diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Edit/Lyrics/LyricEditorClipboard.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Edit/Lyrics/LyricEditorClipboard.cs
index e1ca41f7a..1ec66ae42 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Edit/Lyrics/LyricEditorClipboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Edit/Lyrics/LyricEditorClipboard.cs
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ private bool performCut()
                             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
                     }
 
+                case LyricEditorMode.Reference:
+                    return false;
+
                 case LyricEditorMode.Language:
                     languageChangeHandler.SetLanguage(null);
                     return true;
@@ -227,6 +230,9 @@ private bool performCopy(Lyric lyric)
                             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
                     }
 
+                case LyricEditorMode.Reference:
+                    return false;
+
                 case LyricEditorMode.Language:
                     saveObjectToTheClipboardContent(lyric.Language);
                     copyObjectToClipboard(lyric.Language);
@@ -299,6 +305,9 @@ private bool performPaste(Lyric lyric)
                             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
                     }
 
+                case LyricEditorMode.Reference:
+                    return false;
+
                 case LyricEditorMode.Language:
                     var pasteLanguage = getObjectFromClipboardContent<CultureInfo>();
                     if (pasteLanguage == null)