diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index 1073a878..cb9aa8f1 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -2335,11 +2335,13 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
 
     _writeClipboard(text) {
         if (this._viewOnly) return;
-        if (this._asyncClipboard.writeClipboard(text)) return;
-        // Fallback clipboard
-        this.dispatchEvent(
-            new CustomEvent("clipboard", {detail: {text: text}})
-        );
+        if (!(this._asyncClipboard.writeClipboard(text))) {
+            // Fallback clipboard
+            this.dispatchEvent(
+                new CustomEvent("clipboard", {detail: {text: text}})
+            );
+        }
+        this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("clipboardreceived"));
     }
 
     _handleServerCutText() {
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index c1f6fac9..ea80f89a 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ protocol stream.
   - The `clipboard` event is fired when clipboard data is received from
     the server.
 
+['clipboardreceived'](#clipboardreceived)
+  - The `clipboardreceived` event is fired after the `clipboard` event
+    or after the clipboard has been updated through the
+    [Clipboard module](API-internal.md#11-module-list). The copied text
+    has already been written to the system clipboard or the clipboard panel.
+
 [`clippingviewport`](#clippingviewport)
   - The `clippingviewport` event is fired when `RFB.clippingViewport` is
     updated.