diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74449a3cc6..7b4f10b2bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 - [**Side-effects**](./docs/Side-effects.md)
   - [`useAsync`](./docs/useAsync.md) — resolves an `async` function.
   - [`useAsyncRetry`](./docs/useAsyncRetry.md) — `useAsync` with `retry()` method.
+  - [`useCopyToClipboard`](./docs/useCopyToClipboard.md) — copies text to clipboard.
   - [`useDebounce`](./docs/useDebounce.md) — debounces a function. [![][img-demo]](https://streamich.github.io/react-use/?path=/story/side-effects-usedebounce--demo)
   - [`useFavicon`](./docs/useFavicon.md) — sets favicon of the page.
   - [`useLocalStorage`](./docs/useLocalStorage.md) — manages a value in `localStorage`.
diff --git a/docs/useCopyToClipboard.md b/docs/useCopyToClipboard.md
index ce59f7dc4e..79b83f7b4a 100644
--- a/docs/useCopyToClipboard.md
+++ b/docs/useCopyToClipboard.md
@@ -1,54 +1,35 @@
 # `useCopyToClipboard`
 
-copy text to a users clipboard.
+Copy text to a user's clipboard.
 
-## Usage
-
-### basic usage:
-
-```jsx
-import {useCopyToClipboard} from 'react-use';
 
-const myComp = (props) => {
-  const [success, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard();
-  const myText = 'text to be copied';
-  return (
-    <span onClick={ () => copyToClipboard(myText) }>{myText}</span>
-    )
-}
-```
+## Usage
 
-### with timeout:
+Basic usage
 
 ```jsx
-import {useCopyToClipboard} from 'react-use';
+const Demo = () => {
+  const [text, setText] = React.useState('');
+  const [copied, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(text);
 
-const myComp = (props) => {
-  const [success, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(2000);
-  const myText = 'text to be copied';
   return (
     <div>
-      <span onClick={ () => copyToClipboard(myText) }>{myText}</span>
-      { success && <span>copied to clipboard</span>}
+      <input value={text} onChange={e => setText(e.target.value)} />
+      <button type="button" onClick={copyToClipboard}>copy text</button>
+      <div>Copied: {copied ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</div>
     </div>
-    )
+  )
 }
 ```
 
-### with custom polyfill:
+## Reference
 
-```jsx
-import {useCopyToClipboard} from 'react-use';
-import * as clipboard from "clipboard-polyfill"
-
-const myComp = (props) => {
-  const [success, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(undefined, clipboard.writeText);
-  const myText = 'text to be copied';
-  return (
-    <div>
-      <span onClick={ () => copyToClipboard(myText) }>{myText}</span>
-      { success && <span>copied to clipboard</span>}
-    </div>
-    )
-}
+```js
+const [copied, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(text);
+const [copied, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(text, copyFunction);
 ```
+
+, where
+
+- `copyFunction` &mdash; function that receives a single string argument, which
+  it copies to user's clipboard.
diff --git a/src/__stories__/useCopyToClipboard.story.tsx b/src/__stories__/useCopyToClipboard.story.tsx
index d97437e53e..fa346a017f 100644
--- a/src/__stories__/useCopyToClipboard.story.tsx
+++ b/src/__stories__/useCopyToClipboard.story.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import ShowDocs from './util/ShowDocs';
 import {useCopyToClipboard} from '..';
 
 const Demo = () => {
-  const [success, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(2000);
-  const textToCopy = "text to be copied"
+  const [text, setText] = React.useState('');
+  const [copied, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard(text);
+
   return (
     <div>
-      <span style={{margin: 10}}>{textToCopy}</span>
-      <button type="button" onClick={ () => copyToClipboard(textToCopy)}>copy text</button>
-      { success && <span> text copied!</span>}
+      <input value={text} onChange={e => setText(e.target.value)} />
+      <button type="button" onClick={copyToClipboard}>copy text</button>
+      <div>Copied: {copied ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</div>
       <div style={{margin: 10}}>
         <input type="text" placeholder="now paste it in here"/>
       </div>
@@ -18,6 +19,6 @@ const Demo = () => {
   )
 }
 
-storiesOf('UI|useCopyToClipboard', module)
+storiesOf('Side-effects|useCopyToClipboard', module)
   .add('Docs', () => <ShowDocs md={require('../../docs/useCopyToClipboard.md')} />)
   .add('Demo', () => <Demo/>)
diff --git a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
index 01d7457b37..0515f9270f 100644
--- a/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
+++ b/src/useCopyToClipboard.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,27 @@
-import {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
-import * as clipboard from "clipboard-polyfill"
+import useUpdateEffect from './useUpdateEffect';
+import {useState, useCallback} from 'react';
 
 const copyDefault = (text) => {
-  console.log('run');
-  const element = document.createElement('textarea'); // create textarea HTML element
-  element.value = text;                               // add the text to be copied to the element
-  document.body.appendChild(element);                 // add element to DOM
-  element.select();                                   // select the text
-  document.execCommand('copy');                       // execute copy command
-  document.body.removeChild(element);                 // remove element from DOM
+  const element = document.createElement('textarea');
+  element.value = text;
+  document.body.appendChild(element);
+  element.select();
+  document.execCommand('copy');
+  document.body.removeChild(element);
 };
 
+const useCopyToClipboard = (text: string = '', copy = copyDefault): [boolean, () => void] => {
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+  const copyToClipboard = useCallback(() => {
+    copy(text);
+    setCopied(true);
+  }, [text]);
 
-const useCopyToClipboard = (timeout = undefined, copy = copyDefault) => {
+  useUpdateEffect(() => {
+    setCopied(false);
+  }, [text]);
 
-  const [success, setSuccess] = useState(false);
-
-  const copyToClipboard = (text) => {
-
-    if (typeof text == "string" || typeof text == "number" ) {
-      copy(text);
-      setSuccess(true);
-    }
-    else {
-      setSuccess(false);
-      console.error(`Cannot copy typeof ${typeof text} to clipboard, must be a valid string or number.`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  useEffect( () => {
-    // if timeout given, set success to false
-    if (timeout) {
-      if (success) setTimeout( () => setSuccess(false), timeout);
-    }
-  }, [success])
-
-  return [success, copyToClipboard];
+  return [copied, copyToClipboard];
 }
 
 export default useCopyToClipboard;