diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/browser_view.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/browser_view.dart
index 3b4d42c9..69a774ad 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/browser_view.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/browser_view.dart
@@ -541,23 +541,27 @@ class _BrowserViewState extends ConsumerState<BrowserView>
         if (_suggestionCountTime != null &&
             DateTime.now().difference(_suggestionCountTime!) >
                 widget.suggestionTimeout) {
+          final topRoute = ref.read(currentTopRouteProvider);
+
           //Don't do anything if a child route is active
-          if (GoRouterState.of(context).topRoute?.name == BrowserRoute.name) {
+          if (topRoute is GoRoute && topRoute.name == BrowserRoute.name) {
             final settings = ref.read(generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider);
 
-            unawaited(
-              showSuggestNewTabMessage(
-                context,
-                onAdd: (searchText) async {
-                  await SearchRoute(
-                    tabType:
-                        ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
-                        settings.defaultCreateTabType,
-                    searchText: searchText ?? SearchRoute.emptySearchText,
-                  ).push(context);
-                },
-              ),
-            );
+            if (settings.allowClipboardAccess) {
+              unawaited(
+                showSuggestNewTabMessage(
+                  context,
+                  onAdd: (searchText) async {
+                    await SearchRoute(
+                      tabType:
+                          ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
+                          settings.defaultCreateTabType,
+                      searchText: searchText ?? SearchRoute.emptySearchText,
+                    ).push(context);
+                  },
+                ),
+              );
+            }
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.dart
index a71411f7..714db3d6 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import 'package:riverpod/riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 
 part 'engine_suggestions.g.dart';
 
@@ -39,9 +40,17 @@ class EngineSuggestions extends _$EngineSuggestions {
     String query, {
     List<GeckoSuggestionType> providers = const [GeckoSuggestionType.history],
   }) {
+    final allowClipboard = ref.read(
+      generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider.select((s) => s.allowClipboardAccess),
+    );
+
     return ref
         .read(engineSuggestionsServiceProvider)
-        .querySuggestions(query, providers: providers);
+        .querySuggestions(
+          query,
+          providers: providers,
+          allowClipboard: allowClipboard,
+        );
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.g.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.g.dart
index 1137df4e..f0513b2c 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/engine_suggestions.g.dart
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ final class EngineSuggestionsProvider
   EngineSuggestions create() => EngineSuggestions();
 }
 
-String _$engineSuggestionsHash() => r'ba2c2d7f0a5e99fd9e639acd020b8cf3016c6126';
+String _$engineSuggestionsHash() => r'10d4a8a53d184b6c1d107d8634a2f662dfd297f1';
 
 abstract class _$EngineSuggestions
     extends $StreamNotifier<List<GeckoSuggestion>> {
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/clipboard_fill.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/clipboard_fill.dart
index 49191f29..f982b80f 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/clipboard_fill.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/clipboard_fill.dart
@@ -20,16 +20,26 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_material_design_icons/flutter_material_design_icons.dart';
+import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/hooks/cached_future.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/utils/clipboard.dart';
 
-class ClipboardFillLink extends HookWidget {
+class ClipboardFillLink extends HookConsumerWidget {
   final TextEditingController controller;
 
   const ClipboardFillLink({super.key, required this.controller});
 
   @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
+    final allowClipboardAccess = ref.watch(
+      generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider.select((s) => s.allowClipboardAccess),
+    );
+
+    if (!allowClipboardAccess) {
+      return const SizedBox.shrink();
+    }
+
     final clipboardUrl = useCachedFuture(() => tryGetUriFromClipboard());
     final currentText = useValueListenable(controller);
 
diff --git a/app/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/search_content_settings.dart b/app/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/search_content_settings.dart
index dde21c50..3f1c4ec5 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/search_content_settings.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/search_content_settings.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class _SearchSection extends StatelessWidget {
         _BangsTile(),
         _AutocompleteProviderSection(),
         _MaxSearchHistoryEntriesSection(),
+        _AllowClipboardAccessTile(),
       ],
     );
   }
@@ -470,3 +471,29 @@ class _AddonCollectionTile extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 }
+
+class _AllowClipboardAccessTile extends HookConsumerWidget {
+  const _AllowClipboardAccessTile();
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
+    final allowClipboardAccess = ref.watch(
+      generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider.select((s) => s.allowClipboardAccess),
+    );
+
+    return SwitchListTile.adaptive(
+      title: const Text('Allow clipboard access for suggestions'),
+      subtitle: const Text('Browser can read clipboard to suggest URLs'),
+      secondary: const Icon(MdiIcons.clipboardTextOutline),
+      value: allowClipboardAccess,
+      onChanged: (value) async {
+        await ref
+            .read(saveGeneralSettingsControllerProvider.notifier)
+            .save(
+              (currentSettings) =>
+                  currentSettings.copyWith.allowClipboardAccess(value),
+            );
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart b/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
index 616a1467..c220a90e 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
   final bool doubleBackCloseTab;
   final Duration unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval;
   final int maxSearchHistoryEntries;
+  final bool allowClipboardAccess;
 
   GeneralSettings({
     required this.themeMode,
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     required this.doubleBackCloseTab,
     required this.unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval,
     required this.maxSearchHistoryEntries,
+    required this.allowClipboardAccess,
   });
 
   GeneralSettings.withDefaults({
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     bool? doubleBackCloseTab,
     Duration? unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval,
     int? maxSearchHistoryEntries,
+    bool? allowClipboardAccess,
   }) : themeMode = themeMode ?? ThemeMode.dark,
        enableReadability = enableReadability ?? true,
        enforceReadability = enforceReadability ?? false,
@@ -168,7 +171,8 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
        doubleBackCloseTab = doubleBackCloseTab ?? true,
        unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval =
            unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval ?? Duration.zero,
-       maxSearchHistoryEntries = maxSearchHistoryEntries ?? 5;
+       maxSearchHistoryEntries = maxSearchHistoryEntries ?? 5,
+       allowClipboardAccess = allowClipboardAccess ?? true;
 
   factory GeneralSettings.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       _$GeneralSettingsFromJson(json);
@@ -202,5 +206,6 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     doubleBackCloseTab,
     unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval,
     maxSearchHistoryEntries,
+    allowClipboardAccess,
   ];
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart b/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
index 54da87be..1c3ea028 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
 
   GeneralSettings maxSearchHistoryEntries(int maxSearchHistoryEntries);
 
+  GeneralSettings allowClipboardAccess(bool allowClipboardAccess);
+
   /// Creates a new instance with the provided field values.
   /// Passing `null` to a nullable field nullifies it, while `null` for a non-nullable field is ignored. To update a single field use `GeneralSettings(...).copyWith.fieldName(value)`.
   ///
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
     bool doubleBackCloseTab,
     Duration unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval,
     int maxSearchHistoryEntries,
+    bool allowClipboardAccess,
   });
 }
 
@@ -217,6 +220,10 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
   GeneralSettings maxSearchHistoryEntries(int maxSearchHistoryEntries) =>
       call(maxSearchHistoryEntries: maxSearchHistoryEntries);
 
+  @override
+  GeneralSettings allowClipboardAccess(bool allowClipboardAccess) =>
+      call(allowClipboardAccess: allowClipboardAccess);
+
   @override
   /// Creates a new instance with the provided field values.
   /// Passing `null` to a nullable field nullifies it, while `null` for a non-nullable field is ignored. To update a single field use `GeneralSettings(...).copyWith.fieldName(value)`.
@@ -251,6 +258,7 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
     Object? doubleBackCloseTab = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
     Object? unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
     Object? maxSearchHistoryEntries = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
+    Object? allowClipboardAccess = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
   }) {
     return GeneralSettings(
       themeMode: themeMode == const $CopyWithPlaceholder() || themeMode == null
@@ -399,6 +407,12 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
           ? _value.maxSearchHistoryEntries
           // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
           : maxSearchHistoryEntries as int,
+      allowClipboardAccess:
+          allowClipboardAccess == const $CopyWithPlaceholder() ||
+              allowClipboardAccess == null
+          ? _value.allowClipboardAccess
+          // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+          : allowClipboardAccess as bool,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -474,6 +488,7 @@ GeneralSettings _$GeneralSettingsFromJson(
               .toInt(),
         ),
   maxSearchHistoryEntries: (json['maxSearchHistoryEntries'] as num?)?.toInt(),
+  allowClipboardAccess: json['allowClipboardAccess'] as bool?,
 );
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$GeneralSettingsToJson(
@@ -513,6 +528,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$GeneralSettingsToJson(
   'unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval':
       instance.unassignedTabsAutoCleanInterval.inMicroseconds,
   'maxSearchHistoryEntries': instance.maxSearchHistoryEntries,
+  'allowClipboardAccess': instance.allowClipboardAccess,
 };
 
 const _$ThemeModeEnumMap = {
diff --git a/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart b/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
index 50c56b50..37345380 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class GeneralSettingsRepository extends _$GeneralSettingsRepository {
         DriftSqlType.int,
         db.typeMapping,
       ),
+      'allowClipboardAccess': settings['allowClipboardAccess']?.readAs(
+        DriftSqlType.bool,
+        db.typeMapping,
+      ),
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart b/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
index 54c9a506..c6504a59 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ final class GeneralSettingsRepositoryProvider
 }
 
 String _$generalSettingsRepositoryHash() =>
-    r'7cea68308e2e7847e9bb030e9c9c04860c760edd';
+    r'302d33b57212a8f3affcf13a8ef5227d68e56ecb';
 
 abstract class _$GeneralSettingsRepository
     extends $StreamNotifier<GeneralSettings> {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_mozilla_components/lib/src/domain/services/gecko_suggestions.dart b/packages/flutter_mozilla_components/lib/src/domain/services/gecko_suggestions.dart
index 7aaa26f2..ca96720e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_mozilla_components/lib/src/domain/services/gecko_suggestions.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_mozilla_components/lib/src/domain/services/gecko_suggestions.dart
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ class GeckoSuggestionsService extends GeckoSuggestionEvents {
       GeckoSuggestionType.clipboard,
       GeckoSuggestionType.history,
     ],
+    bool allowClipboard = true,
   }) {
-    return _api.querySuggestions(text, providers);
+    final effectiveProviders = allowClipboard
+        ? providers
+        : providers.where((p) => p != GeckoSuggestionType.clipboard).toList();
+
+    return _api.querySuggestions(text, effectiveProviders);
   }
 
   Future<AutocompleteResult?> getAutocompleteSuggestion(String query) {