diff --git a/terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c b/terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c
index 077467c..190e528 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c
+++ b/terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ terminal_preferences_dialog_init (TerminalPreferencesDialog *dialog)
                                        "font-allow-bold", "misc-menubar-default",
                                        "misc-toolbar-default", "misc-borders-default",
                                        "misc-tab-close-middle-click", "misc-mouse-autohide",
-                                       "misc-rewrap-on-resize", "shortcuts-no-helpkey",
-                                       "shortcuts-no-mnemonics", "shortcuts-no-menukey",
-                                       "binding-backspace", "binding-delete",
-                                       "background-mode", "background-image-style",
-                                       "color-background-vary", "dropdown-keep-open-default",
-                                       "dropdown-keep-above", "dropdown-toggle-focus",
-                                       "dropdown-status-icon", "dropdown-move-to-active",
-                                       "dropdown-always-show-tabs"
+                                       "misc-rewrap-on-resize", "misc-copy-on-select",
+                                       "shortcuts-no-helpkey", "shortcuts-no-mnemonics",
+                                       "shortcuts-no-menukey", "binding-backspace",
+                                       "binding-delete", "background-mode",
+                                       "background-image-style", "color-background-vary",
+                                       "dropdown-keep-open-default", "dropdown-keep-above",
+                                       "dropdown-toggle-focus", "dropdown-status-icon",
+                                       "dropdown-move-to-active", "dropdown-always-show-tabs"
                                      };
   const gchar      *props_color[] =  { "color-foreground", "color-cursor",
                                        "color-background", "tab-activity-color",
diff --git a/terminal/terminal-preferences.c b/terminal/terminal-preferences.c
index d6c70ae..bea23c7 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal-preferences.c
+++ b/terminal/terminal-preferences.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum
   PROP_MISC_DEFAULT_WORKING_DIR,
   PROP_MISC_REWRAP_ON_RESIZE,
   PROP_MISC_SHIFT_ARROWS_SCROLL,
+  PROP_MISC_COPY_ON_SELECT,
   PROP_SCROLLING_BAR,
   PROP_SCROLLING_LINES,
   PROP_SCROLLING_ON_OUTPUT,
@@ -866,6 +867,16 @@ terminal_preferences_class_init (TerminalPreferencesClass *klass)
                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   /**
+   * TerminalPreferences:misc-copy-on-select:
+   **/
+  preferences_props[PROP_MISC_COPY_ON_SELECT] =
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("misc-copy-on-select",
+                            NULL,
+                            "MiscCopyOnSelect",
+                            FALSE,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
    * TerminalPreferences:scrolling-bar:
    **/
   preferences_props[PROP_SCROLLING_BAR] =
diff --git a/terminal/terminal-preferences.glade b/terminal/terminal-preferences.glade
index 63b7294..fef456c 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal-preferences.glade
+++ b/terminal/terminal-preferences.glade
@@ -3042,6 +3042,22 @@ when double clicking:</property>
                                 <property name="position">2</property>
                               </packing>
                             </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="misc-copy-on-select">
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Automatically copy selection to clipboard</property>
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                <property name="halign">start</property>
+                                <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                                <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                              </object>
+                              <packing>
+                                <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                                <property name="position">3</property>
+                              </packing>
+                            </child>
                           </object>
                         </child>
                       </object>
diff --git a/terminal/terminal-screen.c b/terminal/terminal-screen.c
index 2ad569e..360b76b 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal-screen.c
+++ b/terminal/terminal-screen.c
@@ -1195,9 +1195,17 @@ static void
 terminal_screen_vte_selection_changed (VteTerminal    *terminal,
                                        TerminalScreen *screen)
 {
+  gboolean copy_on_select;
+
   terminal_return_if_fail (VTE_IS_TERMINAL (terminal));
   terminal_return_if_fail (TERMINAL_IS_SCREEN (screen));
 
+  /* copy vte selection to GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD if option is set */
+  g_object_get (G_OBJECT (screen->preferences),
+                "misc-copy-on-select", &copy_on_select, NULL);
+  if (copy_on_select)
+    vte_terminal_copy_clipboard (terminal);
+
   g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (screen), screen_signals[SELECTION_CHANGED], 0);
 }