diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 5e54e717..c29f1a71 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,43 @@ pub fn run() {
 
     let app = tauri::Builder::default()
         .setup(|app| {
+            // Set up native Edit menu to enable standard clipboard shortcuts (copy, paste, etc.)
+            // Required on Linux where webkit2gtk does not handle these without menu items
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                use tauri::menu::{Menu, PredefinedMenuItem, Submenu};
+
+                let result = (|| -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+                    let handle = app.handle();
+                    let edit_menu = Submenu::with_items(
+                        handle,
+                        "Edit",
+                        true,
+                        &[
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::undo(handle, None)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::redo(handle, None)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(handle)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::cut(handle, None)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::copy(handle, None)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::paste(handle, None)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(handle)?,
+                            &PredefinedMenuItem::select_all(handle, None)?,
+                        ],
+                    )?;
+                    // NOTE: This menu bar will be visible on Linux. Removing it or hiding it
+                    // also removes the accelerator registrations and breaks clipboard shortcuts
+                    // (webkit2gtk requires native menu items to recognise Ctrl+C/V/X etc.).
+                    // See https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/2397
+                    let menu = Menu::with_items(handle, &[&edit_menu])?;
+                    app.set_menu(menu)?;
+                    Ok(())
+                })();
+
+                if let Err(e) = result {
+                    tracing::warn!(error = %e, "Failed to set up native Edit menu; clipboard shortcuts may not work");
+                }
+            }
+
             tauri::async_runtime::block_on(async {
                 if let Err(e) = setup_version_backup(app).await {
                     tracing::error!(error = %e, "Failed to setup version backup");
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
index 9580c693..65362bad 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(serialized["access_token"], "token_value");
         assert_eq!(serialized["refresh_token"], "refresh_value");
 
-        let deserialized: AuthTokensQuery =
-            serde_json::from_value(serialized).unwrap();
+        let deserialized: AuthTokensQuery = serde_json::from_value(serialized).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(deserialized.access_token, original.access_token);
         assert_eq!(deserialized.refresh_token, original.refresh_token);
     }