diff --git a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
index 3f313c77..284569a3 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
@@ -2535,13 +2535,23 @@ static void
 thunar_standard_view_action_cut (GtkAction          *action,
                                  ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
 {
+  GtkWidget *window;
+  GtkWidget *widget;
+
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   _thunar_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_ACTION (action));
 G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_STANDARD_VIEW (standard_view));
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_CLIPBOARD_MANAGER (standard_view->clipboard));
 
-  thunar_clipboard_manager_cut_files (standard_view->clipboard, standard_view->priv->selected_files);
+  window = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (standard_view));
+  widget = gtk_window_get_focus (GTK_WINDOW (window));
+
+  /* check if focused widget is the location entry */
+  if (GTK_IS_ENTRY (widget))
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (widget, "cut-clipboard", NULL);
+  else
+    thunar_clipboard_manager_cut_files (standard_view->clipboard, standard_view->priv->selected_files);
 }
 
 
@@ -2550,13 +2560,23 @@ static void
 thunar_standard_view_action_copy (GtkAction          *action,
                                   ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
 {
+  GtkWidget *window;
+  GtkWidget *widget;
+
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   _thunar_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_ACTION (action));
 G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_STANDARD_VIEW (standard_view));
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_CLIPBOARD_MANAGER (standard_view->clipboard));
 
-  thunar_clipboard_manager_copy_files (standard_view->clipboard, standard_view->priv->selected_files);
+  window = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (standard_view));
+  widget = gtk_window_get_focus (GTK_WINDOW (window));
+
+  /* check if focused widget is the location entry */
+  if (GTK_IS_ENTRY (widget))
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (widget, "copy-clipboard", NULL);
+  else
+    thunar_clipboard_manager_copy_files (standard_view->clipboard, standard_view->priv->selected_files);
 }
 
 
@@ -2565,6 +2585,8 @@ static void
 thunar_standard_view_action_paste (GtkAction          *action,
                                    ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
 {
+  GtkWidget  *window;
+  GtkWidget  *widget;
   ThunarFile *current_directory;
 
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
@@ -2572,11 +2594,20 @@ G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_STANDARD_VIEW (standard_view));
 
-  current_directory = thunar_navigator_get_current_directory (THUNAR_NAVIGATOR (standard_view));
-  if (G_LIKELY (current_directory != NULL))
+  window = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (standard_view));
+  widget = gtk_window_get_focus (GTK_WINDOW (window));
+
+  /* check if focused widget is the location entry */
+  if (GTK_IS_ENTRY (widget))
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (widget, "paste-clipboard", NULL);
+  else
     {
-      thunar_clipboard_manager_paste_files (standard_view->clipboard, thunar_file_get_file (current_directory),
-                                            GTK_WIDGET (standard_view), thunar_standard_view_new_files_closure (standard_view, NULL));
+      current_directory = thunar_navigator_get_current_directory (THUNAR_NAVIGATOR (standard_view));
+      if (G_LIKELY (current_directory != NULL))
+        {
+          thunar_clipboard_manager_paste_files (standard_view->clipboard, thunar_file_get_file (current_directory),
+                                                GTK_WIDGET (standard_view), thunar_standard_view_new_files_closure (standard_view, NULL));
+        }
     }
 }