diff --git a/src/controls/UrlButton.qml b/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
--- a/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
+++ b/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
-import org.kde.kirigami 2.0 as Kirigami
+import org.kde.kirigami.private 2.6 as KirigamiPrivate
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.1 as QQC2
 
 /**
  * A link button that contains a URL
  *
  * It will open the url by default, allow to copy it if triggered with the
  * secondary mouse button.
  *
- * @since 5.52
+ * @since 5.63
  * @since org.kde.kirigami 2.6
  */
 LinkButton
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         id: menu
         QQC2.MenuItem {
             text: qsTr("Copy link address")
-            onClicked: app.copyTextToClipboard(button.url)
+            onClicked: KirigamiPrivate.CopyHelperPrivate.copyTextToClipboard(button.url)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
--- a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickStyle>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QClipboard>
 
 #include "libkirigami/platformtheme.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +47,16 @@
 #include <qrc_kirigami.cpp>
 #endif
 
+class CopyHelperPrivate : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    public:
+        Q_INVOKABLE static void copyTextToClipboard(const QString& text)
+        {
+            qGuiApp->clipboard()->setText(text);
+        }
+};
+
 QUrl KirigamiPlugin::componentUrl(const QString &fileName) const
 {
     for (const QString &style : qAsConst(m_stylesFallbackChain)) {
@@ -181,6 +193,7 @@
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("AboutPage.qml")), uri, 2, 6, "AboutPage");
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("LinkButton.qml")), uri, 2, 6, "LinkButton");
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("UrlButton.qml")), uri, 2, 6, "UrlButton");
+    qmlRegisterSingletonType<CopyHelperPrivate>("org.kde.kirigami.private", 2, 6, "CopyHelperPrivate", [] (QQmlEngine*, QJSEngine*) -> QObject* { return new CopyHelperPrivate; });
 
     //2.7
     qmlRegisterType<ColumnView>(uri, 2, 7, "ColumnView");
@@ -203,5 +216,4 @@
     qmlProtectModule(uri, 2);
 }
 
-#include "moc_kirigamiplugin.cpp"
-
+#include "kirigamiplugin.moc"