diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
index 0dd97b5ce12a..e5bf68971bb0 100755
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
@@ -1824,6 +1824,52 @@ describe("Clipboard Operations", () => {
 		// Only the selected token should be copied
 		cy.get("@clipboardWrite").should("have.been.calledOnceWith", "Selected");
 	});
+
+	it("should copy focused token text when no tokens are selected", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Tokenizer>
+				<Token text="Focused"></Token>
+				<Token text="Other"></Token>
+			</Tokenizer>
+		);
+
+		// Tab into the tokenizer to focus the first token without selecting it
+		cy.realPress("Tab");
+		cy.get("[ui5-token]").eq(0).should("have.prop", "focused", true);
+		cy.get("[ui5-token]").eq(0).should("have.prop", "selected", false);
+
+		cy.window().then((win) => {
+			cy.stub(win.navigator.clipboard, "writeText").as("clipboardWrite");
+			Object.defineProperty(win, "isSecureContext", { value: true, writable: true });
+		});
+
+		cy.realPress(["Control", "c"]);
+
+		cy.get("@clipboardWrite").should("have.been.calledOnceWith", "Focused");
+	});
+
+	it("should not cut token in readonly mode", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Tokenizer readonly={true}>
+				<Token text="ReadonlyToken"></Token>
+				<Token text="Other"></Token>
+			</Tokenizer>
+		);
+
+		cy.realPress("Tab");
+		cy.get("[ui5-token]").eq(0).should("have.prop", "focused", true);
+
+		cy.window().then((win) => {
+			cy.stub(win.navigator.clipboard, "writeText").as("clipboardWrite");
+			Object.defineProperty(win, "isSecureContext", { value: true, writable: true });
+		});
+
+		cy.realPress(["Control", "x"]);
+
+		// Should copy but not delete in readonly mode
+		cy.get("@clipboardWrite").should("have.been.calledOnceWith", "ReadonlyToken");
+		cy.get("[ui5-token]").should("have.length", 2);
+	});
 });
 
 describe("Tokenizer - getFocusDomRef Method", () => {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
index 0cdd39e560a1..edc33e73be1f 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
@@ -720,10 +720,14 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 			e.preventDefault();
 
 			const isCut = e.key.toLowerCase() === "x" || isDeleteShift(e);
-			const selectedTokens = this._tokens.filter(token => token.selected);
-			const focusedToken = selectedTokens.find(token => token.focused);
+			let selectedTokens = this._tokens.filter(token => token.selected);
+			const focusedToken = this._tokens.find(token => token.focused);
 
-			if (isCut) {
+			if (!selectedTokens.length && focusedToken) {
+				selectedTokens = [focusedToken];
+			}
+
+			if (isCut && !this.readonly) {
 				const cutResult = this._fillClipboard(ClipboardDataOperation.cut, selectedTokens);
 
 				focusedToken && this.deleteToken(focusedToken);
@@ -1079,7 +1083,7 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 	}
 
 	_fillClipboard(shortcutName: ClipboardDataOperation, tokens: Array<IToken>) {
-		const tokensTexts = tokens.filter(token => token.selected).map(token => token.text).join("\r\n");
+		const tokensTexts = tokens.map(token => token.text).join("\r\n");
 
 		// Async clipboard API (works in secure contexts - HTTPS/localhost)
 		if (navigator.clipboard?.writeText && window.isSecureContext) {