diff --git a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.h b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.h
--- a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.h
+++ b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.h
@@ -21,29 +21,31 @@
 #ifndef CLIPBOARDLISTENER_H
 #define CLIPBOARDLISTENER_H
 
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 
 /**
  * Wrapper around QClipboard, which emits clipboardChanged only when it really changed
  */
-class ClipboardListener : public QObject 
+class ClipboardListener : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 private:
     ClipboardListener();
     QString currentContent;
+    qint64 updateTimestamp = 0;
     QClipboard* clipboard;
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     QTimer m_clipboardMonitorTimer;
 #endif
 
 public:
 
-    static ClipboardListener* instance() 
+    static ClipboardListener* instance()
     {
         static ClipboardListener* me = nullptr;
         if (!me) {
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@
 
     void setText(const QString& content);
 
+    QString getCurrentContent();
+    qint64 getUpdateTimestamp();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void clipboardChanged(const QString& content);
 };
diff --git a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.cpp b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.cpp
--- a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.cpp
+++ b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardlistener.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "clipboardlistener.h"
 
-ClipboardListener::ClipboardListener() 
+ClipboardListener::ClipboardListener()
     : clipboard(QGuiApplication::clipboard())
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     connect(clipboard, &QClipboard::changed, this, &ClipboardListener::updateClipboard);
 }
 
-void ClipboardListener::updateClipboard(QClipboard::Mode mode) 
+void ClipboardListener::updateClipboard(QClipboard::Mode mode)
 {
     if (mode != QClipboard::Clipboard) {
         return;
@@ -41,13 +41,25 @@
     if (content == currentContent) {
         return;
     }
+    updateTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toMSecsSinceEpoch();
     currentContent = content;
 
     Q_EMIT clipboardChanged(content);
 }
 
+QString ClipboardListener::getCurrentContent()
+{
+    return currentContent;
+}
+
+qint64 ClipboardListener::getUpdateTimestamp()
+{
+    return updateTimestamp;
+}
+
 void ClipboardListener::setText(const QString& content)
 {
+    updateTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toMSecsSinceEpoch();
     currentContent = content;
     clipboard->setText(content);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.h b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.h
--- a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     explicit ClipboardPlugin(QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args);
 
     bool receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np) override;
-    void connected() override { }
-
+    void connected() override;
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void propagateClipboard(const QString& content);
+    void updateClipboard(const QString& content);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.cpp b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/clipboard/clipboardplugin.cpp
@@ -32,19 +32,47 @@
     : KdeConnectPlugin(parent, args)
 {
     connect(ClipboardListener::instance(), &ClipboardListener::clipboardChanged,
-            this, &ClipboardPlugin::propagateClipboard);
+            this, &ClipboardPlugin::updateClipboard);
+}
+
+void ClipboardPlugin::connected()
+{
+    propagateClipboard(ClipboardListener::instance()->getCurrentContent());
+}
+
+void ClipboardPlugin::updateClipboard(const QString& content)
+{
+    propagateClipboard(content);
 }
 
 void ClipboardPlugin::propagateClipboard(const QString& content)
 {
     NetworkPacket np(PACKET_TYPE_CLIPBOARD, {{QStringLiteral("content"), content}});
+    np.set(QStringLiteral("timestamp"), ClipboardListener::instance()->getUpdateTimestamp());
     sendPacket(np);
 }
 
 bool ClipboardPlugin::receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np)
 {
+    if (np.has(QStringLiteral("timestamp"))){
+        qint64 packetTime = np.get<qint64>(QStringLiteral("timestamp"));
+
+        // If the packetTime is 0, it means the timestamp is unknown (so do nothing).
+        if (packetTime == 0) {
+            return false;
+        } else if (packetTime < ClipboardListener::instance()->getUpdateTimestamp()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     QString content = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("content"));
-    ClipboardListener::instance()->setText(content);
+    if (content != ClipboardListener::instance()->getCurrentContent()) {
+        ClipboardListener::instance()->setText(content);
+        return true;
+    }else{
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }