diff --git a/lib/components/term.js b/lib/components/term.js
index 57581e1b..476a6991 100644
--- a/lib/components/term.js
+++ b/lib/components/term.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* global Blob,URL,requestAnimationFrame */
 import React from 'react';
 import Terminal from 'xterm';
+import {clipboard} from 'electron';
 import {PureComponent} from '../base-components';
 import terms from '../terms';
 import returnKey from '../utils/keymaps';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export default class Term extends PureComponent {
     this.onWindowPaste = this.onWindowPaste.bind(this);
     this.onTermRef = this.onTermRef.bind(this);
     this.onTermWrapperRef = this.onTermWrapperRef.bind(this);
+    this.onMouseUp = this.onMouseUp.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -129,6 +131,13 @@ export default class Term extends PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  onMouseUp() {
+    // handle copying selected text
+    if (this.props.copyOnSelect && this.term.hasSelection()) {
+      clipboard.writeText(this.term.getSelection());
+    }
+  }
+
   write(data) {
     this.term.write(data);
   }
@@ -225,7 +234,11 @@ export default class Term extends PureComponent {
 
   template(css) {
     return (
-      <div className={css('fit', this.props.isTermActive && 'active')} style={{padding: this.props.padding}}>
+      <div
+        className={css('fit', this.props.isTermActive && 'active')}
+        style={{padding: this.props.padding}}
+        onMouseUp={this.onMouseUp}
+      >
         {this.props.customChildrenBefore}
         <div ref={this.onTermWrapperRef} className={css('fit', 'wrapper')}>
           <div ref={this.onTermRef} className={css('term')} />