diff --git a/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.cpp b/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.cpp
index 26d9c7ab0..609461604 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
-DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent), deckList(nullptr)
+/**
+ * Creates the main layout and connects the signals that are common to all versions of this window
+ */
+void DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::createMainLayout()
 {
     contentsEdit = new QPlainTextEdit;
 
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(pa
 
     setLayout(mainLayout);
 
-    setWindowTitle(tr("Load deck from clipboard"));
     resize(500, 500);
 
     actRefresh();
@@ -46,6 +48,18 @@ DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(pa
     refreshShortcuts();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates the dialog window for the "Load deck from clipboard" action
+ *
+ * @param parent The parent widget
+ */
+DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent), deckList(nullptr)
+{
+    createMainLayout();
+
+    setWindowTitle(tr("Load deck from clipboard"));
+}
+
 /**
  * Loads the contents of the DeckList into a String
  * @param deckList The deck to load
@@ -60,14 +74,18 @@ static QString deckListToString(const DeckLoader *deckList)
 }
 
 /**
- * Creates a dialogue window that already has the contents of the deck loaded into the textEdit
+ * Creates the dialog window for the "Edit deck in clipboard" action
  *
- * @param deck The deck to load
+ * @param deck The existing deck in the deck editor
  * @param parent The parent widget
  */
 DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard::DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(const DeckLoader &deck, QWidget *parent)
     : DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(parent)
 {
+    createMainLayout();
+
+    setWindowTitle(tr("Edit deck in clipboard"));
+
     deckList = new DeckLoader(deck);
     deckList->setParent(this);
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.h b/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.h
index d54b1a098..ee447f4f1 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/dialogs/dlg_load_deck_from_clipboard.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class DeckLoader;
 class QPlainTextEdit;
 class QPushButton;
 
+/**
+ * Dialog window for actions that involve loading decks from text input.
+ */
 class DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -17,11 +20,17 @@ private slots:
     void refreshShortcuts();
 
 private:
+    /**
+     * before actOK has been called, null deckList indicates "load deck from clipboard" action, and nonnull deckList
+     * indicates "edit deck in clipboard" action
+     */
     DeckLoader *deckList;
     QPlainTextEdit *contentsEdit;
     QPushButton *refreshButton;
     QCheckBox *loadSetNameAndNumberCheckBox;
 
+    void createMainLayout();
+
 public:
     explicit DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     explicit DlgLoadDeckFromClipboard(const DeckLoader &deck, QWidget *parent = nullptr);