diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 59368e36..d467a99f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Don't disable the clipboard icons when they are still incomplete. (tomeu)
 * #3053: Fix the distance between the clustered xos and the activity. (marco)
 * Make the sizes of mesh icons match Eben spec. (marco)
 * #3364: When joining an activity, pick up its sharing scope, so we don't
diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
index 1bb33f98..a6ceb379 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class ClipboardIcon(RadioToolButton):
         self._icon.props.xo_color = profile.get_color()
         self.set_icon_widget(self._icon)
         self._icon.show()
-
-        self.props.sensitive = False
         
         cb_service = clipboardservice.get_instance()
         cb_service.connect('object-state-changed', self._object_state_changed_cb)
@@ -132,8 +130,6 @@ class ClipboardIcon(RadioToolButton):
         self.palette.set_state(name, percent, preview, activity,
                                self._is_bundle(obj['FORMATS']))
 
-        self.props.sensitive = (percent == 100)
-
         if self.props.active:
             self._put_in_clipboard()