diff --git a/src/ExportManager.h b/src/ExportManager.h
--- a/src/ExportManager.h
+++ b/src/ExportManager.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     void errorMessage(const QString &str);
     void pixmapChanged(const QPixmap &pixmap);
     void imageSaved(const QUrl &savedAt);
+    void imageCopied();
     void imageSavedAndCopied(const QUrl &savedAt);
     void forceNotify(const QUrl &savedAt);
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@
     void doSave(const QUrl &url = QUrl(), bool notify = false);
     bool doSaveAs(QWidget *parentWindow = nullptr, bool notify = false);
     void doSaveAndCopy(const QUrl &url = QUrl());
-    void doCopyToClipboard(bool notify);
+    void doCopyToClipboard(bool notify = false);
     void doPrint(QPrinter *printer);
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/ExportManager.cpp b/src/ExportManager.cpp
--- a/src/ExportManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ExportManager.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
     data->setImageData(mSavePixmap.toImage());
     data->setData(QStringLiteral("x-kde-force-image-copy"), QByteArray());
     QApplication::clipboard()->setMimeData(data, QClipboard::Clipboard);
-
+    emit imageCopied();
     if (notify) {
         emit forceNotify(QUrl());
     }
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
@@ -52,27 +52,26 @@
         Persistent
     };
 
-    void showInlineMessage(const QString& message,
-                        const KMessageWidget::MessageType messageType,
-                        const MessageDuration messageDuration = MessageDuration::AutoHide,
-                        const QList<QAction*>& actions  = {});
-
     private:
 
     enum class QuitBehavior {
         QuitImmediately,
         QuitExternally
     };
     void quit(const QuitBehavior quitBehavior = QuitBehavior::QuitImmediately);
+    void showInlineMessage(const QString& message,
+                        const KMessageWidget::MessageType messageType,
+                        const MessageDuration messageDuration = MessageDuration::AutoHide,
+                        const QList<QAction*>& actions  = {});
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
 
     void captureScreenshot(Spectacle::CaptureMode theCaptureMode, int theTimeout, bool theIncludePointer, bool theIncludeDecorations);
     void showPrintDialog();
     void openScreenshotsFolder();
     void showPreferencesDialog();
     void showImageSharedFeedback(bool error, const QString &message);
-    void sendToClipboard();
+    void imageCopied();
     void init();
     void setDefaultSaveAction();
     void save();
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
     // change window title on save and on autosave
 
     connect(ExportManager::instance(), &ExportManager::imageSaved, this, &KSMainWindow::imageSaved);
+    connect(ExportManager::instance(), &ExportManager::imageCopied, this, &KSMainWindow::imageCopied);
     connect(ExportManager::instance(), &ExportManager::imageSavedAndCopied, this, &KSMainWindow::imageSavedAndCopied);
 
     // the KSGWidget
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
     mSendToButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-share")));
     mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mSendToButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
 
-    mClipboardButton->setDefaultAction(KStandardAction::copy(this, SLOT(sendToClipboard()), this));
+    mClipboardButton->setDefaultAction(KStandardAction::copy(ExportManager::instance(), &ExportManager::doCopyToClipboard, this));
     mClipboardButton->setText(i18n("Copy to Clipboard"));
     mClipboardButton->setToolTip(i18n("Copy the current screenshot image to the clipboard."));
     mClipboardButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
@@ -461,11 +462,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-void KSMainWindow::sendToClipboard()
+void KSMainWindow::imageCopied()
 {
-    bool notify = false;
-    ExportManager::instance()->doCopyToClipboard(notify);
-
     SpectacleConfig::instance()->quitAfterSaveOrCopyChecked()
             ? quit()
             : showInlineMessage(i18n("The screenshot has been copied to the clipboard."),
diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <KGlobalAccel>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
-#include <KMessageWidget>
 #include <KNotification>
 #include <KRun>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
@@ -273,8 +272,6 @@
             lExportManager->doSave();
         } else if (copyImageToClipboard) {
             lExportManager->doCopyToClipboard(false);
-            mMainWindow->showInlineMessage(i18n("The screenshot has been copied to the clipboard."),
-                                            KMessageWidget::Information);
         }
     }
 }