diff --git a/desktop/src/window.rs b/desktop/src/window.rs
index 1b049787..c140ed76 100644
--- a/desktop/src/window.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/window.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ pub(crate) struct Window {
 	#[allow(dead_code)]
 	native_handle: native::NativeWindowImpl,
 	custom_cursors: HashMap<CustomCursorSource, CustomCursor>,
-	clipboard: window_clipboard::Clipboard,
+	clipboard: Option<window_clipboard::Clipboard>,
+}
+impl Drop for Window {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		// Clipboard must be dropped before `winit_window`
+		drop(self.clipboard.take());
+	}
 }
 
 impl Window {
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ impl Window {
 
 		let winit_window = event_loop.create_window(attributes).unwrap();
 		let native_handle = native::NativeWindowImpl::new(winit_window.as_ref(), app_event_scheduler);
-		let clipboard = unsafe { window_clipboard::Clipboard::connect(&winit_window) }.expect("failed to create clipboard");
+		let clipboard = unsafe { window_clipboard::Clipboard::connect(&winit_window) }.ok();
 		Self {
 			winit_window: winit_window.into(),
 			native_handle,
@@ -158,7 +164,11 @@ impl Window {
 	}
 
 	pub(crate) fn clipboard_read(&self) -> Option<String> {
-		match self.clipboard.read() {
+		let Some(clipboard) = &self.clipboard else {
+			tracing::error!("Clipboard not available");
+			return None;
+		};
+		match clipboard.read() {
 			Ok(data) => Some(data),
 			Err(e) => {
 				tracing::error!("Failed to read from clipboard: {e}");
@@ -168,7 +178,11 @@ impl Window {
 	}
 
 	pub(crate) fn clipboard_write(&mut self, data: String) {
-		if let Err(e) = self.clipboard.write(data) {
+		let Some(clipboard) = &mut self.clipboard else {
+			tracing::error!("Clipboard not available");
+			return;
+		};
+		if let Err(e) = clipboard.write(data) {
 			tracing::error!("Failed to write to clipboard: {e}")
 		}
 	}