diff --git a/src/gui/platform/android/mod.rs b/src/gui/platform/android/mod.rs
index aa410888..2f53d39e 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/platform/android/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ use winit::platform::android::activity::AndroidApp;
 
 use crate::gui::platform::PlatformCallbacks;
 
+/// How long a revealed secret (e.g. an nsec) may sit in the clipboard before it
+/// is auto-cleared, if it is still there. Long enough to paste into another app,
+/// short enough that it does not linger.
+const CLIPBOARD_SECRET_TTL_SECS: u64 = 45;
+
 /// Android platform implementation.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Android {
@@ -86,6 +91,21 @@ impl PlatformCallbacks for Android {
 		);
 	}
 
+	fn copy_secret_to_buffer(&self, data: String) {
+		// Copy now, then clear after a delay if the clipboard still holds exactly
+		// this secret (compare-then-clear), so a revealed nsec does not linger.
+		// Runs on a detached thread that reaches Java via the cloned app handle,
+		// the same non-GUI JNI path as the payment notifications.
+		self.copy_string_to_buffer(data.clone());
+		let platform = self.clone();
+		std::thread::spawn(move || {
+			std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(CLIPBOARD_SECRET_TTL_SECS));
+			if platform.get_string_from_buffer() == data {
+				platform.copy_string_to_buffer(String::new());
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	fn get_string_from_buffer(&self) -> String {
 		let result = self
 			.call_java_method("pasteText", "()Ljava/lang/String;", &[])
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/desktop/mod.rs b/src/gui/platform/desktop/mod.rs
index d4302bba..4b48d783 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/desktop/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/platform/desktop/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ use std::thread;
 
 use crate::gui::platform::PlatformCallbacks;
 
+/// How long a revealed secret (e.g. an nsec) may sit in the clipboard before it
+/// is auto-cleared, if it is still there. Long enough to paste into another app,
+/// short enough that it does not linger.
+const CLIPBOARD_SECRET_TTL_SECS: u64 = 45;
+
 /// Desktop platform related actions.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Desktop {
@@ -254,6 +259,35 @@ impl PlatformCallbacks for Desktop {
 		);
 	}
 
+	fn copy_secret_to_buffer(&self, data: String) {
+		// Copy now, then clear after a delay, but only if the clipboard still
+		// holds exactly this secret, so we never clobber whatever the user copied
+		// since. A revealed nsec must not sit in the clipboard forever.
+		self.copy_string_to_buffer(data.clone());
+		let clip = self.clipboard.clone();
+		thread::spawn(move || {
+			thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(CLIPBOARD_SECRET_TTL_SECS));
+			let mut guard = clip.lock();
+			// Open the shared instance lazily (mirrors `with_clipboard`); clearing
+			// through the long-lived owner is what actually relinquishes the
+			// selection on Linux.
+			if guard.is_none() {
+				match arboard::Clipboard::new() {
+					Ok(c) => *guard = Some(c),
+					Err(e) => {
+						log::error!("clipboard: failed to open for secret clear: {e}");
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if let Some(clipboard) = guard.as_mut()
+				&& clipboard.get_text().map(|t| t == data).unwrap_or(false)
+			{
+				let _ = clipboard.set_text(String::new());
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	fn get_string_from_buffer(&self) -> String {
 		self.with_clipboard(
 			|clipboard| clipboard.get_text().unwrap_or_default(),
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/mod.rs b/src/gui/platform/mod.rs
index 33f5d946..201fffb2 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/platform/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ pub trait PlatformCallbacks {
 	fn set_context(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context);
 	fn exit(&self);
 	fn copy_string_to_buffer(&self, data: String);
+	/// Copy a SECRET (e.g. a revealed nsec) to the clipboard, then auto-clear it
+	/// after a short delay so it does not linger there forever. The clear is
+	/// compare-then-clear: it only wipes the clipboard if it STILL holds exactly
+	/// this secret, so whatever the user copied since is never clobbered.
+	/// Defaults to a plain copy on platforms without a timed clear.
+	fn copy_secret_to_buffer(&self, data: String) {
+		self.copy_string_to_buffer(data);
+	}
 	fn get_string_from_buffer(&self) -> String;
 	fn start_camera(&self);
 	fn stop_camera(&self);
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
index 15a4e79f..073ebb94 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
@@ -3948,7 +3948,9 @@ impl GoblinWalletView {
 							ui.add_space(10.0);
 							if w::big_action_on_card(ui, &t!("goblin.advanced.copy_nsec")).clicked()
 							{
-								cb.copy_string_to_buffer(nsec.clone());
+								// Secret: auto-clears from the clipboard after a delay
+								// (compare-then-clear) so it does not linger there.
+								cb.copy_secret_to_buffer(nsec.clone());
 							}
 							ui.add_space(8.0);
 							let qr_label = if adv.nsec_qr {
@@ -4789,7 +4791,9 @@ impl GoblinWalletView {
 					ui.add_space(10.0);
 					if w::big_action_on_card(ui, &t!("goblin.settings.copy_new_nsec")).clicked() {
 						if let Some(nsec) = wallet.nostr_service().and_then(|s| s.nsec()) {
-							cb.copy_string_to_buffer(nsec);
+							// Secret: auto-clears from the clipboard after a delay
+							// (compare-then-clear) so it does not linger there.
+							cb.copy_secret_to_buffer(nsec);
 							cb.vibrate_copy();
 						}
 					}