diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
index 37329904..5e941f67 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
@@ -96,12 +96,18 @@ class ClipboardIcon(CanvasIcon):
         else:
             self.props.xo_color = XoColor("#000000,#FFFFFF")
 
+        if activity and percent == 100:
+            # FIXME: restrict based on file type rather than activity once
+            # we have a better type registry
+            # restrict auto-open to a specific set of activities
+            allowed = ["org.laptop.AbiWordActivity", "org.laptop.sugar.Xbook"]
+            if activity in allowed:
+                self._open_file()
+
     def _open_file(self):
         if self._percent < 100 or not self._activity:
             return
 
-        logging.debug("_open_file: " + self._object_id)
-
         # Get the file path
         cb_service = clipboardservice.get_instance()
         obj = cb_service.get_object(self._object_id)