diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6cdd4c..18b7c56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* feat: Ability to yank selected store path to clipboard (shortcut: 'y')
+
 ## 0.1.6 - 2021-03-12
 
 * feat: Support non standard Nix store locations
diff --git a/nix-tree.cabal b/nix-tree.cabal
index 8ae81ba..8af5ee9 100644
--- a/nix-tree.cabal
+++ b/nix-tree.cabal
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ common common-options
                       StorePath
                       App
                       InvertedIndex
+                      Clipboard
                       Paths_nix_tree
   autogen-modules:    Paths_nix_tree
   mixins:             base hiding (Prelude)
diff --git a/src/App.hs b/src/App.hs
index a43ab05..d41650f 100644
--- a/src/App.hs
+++ b/src/App.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import qualified Brick.BChan as B
 import qualified Brick.Widgets.Border as B
 import qualified Brick.Widgets.Center as B
 import qualified Brick.Widgets.List as B
+import qualified Clipboard
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import qualified Data.Sequence as S
@@ -28,8 +29,10 @@ data Widgets
   | WidgetWhyDependsViewport
   deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
+data Notice = Notice Text Text
+
 data Modal s
-  = ModalHelp
+  = ModalNotice Notice
   | ModalWhyDepends (B.GenericList Widgets Seq (NonEmpty (Path s)))
   | ModalSearch Text Text (B.GenericList Widgets Seq (Path s))
 
@@ -177,9 +180,9 @@ app =
     { B.appDraw = \env@AppEnv {aeOpenModal} ->
         [ case aeOpenModal of
             Nothing -> B.emptyWidget
-            Just ModalHelp -> renderHelpModal
             Just (ModalWhyDepends l) -> renderWhyDependsModal l
-            Just (ModalSearch l r xs) -> renderSearchModal l r xs,
+            Just (ModalSearch l r xs) -> renderSearchModal l r xs
+            Just (ModalNotice notice) -> renderNotice notice,
           renderMainScreen env
         ],
       B.appChooseCursor = \_ -> const Nothing,
@@ -190,12 +193,17 @@ app =
             | k `elem` [V.KChar 'q', V.KEsc] ->
               B.halt s
           (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar '?') []), Nothing) ->
-            B.continue s {aeOpenModal = Just ModalHelp}
+            B.continue s {aeOpenModal = Just (ModalNotice helpNotice)}
           (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar 'w') []), Nothing) -> do
             B.hScrollToBeginning (B.viewportScroll WidgetWhyDependsViewport)
             B.continue $ showWhyDepends s
           (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar '/') []), Nothing) ->
             B.continue $ showAndUpdateSearch "" "" s
+          (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar 'y') []), Nothing) -> do
+            liftIO (yankToClipboard $ spName (selectedPath s))
+              >>= \case
+                Right () -> B.continue s
+                Left n -> B.continue s {aeOpenModal = Just (ModalNotice n)}
           (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar 's') []), Nothing) ->
             B.continue $
               s
@@ -283,8 +291,8 @@ app =
                       selectPath
                         (shortestPathTo (aeActualStoreEnv s) (spName path))
                         closed
-          -- help modal
-          (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey k []), Just ModalHelp)
+          -- notices
+          (B.VtyEvent (V.EvKey k []), Just (ModalNotice _))
             | k `elem` [V.KChar 'q', V.KEsc] ->
               B.continue s {aeOpenModal = Nothing}
           -- handle our events
@@ -314,6 +322,20 @@ app =
             ]
         )
 
+yankToClipboard :: StoreName s -> IO (Either Notice ())
+yankToClipboard p =
+  Clipboard.copy (toS $ storeNameToPath p)
+    <&> \case
+      Right () -> Right ()
+      Left errs ->
+        Left $
+          Notice
+            "Error"
+            ( T.intercalate "\n" $
+                "Cannot copy to clipboard: " :
+                map ("  " <>) errs
+            )
+
 renderMainScreen :: AppEnv s -> B.Widget Widgets
 renderMainScreen env@AppEnv {aePrevPane, aeCurrPane, aeNextPane} =
   (B.joinBorders . B.border)
@@ -373,15 +395,19 @@ helpText =
   T.intercalate
     "\n"
     [ "hjkl/Arrow Keys : Navigate",
-      "q/Esc:          : Quit / close modal",
       "w               : Open why-depends mode",
       "/               : Open search mode",
       "s               : Change sort order",
-      "?               : Show help"
+      "y               : Yank selected path to clipboard",
+      "?               : Show help",
+      "q/Esc:          : Quit / close modal"
     ]
 
-renderHelpModal :: B.Widget a
-renderHelpModal = renderModal "Help" (B.txt helpText)
+helpNotice :: Notice
+helpNotice = Notice "Help" helpText
+
+renderNotice :: Notice -> B.Widget a
+renderNotice (Notice title txt) = renderModal title (B.txt txt)
 
 renderWhyDependsModal ::
   B.GenericList Widgets Seq (NonEmpty (Path s)) ->
diff --git a/src/Clipboard.hs b/src/Clipboard.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2286e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Clipboard.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+module Clipboard
+  ( copy,
+  )
+where
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
+import qualified System.Process.Typed as P
+
+cmds :: [(Text, [Text])]
+cmds =
+  [ ("xsel", ["-i", "-b"]),
+    ("xclip", ["-selection", "clipboard"]),
+    ("wl-copy", []),
+    ("pbcopy", [])
+  ]
+
+runCmd :: Text -> (Text, [Text]) -> IO (Either Text ())
+runCmd txt (cmd, args) =
+  P.proc (toS cmd) (map toS args)
+    & P.setStdin (P.byteStringInput $ toUtf8Lazy txt)
+    & P.readProcess
+    & try
+    <&> \case
+      (Right (ExitSuccess, _, _)) -> Right ()
+      (Right (ExitFailure e, out, err)) ->
+        Left $
+          "Running " <> show (cmd, args) <> " "
+            <> "failed with exit code "
+            <> show e
+            <> ", "
+            <> "stdout: "
+            <> decodeUtf8 (BL.toStrict out)
+            <> ", "
+            <> "stderr: "
+            <> decodeUtf8 (BL.toStrict err)
+            <> "."
+      (Left (ex :: SomeException)) ->
+        Left $
+          "Running " <> show (cmd, args) <> " "
+            <> "failed with exception: "
+            <> show ex
+            <> "."
+
+copy :: Text -> IO (Either [Text] ())
+copy txt = go cmds []
+  where
+    go [] errs = return $ Left errs
+    go (x : xs) errs =
+      runCmd txt x >>= \case
+        Right () -> return $ Right ()
+        Left err -> go xs (err : errs)