Laundry detergent compositions comprising from about 2% to about 60% of organic surfactant, from about 1% to about 20% of smectite-type clay selected from saponites, hectorites and sodium and calcium montmorillonites, from about 0.001 to about 0.4 mmoles % of copper precomplexed with an aminopolycarboxylate sequestrant, and from about 0.5% to about 50% of peroxygen bleaching agent and/or peroxygen bleach percursor therefor. The compositions provide improved bleaching activity.