diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView.kt
index fbc0ab670..2158c8339 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ package org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.keyboard.clipboard
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.View
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ItemTouchHelper
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.ClipboardHistoryManager
 
 class ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         context: Context,
@@ -14,6 +16,19 @@ class ClipboardHistoryRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 ) : RecyclerView(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) {
 
     var placeholderView: View? = null
+    val historyManager: ClipboardHistoryManager? get() = (adapter as? ClipboardAdapter?)?.clipboardHistoryManager
+    private val touchHelper = ItemTouchHelper(object : ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT) {
+        override fun onMove(recyclerView: RecyclerView, viewHolder: ViewHolder, target: ViewHolder) = false
+        override fun getSwipeDirs(recyclerView: RecyclerView, viewHolder: ViewHolder): Int {
+            if (historyManager?.canRemove(viewHolder.absoluteAdapterPosition) == false)
+                return 0 // block swipe for pinned items
+            return super.getSwipeDirs(recyclerView, viewHolder)
+        }
+        override fun onSwiped(viewHolder: ViewHolder, dir: Int) {
+            historyManager?.removeEntry(viewHolder.absoluteAdapterPosition)
+            adapter?.notifyItemRemoved(viewHolder.absoluteAdapterPosition)
+        }
+    }).attachToRecyclerView(this)
 
     private val adapterDataObserver: AdapterDataObserver = object : AdapterDataObserver() {
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/ClipboardHistoryManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/ClipboardHistoryManager.kt
index 163f3cd53..fe78def0d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/ClipboardHistoryManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/ClipboardHistoryManager.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ class ClipboardHistoryManager(
         }
     }
 
+    fun canRemove(index: Int) = historyEntries.getOrNull(index)?.isPinned != true
+
+    fun removeEntry(index: Int) {
+        if (canRemove(index))
+            historyEntries.removeAt(index)
+    }
+
     private fun sortHistoryEntries() {
         historyEntries.sort()
     }