diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
index 585d5a3879356499d181683e1fe9b7f0f263e445..941e3945d015a0b64b47931d063d96e94f2123ac 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ using namespace flutter;
 
 - (void)setClipboardData:(NSDictionary*)data {
   UIPasteboard* pasteboard = [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard];
-  pasteboard.string = data[@"text"];
+  if (data[@"text"]) {
+    pasteboard.string = data[@"text"];
+  } else {
+    pasteboard.string = @"null";
+  }
 }
 
 @end