diff --git a/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp b/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
index 35f36cccd..823275d0d 100644
--- a/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "QProgressIndicator.h"
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QFileIconProvider>
+#include <QClipboard>
 
 namespace {
     int SHARETYPE_PUBLIC = 3;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ ShareDialog::ShareDialog(AccountPtr account, const QString &sharePath, const QSt
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     _ui->setupUi(this);
     _ui->pushButton_copy->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("edit-copy"));
+    _ui->pushButton_copy->setText("Copy URL");
+    connect(_ui->pushButton_copy, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), SLOT(slotPushButtonCopyLinkPressed()));
 
     // the following progress indicator widgets are added to layouts which makes them
     // automatically deleted once the dialog dies.
@@ -321,6 +324,12 @@ void ShareDialog::slotCheckBoxExpireClicked()
     }
 }
 
+void ShareDialog::slotPushButtonCopyLinkPressed()
+{
+    QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
+    clipboard->setText(_ui->lineEdit_shareLink->text());
+}
+
 int ShareDialog::checkJsonReturnCode(const QString &reply, QString &message)
 {
     bool success;
diff --git a/src/gui/sharedialog.h b/src/gui/sharedialog.h
index 0352ef915..59d725bae 100644
--- a/src/gui/sharedialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/sharedialog.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ private slots:
     void slotCheckBoxPasswordClicked();
     void slotCheckBoxExpireClicked();
     void slotPasswordReturnPressed();
+    void slotPushButtonCopyLinkPressed();
 private:
     void displayError(int code);
     void displayInfo( const QString& msg );