diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default.json b/assets/keymaps/default.json
index bea53ece45..6cd3660bf5 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default.json
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@
             "up": "terminal::Up",
             "down": "terminal::Down",
             "tab": "terminal::Tab",
-            "cmd-v": "terminal::Paste"
+            "cmd-v": "terminal::Paste",
+            "cmd-c": "terminal::Copy"
         }
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 1b929b6941..f6109572a7 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct ScrollTerminal(pub i32);
 
 actions!(
     terminal,
-    [Sigint, Escape, Del, Return, Left, Right, Up, Down, Tab, Clear, Paste, Deploy, Quit]
+    [Sigint, Escape, Del, Return, Left, Right, Up, Down, Tab, Clear, Copy, Paste, Deploy, Quit]
 );
 impl_internal_actions!(terminal, [Input, ScrollTerminal]);
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
     cx.add_action(Terminal::up);
     cx.add_action(Terminal::down);
     cx.add_action(Terminal::tab);
+    cx.add_action(Terminal::copy);
     cx.add_action(Terminal::paste);
     cx.add_action(Terminal::scroll_terminal);
 }
@@ -272,6 +273,16 @@ impl Terminal {
         cx.emit(Event::CloseTerminal);
     }
 
+    ///Attempt to paste the clipboard into the terminal
+    fn copy(&mut self, _: &Copy, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        let term = self.term.lock();
+        let copy_text = term.selection_to_string();
+        match copy_text {
+            Some(s) => cx.write_to_clipboard(ClipboardItem::new(s)),
+            None => (),
+        }
+    }
+
     ///Attempt to paste the clipboard into the terminal
     fn paste(&mut self, _: &Paste, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
         if let Some(item) = cx.read_from_clipboard() {
diff --git a/pbcpoy b/pbcpoy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f70f10e4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbcpoy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A