diff --git a/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.cpp b/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.cpp
index 537e6c74dcb514..a99b0f35ef8366 100644
--- a/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.cpp
+++ b/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ void ClipboardHistoryModel::update()
 
 void ClipboardHistoryModel::add_item(const GUI::Clipboard::DataAndType& item)
 {
+    if (m_history_items.size() == m_history_limit)
+        m_history_items.take_last();
     m_history_items.prepend(item);
     update();
 }
diff --git a/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.h b/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.h
index 1309ccb5834044..f9a14e33c71d71 100644
--- a/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.h
+++ b/MenuApplets/ClipboardHistory/ClipboardHistoryModel.h
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ class ClipboardHistoryModel final : public GUI::Model {
     virtual void update() override;
 
     Vector<GUI::Clipboard::DataAndType> m_history_items;
+    size_t m_history_limit { 20 };
 };