diff --git a/packages/api-explorer/__tests__/CopyCode.test.jsx b/packages/api-explorer/__tests__/CopyCode.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbfdf4db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-explorer/__tests__/CopyCode.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const React = require('react');
+const { mount } = require('enzyme');
+
+const CopyCode = require('../src/CopyCode');
+
+const curl = `curl --request POST \
+--url http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet \
+--header 'Authorization: Bearer 123' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json'`;
+
+// `react-copy-to-clipboard` uses this when copying text to the clipboard so we need to mock it out or else we'll get
+// errors in the test.
+window.prompt = () => {};
+
+test('should copy a snippet to the clipboard', () => {
+  const onCopy = jest.fn();
+
+  const node = mount(<CopyCode code={curl} onCopy={onCopy} />);
+
+  node.find('button').simulate('click');
+
+  expect(onCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(curl);
+});
+
+test('should update the code to copy when supplied with a new snippet', () => {
+  const onCopy = jest.fn();
+
+  const node = mount(<CopyCode code={curl} onCopy={onCopy} />);
+
+  node.find('button').simulate('click');
+  expect(onCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(curl);
+
+  node.setProps({ code: 'console.log()' });
+
+  node.find('button').simulate('click');
+  expect(onCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('console.log()');
+});
diff --git a/packages/api-explorer/src/CopyCode.jsx b/packages/api-explorer/src/CopyCode.jsx
index d67270842..45e374e3d 100644
--- a/packages/api-explorer/src/CopyCode.jsx
+++ b/packages/api-explorer/src/CopyCode.jsx
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ class CopyCode extends React.Component {
     this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind(this);
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    const code = typeof prevProps.code === 'function' ? prevProps.code() : prevProps.code;
-
-    if (code !== this.state.code) {
-      this.setState({ code });
+  static getDerivedStateFromProps(props, state) {
+    const code = typeof props.code === 'function' ? props.code() : props.code;
+    if (!('code' in state) || code !== state.code) {
+      return { code };
     }
+
+    return null;
   }
 
-  onCopy() {
+  onCopy(text) {
+    this.props.onCopy(text);
+
     this.setState({ copied: true });
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.setState({ copied: false });
@@ -41,6 +44,11 @@ class CopyCode extends React.Component {
 
 CopyCode.propTypes = {
   code: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.func]).isRequired,
+  onCopy: PropTypes.func,
+};
+
+CopyCode.defaultProps = {
+  onCopy: () => {},
 };
 
 module.exports = CopyCode;