diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.js b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.js
index b6b5edc993..2df978ab2d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.js
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { IconButton, Tooltip, withStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { IconButton, Tooltip, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import CopyIcon from '@material-ui/icons/FileCopy';
-import { errorApiRef, useApi } from '../../api';
+import { errorApiRef, useApi } from 'api';
 
-const buttonStyles = theme => ({
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
   button: {
     '&:hover': {
       backgroundColor: theme.palette.highlight,
       cursor: 'pointer',
     },
   },
-});
+}));
 
 /**
  * Copy text button with visual feedback in the form of
@@ -44,68 +44,56 @@ const buttonStyles = theme => ({
  * Example:
  *    <CopyTextButton text="My text that I want to be copied to the clipboard" />
  */
-class CopyTextButton extends React.Component {
-  static propTypes = {
-    text: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    tooltipDelay: PropTypes.number,
-    tooltipText: PropTypes.string,
-  };
+const CopyTextButton = ({
+  text,
+  tooltipDelay = 1000,
+  tooltipText = 'Text copied to clipboard',
+}) => {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+  const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
+  const inputRef = useRef();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  static defaultProps = {
-    tooltipDelay: 1000,
-    tooltipText: 'Text copied to clipboard',
-  };
-
-  state = {
-    open: false,
-  };
-
-  handleTooltipClose = () => {
-    this.setState({ open: false });
-  };
-
-  handleTooltipOpen = () => {
-    this.setState({ open: true });
-  };
-
-  handleCopyClick = e => {
+  const handleCopyClick = e => {
     e.stopPropagation();
-    this.handleTooltipOpen();
+    setOpen(true);
+
     try {
-      this.clipboardInput.select();
+      inputRef.current.select();
       document.execCommand('copy');
     } catch (error) {
-      const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
       errorApi.post(error);
     }
   };
 
-  render() {
-    const { classes, text, tooltipDelay, tooltipText } = this.props;
+  return (
+    <>
+      <input
+        ref={inputRef}
+        type="text"
+        style={{ position: 'absolute', top: -9999, left: 9999 }}
+        defaultValue={text}
+      />
+      <Tooltip
+        id="copy-test-tooltip"
+        title={tooltipText}
+        placement="top"
+        leaveDelay={tooltipDelay}
+        onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+        open={open}
+      >
+        <IconButton onClick={handleCopyClick} className={classes.button}>
+          <CopyIcon />
+        </IconButton>
+      </Tooltip>
+    </>
+  );
+};
 
-    return (
-      <>
-        <input
-          ref={el => (this.clipboardInput = el)}
-          type="text"
-          style={{ position: 'absolute', top: -9999, left: 9999 }}
-          defaultValue={text}
-        />
-        <Tooltip
-          id="copy-test-tooltip"
-          title={tooltipText}
-          placement="top"
-          leaveDelay={tooltipDelay}
-          onClose={this.handleTooltipClose}
-          open={this.state.open}
-        >
-          <IconButton onClick={this.handleCopyClick} className={classes.button}>
-            <CopyIcon />
-          </IconButton>
-        </Tooltip>
-      </>
-    );
-  }
-}
+CopyTextButton.propTypes = {
+  text: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  tooltipDelay: PropTypes.number,
+  tooltipText: PropTypes.string,
+};
 
-export default withStyles(buttonStyles)(CopyTextButton);
+export default CopyTextButton;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.stories.tsx
index 92db2073d3..7fd78f8057 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.stories.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,28 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import CopyTextButton from '.';
+import { ApiProvider, errorApiRef, ApiRegistry } from 'api';
 
 export default {
   title: 'CopyTextButton',
   component: CopyTextButton,
+  decorators: [
+    storyFn => {
+      // TODO: move this to common storybook config, requires core package to be separate from components
+      const registry = ApiRegistry.from([
+        [
+          errorApiRef,
+          {
+            post(error) {
+              // eslint-disable-next-line no-alert
+              window.alert(`Component posted error, ${error}`);
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      ]);
+      return <ApiProvider apis={registry} children={storyFn()} />;
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 export const Default = () => (
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.js b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.js
index 81d2f9a863..ad8a9ce5cb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { wrapInThemedTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import CopyTextButton from './CopyTextButton';
+import { ApiRegistry, errorApiRef, ApiProvider } from 'api';
 
 const props = {
   text: 'mockText',
@@ -25,10 +26,25 @@ const props = {
   tooltipText: 'mockTooltip',
 };
 
+const apiRegistry = ApiRegistry.from([
+  [
+    errorApiRef,
+    {
+      post(error) {
+        throw error;
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+]);
+
 describe('<CopyTextButton />', () => {
   it('renders without exploding', () => {
     const { getByDisplayValue } = render(
-      wrapInThemedTestApp(<CopyTextButton {...props} />),
+      wrapInThemedTestApp(
+        <ApiProvider apis={apiRegistry}>
+          <CopyTextButton {...props} />
+        </ApiProvider>,
+      ),
     );
     getByDisplayValue('mockText');
   });
@@ -38,7 +54,13 @@ describe('<CopyTextButton />', () => {
   it.skip('displays tooltip on click', () => {
     const spy = jest.fn();
     Object.defineProperty(document, 'execCommand', { value: spy });
-    const rendered = render(wrapInThemedTestApp(<CopyTextButton {...props} />));
+    const rendered = render(
+      wrapInThemedTestApp(
+        <ApiProvider apis={apiRegistry}>
+          <CopyTextButton {...props} />
+        </ApiProvider>,
+      ),
+    );
     const button = rendered.getByTitle('mockTooltip');
     button.click();
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();