diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/9163.md b/news/1 Enhancements/9163.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8685481e8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1 Enhancements/9163.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+When entering remote Jupyter Server, default the input value to uri in clipboard.
diff --git a/src/client/common/application/clipboard.ts b/src/client/common/application/clipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..619d9ea60b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/common/application/clipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { env } from 'vscode';
+import { IClipboard } from './types';
+
+@injectable()
+export class ClipboardService implements IClipboard {
+    public async readText(): Promise<string> {
+        return env.clipboard.readText();
+    }
+    public async writeText(value: string): Promise<void> {
+        await env.clipboard.writeText(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/common/application/types.ts b/src/client/common/application/types.ts
index 68f39500ccc1..d512afbf0728 100644
--- a/src/client/common/application/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/application/types.ts
@@ -1197,3 +1197,16 @@ export interface ICustomEditorService {
      */
     openEditor(file: Uri): Promise<void>;
 }
+
+export const IClipboard = Symbol('IClipboard');
+export interface IClipboard {
+    /**
+     * Read the current clipboard contents as text.
+     */
+    readText(): Promise<string>;
+
+    /**
+     * Writes text into the clipboard.
+     */
+    writeText(value: string): Promise<void>;
+}
diff --git a/src/client/common/serviceRegistry.ts b/src/client/common/serviceRegistry.ts
index 876e3b4d4eb0..a0b1d785f566 100644
--- a/src/client/common/serviceRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/serviceRegistry.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ImportTracker } from '../telemetry/importTracker';
 import { IImportTracker } from '../telemetry/types';
 import { ApplicationEnvironment } from './application/applicationEnvironment';
 import { ApplicationShell } from './application/applicationShell';
+import { ClipboardService } from './application/clipboard';
 import { CommandManager } from './application/commandManager';
 import { ReloadVSCodeCommandHandler } from './application/commands/reloadCommand';
 import { CustomEditorService } from './application/customEditorService';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import { TerminalManager } from './application/terminalManager';
 import {
     IApplicationEnvironment,
     IApplicationShell,
+    IClipboard,
     ICommandManager,
     ICustomEditorService,
     IDebugService,
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ export function registerTypes(serviceManager: IServiceManager) {
     serviceManager.addSingleton<ITerminalServiceFactory>(ITerminalServiceFactory, TerminalServiceFactory);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<IPathUtils>(IPathUtils, PathUtils);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<IApplicationShell>(IApplicationShell, ApplicationShell);
+    serviceManager.addSingleton<IClipboard>(IClipboard, ClipboardService);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<ICurrentProcess>(ICurrentProcess, CurrentProcess);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<IInstaller>(IInstaller, ProductInstaller);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<ICommandManager>(ICommandManager, CommandManager);
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.ts
index 24d68115648d..bfade9c79cd5 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { inject, injectable, named } from 'inversify';
-import { ConfigurationTarget, Memento, QuickPickItem } from 'vscode';
-import { ICommandManager } from '../../common/application/types';
+import { ConfigurationTarget, Memento, QuickPickItem, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { IClipboard, ICommandManager } from '../../common/application/types';
 import { GLOBAL_MEMENTO, IConfigurationService, IMemento } from '../../common/types';
 import { DataScience } from '../../common/utils/localize';
 import { noop } from '../../common/utils/misc';
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { captureTelemetry } from '../../telemetry';
 import { getSavedUriList } from '../common';
 import { Settings, Telemetry } from '../constants';
 
+const defaultUri = 'https://hostname:8080/?token=849d61a414abafab97bc4aab1f3547755ddc232c2b8cb7fe';
+
 interface ISelectUriQuickPickItem extends QuickPickItem {
     newChoice: boolean;
 }
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export class JupyterServerSelector {
     private readonly newLabel = `$(server) ${DataScience.jupyterSelectURINewLabel()}`;
     constructor(
         @inject(IMemento) @named(GLOBAL_MEMENTO) private globalState: Memento,
+        @inject(IClipboard) private readonly clipboard: IClipboard,
         @inject(IMultiStepInputFactory) private readonly multiStepFactory: IMultiStepInputFactory,
         @inject(IConfigurationService) private configuration: IConfigurationService,
         @inject(ICommandManager) private cmdManager: ICommandManager
@@ -57,10 +60,19 @@ export class JupyterServerSelector {
         }
     }
     private async selectRemoteURI(input: IMultiStepInput<{}>, _state: {}): Promise<InputStep<{}> | void> {
+        let initialValue = defaultUri;
+        try {
+            const text = await this.clipboard.readText().catch(() => '');
+            const parsedUri = Uri.parse(text.trim(), true);
+            // Only display http/https uris.
+            initialValue = text && parsedUri && parsedUri.scheme.toLowerCase().startsWith('http') ? text : defaultUri;
+        } catch {
+            // We can ignore errors.
+        }
         // Ask the user to enter a URI to connect to.
         const uri = await input.showInputBox({
             title: DataScience.jupyterSelectURIPrompt(),
-            value: 'https://hostname:8080/?token=849d61a414abafab97bc4aab1f3547755ddc232c2b8cb7fe',
+            value: initialValue || defaultUri,
             validate: this.validateSelectJupyterURI,
             prompt: ''
         });
diff --git a/src/test/datascience/dataScienceIocContainer.ts b/src/test/datascience/dataScienceIocContainer.ts
index 09f515ea796f..0abc1dc75b71 100644
--- a/src/test/datascience/dataScienceIocContainer.ts
+++ b/src/test/datascience/dataScienceIocContainer.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ import {
     IDiagnosticHandlerService,
     IDiagnosticsService
 } from '../../client/application/diagnostics/types';
+import { ClipboardService } from '../../client/common/application/clipboard';
 import { TerminalManager } from '../../client/common/application/terminalManager';
 import {
     IApplicationShell,
+    IClipboard,
     ICommandManager,
     ICustomEditorService,
     IDebugService,
@@ -861,6 +863,7 @@ export class DataScienceIocContainer extends UnitTestIocContainer {
         );
 
         this.serviceManager.addSingletonInstance<IApplicationShell>(IApplicationShell, appShell.object);
+        this.serviceManager.addSingleton<IClipboard>(IClipboard, ClipboardService);
         this.serviceManager.addSingletonInstance<IDocumentManager>(IDocumentManager, this.documentManager);
         this.serviceManager.addSingletonInstance<IWorkspaceService>(IWorkspaceService, instance(workspaceService));
         this.serviceManager.addSingletonInstance<IConfigurationService>(
diff --git a/src/test/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.unit.test.ts b/src/test/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.unit.test.ts
index 3bdca78921cc..526700658842 100644
--- a/src/test/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector.unit.test.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 import { assert } from 'chai';
 import { anything, instance, mock, verify, when } from 'ts-mockito';
 
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { QuickPickItem } from 'vscode';
 import { ApplicationShell } from '../../../client/common/application/applicationShell';
+import { ClipboardService } from '../../../client/common/application/clipboard';
 import { CommandManager } from '../../../client/common/application/commandManager';
-import { ICommandManager } from '../../../client/common/application/types';
+import { IClipboard, ICommandManager } from '../../../client/common/application/types';
 import { ConfigurationService } from '../../../client/common/configuration/service';
 import { IDataScienceSettings } from '../../../client/common/types';
 import { DataScience } from '../../../client/common/utils/localize';
 import { noop } from '../../../client/common/utils/misc';
-import { MultiStepInputFactory } from '../../../client/common/utils/multiStepInput';
+import { MultiStepInput, MultiStepInputFactory } from '../../../client/common/utils/multiStepInput';
 import { addToUriList } from '../../../client/datascience/common';
 import { Settings } from '../../../client/datascience/constants';
 import { JupyterServerSelector } from '../../../client/datascience/jupyter/serverSelector';
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ suite('Data Science - Jupyter Server URI Selector', () => {
     let quickPick: MockQuickPick | undefined;
     let cmdManager: ICommandManager;
     let dsSettings: IDataScienceSettings;
+    let clipboard: IClipboard;
+
     function createDataScienceObject(
         quickPickSelection: string,
         inputSelection: string,
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ suite('Data Science - Jupyter Server URI Selector', () => {
             jupyterServerURI: Settings.JupyterServerLocalLaunch
             // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
         } as any;
+        clipboard = mock(ClipboardService);
         const configService = mock(ConfigurationService);
         const applicationShell = mock(ApplicationShell);
         cmdManager = mock(CommandManager);
@@ -53,9 +58,17 @@ suite('Data Science - Jupyter Server URI Selector', () => {
             }
         );
 
-        return new JupyterServerSelector(storage, multiStepFactory, instance(configService), instance(cmdManager));
+        return new JupyterServerSelector(
+            storage,
+            instance(clipboard),
+            multiStepFactory,
+            instance(configService),
+            instance(cmdManager)
+        );
     }
 
+    teardown(() => sinon.restore());
+
     test('Local pick server uri', async () => {
         let value = '';
         const ds = createDataScienceObject('$(zap) Default', '', v => (value = v));
@@ -166,4 +179,36 @@ suite('Data Science - Jupyter Server URI Selector', () => {
         assert.notEqual(value, 'httx://localhost:1111', 'Already running should validate');
         assert.equal(value, '', 'Validation failed');
     });
+
+    suite('Default Uri when selecting remote uri', () => {
+        const defaultUri = 'https://hostname:8080/?token=849d61a414abafab97bc4aab1f3547755ddc232c2b8cb7fe';
+
+        async function testDefaultUri(expectedDefaultUri: string, clipboardValue?: string) {
+            const showInputBox = sinon.spy(MultiStepInput.prototype, 'showInputBox');
+            const ds = createDataScienceObject('$(server) Existing', 'http://localhost:1111', noop);
+            when(clipboard.readText()).thenResolve(clipboardValue || '');
+
+            await ds.selectJupyterURI();
+
+            assert.equal(showInputBox.firstCall.args[0].value, expectedDefaultUri);
+        }
+
+        test('Display default uri', async () => {
+            await testDefaultUri(defaultUri);
+        });
+        test('Display default uri if clipboard is empty', async () => {
+            await testDefaultUri(defaultUri, '');
+        });
+        test('Display default uri if clipboard contains invalid uri, display default uri', async () => {
+            await testDefaultUri(defaultUri, 'Hello World!');
+        });
+        test('Display default uri if clipboard contains invalid file uri, display default uri', async () => {
+            await testDefaultUri(defaultUri, 'file://test.pdf');
+        });
+        test('Display default uri if clipboard contains a valid uri, display uri from clipboard', async () => {
+            const validUri = 'https://wow:0909/?password=1234';
+
+            await testDefaultUri(validUri, validUri);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/test/vscode-mock.ts b/src/test/vscode-mock.ts
index 0712ce3810c6..48b7c0adf495 100644
--- a/src/test/vscode-mock.ts
+++ b/src/test/vscode-mock.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ function generateMock<K extends keyof VSCode>(name: K): void {
     mockedVSCodeNamespaces[name] = mockedObj as any;
 }
 
+class MockClipboard {
+    private text: string = '';
+    public readText(): Promise<string> {
+        return Promise.resolve(this.text);
+    }
+    public async writeText(value: string): Promise<void> {
+        this.text = value;
+    }
+}
 export function initialize() {
     generateMock('workspace');
     generateMock('window');
@@ -32,6 +41,10 @@ export function initialize() {
     generateMock('debug');
     generateMock('scm');
 
+    // Use mock clipboard fo testing purposes.
+    const clipboard = new MockClipboard();
+    mockedVSCodeNamespaces.env?.setup(e => e.clipboard).returns(() => clipboard);
+
     // When upgrading to npm 9-10, this might have to change, as we could have explicit imports (named imports).
     Module._load = function(request: any, _parent: any) {
         if (request === 'vscode') {