diff --git a/lib/content-services/content-node-share/content-node-share.dialog.html b/lib/content-services/content-node-share/content-node-share.dialog.html
index cc5e893393..5e1fe28e19 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/content-node-share/content-node-share.dialog.html
+++ b/lib/content-services/content-node-share/content-node-share.dialog.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                     readonly="readonly">
                     <mat-icon class="adf-input-action" matSuffix
                           [clipboard-notification]="'SHARE.CLIPBOARD-MESSAGE' | translate"
-                          [adf-clipboard] target="sharedLinkInput">
+                          [adf-clipboard] [target]="sharedLinkInput">
                         link
                     </mat-icon>
             </mat-form-field>
diff --git a/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.spec.ts b/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.spec.ts
index 6a39509516..3e56c66a24 100644
--- a/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.spec.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ describe('CopyClipboardDirective', () => {
 
     @Component({
         selector:  'adf-copy-conent-test-component',
-        template: `<span adf-clipboard>{{ mockText }}</span>`
+        template: `<span adf-clipboard="placeholder">{{ mockText }}</span>`
     })
     class TestCopyClipboardComponent {
 
         mockText = 'text to copy';
+        placeholder = 'copy text';
 
         @ViewChild(ClipboardDirective)
         clipboardDirective: ClipboardDirective;
diff --git a/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.ts b/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.ts
index 38c96ca255..68f27b50e3 100644
--- a/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.ts
+++ b/lib/core/clipboard/clipboard.directive.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ export class ClipboardDirective {
 
     @HostListener('mouseenter')
     showTooltip() {
-        const componentFactory = this.resolver.resolveComponentFactory(ClipboardComponent);
-        const componentRef = this.viewContainerRef.createComponent(componentFactory).instance;
-        componentRef.placeholder = this.placeholder;
+        if (this.placeholder) {
+            const componentFactory = this.resolver.resolveComponentFactory(ClipboardComponent);
+            const componentRef = this.viewContainerRef.createComponent(componentFactory).instance;
+            componentRef.placeholder = this.placeholder;
+        }
     }
 
     @HostListener('mouseleave')
diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable-cell.component.ts b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable-cell.component.ts
index ffb9d75a09..bac6b1c12d 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable-cell.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable-cell.component.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { Node } from '@alfresco/js-api';
     template: `
         <ng-container>
             <span *ngIf="copyContent; else defaultCell"
-                adf-clipboard
+                adf-clipboard="CLIPBOARD.CLICK_TO_COPY"
                 [clipboard-notification]="'CLIPBOARD.SUCCESS_COPY'"
                 [attr.aria-label]="value$ | async"
                 [title]="tooltip"
diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/json-cell.component.ts b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/json-cell.component.ts
index 500a867e16..92c11e326f 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/json-cell.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/json-cell.component.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ import { DataTableCellComponent } from './datatable-cell.component';
                 <pre
                     class="adf-datatable-json-cell"
                     [adf-clipboard]="'CLIPBOARD.CLICK_TO_COPY'"
-                    [clipboard-notification]="'CLIPBOARD.SUCCESS_COPY'">
-                    {{ value$ | async | json }}
-                </pre>
+                    [clipboard-notification]="'CLIPBOARD.SUCCESS_COPY'">{{ value$ | async | json }}</pre>
             </span>
         </ng-container>
         <ng-template #defaultJsonTemplate>