diff --git a/commons-extension-webapp/src/main/webapp/ckeditor/plugins/copyformatting/plugin.js b/commons-extension-webapp/src/main/webapp/ckeditor/plugins/copyformatting/plugin.js
index e4d33e8844..ea42af735f 100644
--- a/commons-extension-webapp/src/main/webapp/ckeditor/plugins/copyformatting/plugin.js
+++ b/commons-extension-webapp/src/main/webapp/ckeditor/plugins/copyformatting/plugin.js
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@
 					}
 				} );
 
+				if (mouseupHost === editor.document) {
+					editable.attachListener( editable, 'mouseup', function( evt ) {
+						// Apply formatting only if any styles are copied (#2780, #2655, #2470).
+						if ( getMouseButton( evt ) === CKEDITOR.MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT && cmd.state === CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_ON ) {
+							editor.execCommand( 'applyFormatting' );
+						}
+					} );
+				}
+
 				editable.attachListener( CKEDITOR.document, 'mouseup', function( evt ) {
 					if ( getMouseButton( evt ) === CKEDITOR.MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT && cmd.state === CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_ON &&
 						!editable.contains( evt.data.getTarget() ) ) {