diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-mails-peel.md b/.changeset/nervous-mails-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..530fa9023a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-mails-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Fix accessibility issue in `<CopyTextButton />`. The component doesn't render anymore an hidden `textarea` containing the text to be copied.
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx
index 298a8d5780..a4ffd3462b 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 
 import { CodeSnippet } from './CodeSnippet';
@@ -56,19 +54,4 @@ describe('<CodeSnippet />', () => {
     expect(getByText('2')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(getByText('3')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
-
-  it('copy code using button', async () => {
-    jest.useFakeTimers();
-    document.execCommand = jest.fn();
-    const { getByTitle } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <CodeSnippet {...minProps} showCopyCodeButton />,
-    );
-    const button = getByTitle('Text copied to clipboard');
-    fireEvent.click(button);
-    act(() => {
-      jest.runAllTimers();
-    });
-    expect(document.execCommand).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    jest.useRealTimers();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
index a3badaad07..613dff80a9 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const CodeSnippet = ({
   const mode = theme.palette.type === 'dark' ? dark : docco;
   const highlightColor = theme.palette.type === 'dark' ? '#256bf3' : '#e6ffed';
   return (
-    <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
+    <div style={{ position: 'relative' }} data-testid="code-snippet">
       <SyntaxHighlighter
         customStyle={customStyle}
         language={language}
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.tsx
index acd0fa809c..9e3a94ee45 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.test.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { CopyTextButton } from './CopyTextButton';
 import { ApiRegistry, ApiProvider } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
 import { errorApiRef, ErrorApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+// should we add this to dev dependencies?
+// (already a dependency of react-use)
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard';
 
 jest.mock('popper.js', () => {
   const PopperJS = jest.requireActual('popper.js');
@@ -51,14 +55,16 @@ const apiRegistry = ApiRegistry.from([
   ],
 ]);
 
+jest.mock('copy-to-clipboard', () => jest.fn());
+
 describe('<CopyTextButton />', () => {
   it('renders without exploding', async () => {
-    const { getByDisplayValue } = await renderInTestApp(
+    const { getByTestId } = await renderInTestApp(
       <ApiProvider apis={apiRegistry}>
         <CopyTextButton {...props} />
       </ApiProvider>,
     );
-    getByDisplayValue('mockText');
+    expect(getByTestId('copy-button')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('displays tooltip on click', async () => {
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ describe('<CopyTextButton />', () => {
     act(() => {
       jest.runAllTimers();
     });
-    expect(document.execCommand).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(copy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mockText');
     rendered.getByText('mockTooltip');
     jest.useRealTimers();
   });
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.tsx
index b5bc516d1a..b7120f6ad3 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/CopyTextButton/CopyTextButton.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { errorApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { IconButton, Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import CopyIcon from '@material-ui/icons/FileCopy';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React, { MouseEventHandler, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { MouseEventHandler, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCopyToClipboard } from 'react-use';
 
 /**
  * Copy text button with visual feedback in the form of
@@ -51,31 +51,17 @@ export const CopyTextButton = (props: Props) => {
     ...defaultProps,
     ...props,
   };
-  const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
-  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard();
 
   const handleCopyClick: MouseEventHandler = e => {
     e.stopPropagation();
     setOpen(true);
-
-    try {
-      if (inputRef.current) {
-        inputRef.current.select();
-        document.execCommand('copy');
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      errorApi.post(error);
-    }
+    copyToClipboard(text);
   };
 
   return (
     <>
-      <textarea
-        ref={inputRef}
-        style={{ position: 'absolute', top: -9999, left: -9999 }}
-        defaultValue={text}
-      />
       <Tooltip
         id="copy-test-tooltip"
         title={tooltipText}
@@ -85,7 +71,7 @@ export const CopyTextButton = (props: Props) => {
         open={open}
       >
         <IconButton onClick={handleCopyClick}>
-          <CopyIcon />
+          <CopyIcon data-testid="copy-button" />
         </IconButton>
       </Tooltip>
     </>
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx
index a71cb65be0..89fbed7d79 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ import { PlainApiDefinitionWidget } from './PlainApiDefinitionWidget';
 
 describe('<PlainApiDefinitionWidget />', () => {
   it('renders plain text', async () => {
-    const { getByText } = await renderInTestApp(
+    const { getByTestId } = await renderInTestApp(
       <PlainApiDefinitionWidget definition="Hello World" language="yaml" />,
     );
-    expect(getByText(/Hello World/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(getByTestId('code-snippet')).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/__snapshots__/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx.snap b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/__snapshots__/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85f93c65ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/PlainApiDefinitionWidget/__snapshots__/PlainApiDefinitionWidget.test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`<PlainApiDefinitionWidget /> renders plain text 1`] = `
+<div
+  data-testid="code-snippet"
+  style="position: relative;"
+>
+  <pre
+    style="display: block; overflow-x: auto; padding: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: rgb(248, 248, 255);"
+  >
+    <code
+      class="language-yaml"
+      style="white-space: pre;"
+    >
+      <span>
+        <span
+          style="color: rgb(33, 145, 97);"
+        >
+          Hello
+        </span>
+        <span>
+           
+        </span>
+        <span
+          style="color: rgb(33, 145, 97);"
+        >
+          World
+        </span>
+      </span>
+    </code>
+  </pre>
+  <div
+    style="position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px;"
+  >
+    <button
+      class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root"
+      tabindex="0"
+      title="Text copied to clipboard"
+      type="button"
+    >
+      <span
+        class="MuiIconButton-label"
+      >
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          class="MuiSvgIcon-root"
+          data-testid="copy-button"
+          focusable="false"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        >
+          <path
+            d="M16 1H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14h2V3h12V1zm-1 4l6 6v10c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H7.99C6.89 23 6 22.1 6 21l.01-14c0-1.1.89-2 1.99-2h7zm-1 7h5.5L14 6.5V12z"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </span>
+      <span
+        class="MuiTouchRipple-root"
+      />
+    </button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
diff --git a/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.test.tsx b/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.test.tsx
index 7901a69cbd..1f5ee94e04 100644
--- a/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.test.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('EntityBadgesDialog', () => {
     );
 
     await expect(
-      rendered.findByText('![test: badge](http://127.0.0.1/catalog/...)'),
+      rendered.findByText('test: badge'),
     ).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });