }
 
     public String clipboardGetText() {
@@ -2208,10 +2212,19 @@ class SDLClipboardHandler implements
     }
 
     public void clipboardSetText(String string) {
-       mClipMgr.removePrimaryClipChangedListener(this);
-       ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText(null, string);
-       mClipMgr.setPrimaryClip(clip);
-       mClipMgr.addPrimaryClipChangedListener(this);
+        mClipMgr.removePrimaryClipChangedListener(this);
+        if (string.isEmpty()) {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28 /* Android 9 (P) */) {
+                mClipMgr.clearPrimaryClip();
+            } else {
+                ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText(null, "");
+                mClipMgr.setPrimaryClip(clip);
+            }
+        } else {
+            ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText(null, string);
+            mClipMgr.setPrimaryClip(clip);
+        }
+        mClipMgr.addPrimaryClipChangedListener(this);
     }
 
     @Override