diff --git a/src/cdk/clipboard/clipboard.md b/src/cdk/clipboard/clipboard.md
index 5293a1280a56..67d3b9b5c4db 100644
--- a/src/cdk/clipboard/clipboard.md
+++ b/src/cdk/clipboard/clipboard.md
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ class HeroProfile {
   }
 }
 ```
+
+If you're using the `cdkCopyToClipboard` you can pass in the `cdkCopyToClipboardAttempts` input
+to automatically attempt to copy some text a certain number of times.
+
+```html
+<button [cdkCopyToClipboard]="longText" [cdkCopyToClipboardAttempts]="5">Copy text</button>
+```
diff --git a/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.spec.ts b/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.spec.ts
index a3537ca3c1ae..34df05595ce4 100644
--- a/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import {Clipboard} from './clipboard';
 import {ClipboardModule} from './clipboard-module';
+import {PendingCopy} from './pending-copy';
 
 const COPY_CONTENT = 'copy content';
 
@@ -11,17 +12,18 @@ const COPY_CONTENT = 'copy content';
   template: `
     <button
     [cdkCopyToClipboard]="content"
-    (cdkCopyToClipboardCopied)="copied.emit($event)"></button>`,
+    [cdkCopyToClipboardAttempts]="attempts"
+    (cdkCopyToClipboardCopied)="copied($event)"></button>`,
 })
 class CopyToClipboardHost {
-  @Input() content = '';
-  @Output() copied = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+  content = '';
+  attempts = 1;
+  copied = jasmine.createSpy('copied spy');
 }
 
 describe('CdkCopyToClipboard', () => {
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<CopyToClipboardHost>;
-  let mockCopy: jasmine.Spy;
-  let copiedOutput: jasmine.Spy;
+  let clipboard: Clipboard;
 
   beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -37,31 +39,69 @@ describe('CdkCopyToClipboard', () => {
 
     const host = fixture.componentInstance;
     host.content = COPY_CONTENT;
-    copiedOutput = jasmine.createSpy('copied');
-    host.copied.subscribe(copiedOutput);
-    mockCopy = spyOn(TestBed.get(Clipboard), 'copy');
-
+    clipboard = TestBed.get(Clipboard);
     fixture.detectChanges();
   });
 
   it('copies content to clipboard upon click', () => {
+    spyOn(clipboard, 'copy');
     fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
-
-    expect(mockCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(COPY_CONTENT);
+    expect(clipboard.copy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(COPY_CONTENT);
   });
 
   it('emits copied event true when copy succeeds', fakeAsync(() => {
-       mockCopy.and.returnValue(true);
-       fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
+    spyOn(clipboard, 'copy').and.returnValue(true);
+    fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
 
-       expect(copiedOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
-     }));
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+  }));
 
   it('emits copied event false when copy fails', fakeAsync(() => {
-       mockCopy.and.returnValue(false);
-       fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
-       tick();
+    spyOn(clipboard, 'copy').and.returnValue(false);
+    fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
+    tick();
+
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+  }));
+
+  it('should be able to attempt multiple times before succeeding', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const maxAttempts = 3;
+    let attempts = 0;
+    spyOn(clipboard, 'beginCopy').and.returnValue({
+      copy: () => ++attempts >= maxAttempts,
+      destroy: () => {}
+    } as PendingCopy);
+    fixture.componentInstance.attempts = maxAttempts;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+
+    expect(attempts).toBe(maxAttempts);
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+  }));
+
+  it('should be able to attempt multiple times before failing', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const maxAttempts = 3;
+    let attempts = 0;
+    spyOn(clipboard, 'beginCopy').and.returnValue({
+      copy: () => {
+        attempts++;
+        return false;
+      },
+      destroy: () => {}
+    } as PendingCopy);
+    fixture.componentInstance.attempts = maxAttempts;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
 
-       expect(copiedOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
-     }));
+    fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button')!.click();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+
+    expect(attempts).toBe(maxAttempts);
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(fixture.componentInstance.copied).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+  }));
 });
diff --git a/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.ts b/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.ts
index 869fb8ee3469..9a6f90560a5c 100644
--- a/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/clipboard/copy-to-clipboard.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,28 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Directive, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
-
+import {
+  Directive,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Input,
+  Output,
+  NgZone,
+  InjectionToken,
+  Inject,
+  Optional,
+} from '@angular/core';
 import {Clipboard} from './clipboard';
 
+/** Object that can be used to configure the default options for `CdkCopyToClipboard`. */
+export interface CdkCopyToClipboardConfig {
+  /** Default number of attempts to make when copying text to the clipboard. */
+  attempts?: number;
+}
+
+/** Injection token that can be used to provide the default options to `CdkCopyToClipboard`. */
+export const CKD_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_CONFIG =
+    new InjectionToken<CdkCopyToClipboardConfig>('CKD_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_CONFIG');
+
 /**
  * Provides behavior for a button that when clicked copies content into user's
  * clipboard.
@@ -24,6 +42,12 @@ export class CdkCopyToClipboard {
   /** Content to be copied. */
   @Input('cdkCopyToClipboard') text: string = '';
 
+  /**
+   * How many times to attempt to copy the text. This may be necessary for longer text, because
+   * the browser needs time to fill an intermediate textarea element and copy the content.
+   */
+  @Input('cdkCopyToClipboardAttempts') attempts: number = 1;
+
   /**
    * Emits when some text is copied to the clipboard. The
    * emitted value indicates whether copying was successful.
@@ -38,10 +62,42 @@ export class CdkCopyToClipboard {
    */
   @Output('copied') _deprecatedCopied = this.copied;
 
-  constructor(private readonly _clipboard: Clipboard) {}
+  constructor(
+    private _clipboard: Clipboard,
+    /**
+     * @deprecated _ngZone parameter to become required.
+     * @breaking-change 10.0.0
+     */
+    private _ngZone?: NgZone,
+    @Optional() @Inject(CKD_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_CONFIG) config?: CdkCopyToClipboardConfig) {
+
+    if (config && config.attempts != null) {
+      this.attempts = config.attempts;
+    }
+  }
 
   /** Copies the current text to the clipboard. */
-  copy() {
-    this.copied.emit(this._clipboard.copy(this.text));
+  copy(attempts: number = this.attempts): void {
+    if (attempts > 1) {
+      let remainingAttempts = attempts;
+      const pending = this._clipboard.beginCopy(this.text);
+      const attempt = () => {
+        const successful = pending.copy();
+        if (!successful && --remainingAttempts) {
+          // @breaking-change 10.0.0 Remove null check for `_ngZone`.
+          if (this._ngZone) {
+            this._ngZone.runOutsideAngular(() => setTimeout(attempt));
+          } else {
+            setTimeout(attempt);
+          }
+        } else {
+          pending.destroy();
+          this.copied.emit(successful);
+        }
+      };
+      attempt();
+    } else {
+      this.copied.emit(this._clipboard.copy(this.text));
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/clipboard.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/clipboard.d.ts
index 8a62e784eff1..0373a94b92db 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/clipboard.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/clipboard.d.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 export declare class CdkCopyToClipboard {
     _deprecatedCopied: EventEmitter<boolean>;
+    attempts: number;
     copied: EventEmitter<boolean>;
     text: string;
-    constructor(_clipboard: Clipboard);
-    copy(): void;
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkCopyToClipboard, "[cdkCopyToClipboard]", never, { 'text': "cdkCopyToClipboard" }, { 'copied': "cdkCopyToClipboardCopied", '_deprecatedCopied': "copied" }, never>;
+    constructor(_clipboard: Clipboard,
+    _ngZone?: NgZone | undefined, config?: CdkCopyToClipboardConfig);
+    copy(attempts?: number): void;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkCopyToClipboard, "[cdkCopyToClipboard]", never, { 'text': "cdkCopyToClipboard", 'attempts': "cdkCopyToClipboardAttempts" }, { 'copied': "cdkCopyToClipboardCopied", '_deprecatedCopied': "copied" }, never>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<CdkCopyToClipboard>;
 }
 
+export interface CdkCopyToClipboardConfig {
+    attempts?: number;
+}
+
+export declare const CKD_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_CONFIG: InjectionToken<CdkCopyToClipboardConfig>;
+
 export declare class Clipboard {
     constructor(document: any);
     beginCopy(text: string): PendingCopy;