diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/Win32/ClipboardImpl.cpp b/src/SFML/Window/Win32/ClipboardImpl.cpp
index 7353af9aa..1ad613abc 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/Win32/ClipboardImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/Win32/ClipboardImpl.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void ClipboardImpl::setString(const String& text)
     if (!EmptyClipboard())
     {
         std::cerr << "Failed to empty the Win32 clipboard." << std::endl;
+        CloseClipboard();
         return;
     }