diff --git a/src/ios/CDVClipboard.m b/src/ios/CDVClipboard.m
index 6c09b78..d3a06f9 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVClipboard.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVClipboard.m
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ - (void)paste:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
 	[self.commandDelegate runInBackground:^{
 		UIPasteboard *pasteboard = [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard];
 		NSString *text = [pasteboard valueForPasteboardType:@"public.text"];
+		if (text == nil) {
+			text = @"";
+		}
 
 		CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:text];
 		[self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];