diff --git a/src/image_viewer.c b/src/image_viewer.c
index ebacd7304042a7c78ee3ca14764b55d829f575e8..4c818718f62dc6a8ea655e9ca73b80793f18a555 100644
--- a/src/image_viewer.c
+++ b/src/image_viewer.c
@@ -1901,6 +1901,14 @@ rstto_image_viewer_set_scale (RsttoImageViewer *viewer, gdouble scale)
             FALSE);
 }
 
+GdkPixbuf *
+rstto_image_viewer_get_pixbuf (
+        RsttoImageViewer *viewer)
+{
+    g_object_ref(viewer->priv->pixbuf);
+    return viewer->priv->pixbuf;
+}
+
 gdouble
 rstto_image_viewer_get_scale (RsttoImageViewer *viewer)
 {
diff --git a/src/image_viewer.h b/src/image_viewer.h
index 7ce06151fcd730937c848d11eb42547f7b93ba6d..8d13d774f6e6976bfc9f38b9cefe404d0228e039 100644
--- a/src/image_viewer.h
+++ b/src/image_viewer.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ rstto_image_viewer_set_scale (
         RsttoImageViewer *viewer,
         gdouble scale);
 
+GdkPixbuf *
+rstto_image_viewer_get_pixbuf (
+        RsttoImageViewer *viewer);
+
 gdouble
 rstto_image_viewer_get_scale (
         RsttoImageViewer *viewer);
diff --git a/src/main_window.c b/src/main_window.c
index 7978f79576462806b1fff46201615131b337761d..2f24969dd41b5e5799774e664206fbeb4cb87b80 100644
--- a/src/main_window.c
+++ b/src/main_window.c
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ cb_rstto_main_window_preferences (
         GtkWidget *widget,
         RsttoMainWindow *window);
 
+static void
+copy_image (
+        GtkWidget *widget,
+        RsttoMainWindow *window);
+
 static void
 cb_rstto_main_window_clear_private_data (
         GtkWidget *widget,
@@ -445,6 +450,12 @@ static GtkActionEntry action_entries[] =
             NULL,
             NULL,
             NULL, },
+  { "copy-image",
+            NULL,
+            N_ ("_Copy image to clipboard"),
+            "<control>C",
+            NULL,
+            G_CALLBACK (copy_image), },
   { "open-with-menu",
             NULL,
             N_ ("_Open with"),
@@ -4456,6 +4467,20 @@ rstto_main_window_launch_editor_chooser (
     g_list_free (files);
 }
 
+
+static void
+copy_image (
+        GtkWidget *widget,
+        RsttoMainWindow *window)
+{
+    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+    RsttoImageViewer *viewer = RSTTO_IMAGE_VIEWER(window->priv->image_viewer);
+    pixbuf = rstto_image_viewer_get_pixbuf(viewer);
+    gtk_clipboard_set_image(gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD), pixbuf);
+    //gtk_clipboard_set_image(gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY), pixbuf);
+    g_object_unref (pixbuf);
+}
+
 static void
 cb_rstto_main_window_clear_private_data (
         GtkWidget *widget,
diff --git a/src/main_window_ui.xml b/src/main_window_ui.xml
index 600da60619ff5e7b5fd2ec6b8d327a5157a0fa70..242946daef0156747c87f727662e4d50deae4b5e 100644
--- a/src/main_window_ui.xml
+++ b/src/main_window_ui.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
             <menuitem action="quit"/>
         </menu>
         <menu action="edit-menu">
+            <menuitem action="copy-image"/>
+            <separator/>
             <menu action="open-with-menu">
                 <placeholder name="open-with-apps" />
             </menu>