diff --git a/components/clipboard-button/index.js b/components/clipboard-button/index.js
index e52ef576afc4bb..80a96920e5cbd1 100644
--- a/components/clipboard-button/index.js
+++ b/components/clipboard-button/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
  */
 import Clipboard from 'clipboard';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { noop } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { findDOMNode, Component } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { Component } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -16,12 +15,23 @@ import { findDOMNode, Component } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { Button } from '../';
 
 class ClipboardButton extends Component {
+	constructor() {
+		super( ...arguments );
+
+		this.bindContainer = this.bindContainer.bind( this );
+		this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind( this );
+		this.getText = this.getText.bind( this );
+	}
+
 	componentDidMount() {
-		const { text, onCopy = noop } = this.props;
-		const button = findDOMNode( this.button );
-		this.clipboard = new Clipboard( button, {
-			text: () => text,
+		const { container, getText, onCopy } = this;
+		const button = container.firstChild;
+
+		this.clipboard = new Clipboard( button,	{
+			text: getText,
+			container,
 		} );
+
 		this.clipboard.on( 'success', onCopy );
 	}
 
@@ -30,17 +40,36 @@ class ClipboardButton extends Component {
 		delete this.clipboard;
 	}
 
+	bindContainer( container ) {
+		this.container = container;
+	}
+
+	onCopy( args ) {
+		// Clearing selection will move focus back to the triggering button,
+		// ensuring that it is not reset to the body, and further that it is
+		// kept within the rendered node.
+		args.clearSelection();
+
+		const { onCopy } = this.props;
+		if ( onCopy ) {
+			onCopy();
+		}
+	}
+
+	getText() {
+		return this.props.text;
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		const { className, children } = this.props;
 		const classes = classnames( 'components-clipboard-button', className );
 
 		return (
-			<Button
-				ref={ ref => this.button = ref }
-				className={ classes }
-			>
-				{ children }
-			</Button>
+			<div ref={ this.bindContainer }>
+				<Button className={ classes }>
+					{ children }
+				</Button>
+			</div>
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/editor/post-permalink/index.js b/editor/post-permalink/index.js
index 2f7fc86277e431..a53295c6399696 100644
--- a/editor/post-permalink/index.js
+++ b/editor/post-permalink/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PostPermalink extends Component {
 		this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind( this );
 	}
 
-	componentWillUnmout() {
+	componentWillUnmount() {
 		clearTimeout( this.dismissCopyConfirmation );
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/post-title/index.js b/editor/post-title/index.js
index bdbb042f47ba39..4c01f36bd5e687 100644
--- a/editor/post-title/index.js
+++ b/editor/post-title/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import Textarea from 'react-autosize-textarea';
-import clickOutside from 'react-click-outside';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 
 /**
@@ -32,12 +31,16 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 	constructor() {
 		super( ...arguments );
 
-		this.bindTextarea = this.bindTextarea.bind( this );
+		this.bindContainer = this.bindNode.bind( this, 'container' );
+		this.bindTextarea = this.bindNode.bind( this, 'textarea' );
 		this.onChange = this.onChange.bind( this );
 		this.onSelect = this.onSelect.bind( this );
 		this.onUnselect = this.onUnselect.bind( this );
 		this.onSelectionChange = this.onSelectionChange.bind( this );
 		this.onKeyDown = this.onKeyDown.bind( this );
+		this.blurIfOutside = this.blurIfOutside.bind( this );
+
+		this.nodes = {};
 
 		this.state = {
 			isSelected: false,
@@ -52,12 +55,12 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 		document.removeEventListener( 'selectionchange', this.onSelectionChange );
 	}
 
-	bindTextarea( ref ) {
-		this.textareaContainer = ref;
+	bindNode( name, node ) {
+		this.nodes[ name ] = node;
 	}
 
 	onSelectionChange() {
-		const textarea = this.textareaContainer.textarea;
+		const textarea = this.nodes.textarea.textarea;
 		if (
 			document.activeElement === textarea &&
 			textarea.selectionStart !== textarea.selectionEnd
@@ -80,8 +83,10 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 		this.setState( { isSelected: false } );
 	}
 
-	handleClickOutside() {
-		this.setState( { isSelected: false } );
+	blurIfOutside( event ) {
+		if ( ! this.nodes.container.contains( event.relatedTarget ) ) {
+			this.onUnselect();
+		}
 	}
 
 	onKeyDown( event ) {
@@ -97,7 +102,13 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 		const className = classnames( 'editor-post-title', { 'is-selected': isSelected } );
 
 		return (
-			<div className={ className }>
+			<div
+				ref={ this.bindContainer }
+				onFocus={ this.onSelect }
+				onBlur={ this.blurIfOutside }
+				className={ className }
+				tabIndex={ -1 /* Necessary for Firefox to include relatedTarget in blur event */ }
+			>
 				{ isSelected && <PostPermalink /> }
 				<h1>
 					<Textarea
@@ -106,7 +117,6 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 						value={ title }
 						onChange={ this.onChange }
 						placeholder={ __( 'Add title' ) }
-						onFocus={ this.onSelect }
 						onClick={ this.onSelect }
 						onKeyDown={ this.onKeyDown }
 						onKeyPress={ this.onUnselect }
@@ -130,4 +140,4 @@ export default connect(
 		},
 		clearSelectedBlock,
 	}
-)( clickOutside( PostTitle ) );
+)( PostTitle );