diff --git a/src/process-tree-view.c b/src/process-tree-view.c
index 5f9b66e..8b6392d 100644
--- a/src/process-tree-view.c
+++ b/src/process-tree-view.c
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ xtm_process_tree_view_init (XtmProcessTreeView *treeview)
 
 	/* Create tree view model */
 #ifdef HAVE_WNCK
-	treeview->model = gtk_list_store_new (XTM_PTV_N_COLUMNS, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT64,
+	treeview->model = gtk_list_store_new (XTM_PTV_N_COLUMNS, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF,
 #else
-	treeview->model = gtk_list_store_new (XTM_PTV_N_COLUMNS, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT64,
+	treeview->model = gtk_list_store_new (XTM_PTV_N_COLUMNS,
 #endif
+		G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT64,
 		G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT64, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_FLOAT, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_INT,
 		G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_LONG);
 
@@ -423,10 +424,55 @@ cb_set_priority (GtkMenuItem *mi, gpointer user_data)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Process the "Copy command line" context menu item.
+ *
+ * The clipboard is only modified if finding the process was successful,
+ * i.e. if the process died while the user had the context menu open and then
+ * chose to copy the command line afterwards, nothing happens.
+ */
+static void
+cb_copy_command_line (GtkMenuItem *mi, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	XtmProcessTreeView *view = XTM_PROCESS_TREE_VIEW (user_data);
+	GPid pid = GPOINTER_TO_INT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (mi), "pid"));
+	GtkTreeModel *model = gtk_tree_view_get_model (GTK_TREE_VIEW (view));
+	gboolean keep_looking = TRUE;
+	GtkTreeIter iter;
+	GtkClipboard *clipboard;
+
+	if (!gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first (model, &iter))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Look up the process in the model by the known PID */
+	while (keep_looking)
+	{
+		GPid pid_iter;
+		gtk_tree_model_get (model, &iter, XTM_PTV_COLUMN_PID, &pid_iter, -1);
+
+		if (pid_iter == pid)
+		{
+			gchar *cmdline;
+			gtk_tree_model_get (model, &iter, XTM_PTV_COLUMN_COMMAND_RAW, &cmdline, -1);
+
+			clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get (GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
+			gtk_clipboard_set_text (clipboard, cmdline, -1);
+
+			keep_looking = FALSE;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			keep_looking = gtk_tree_model_iter_next (model, &iter);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static GtkWidget *
 build_context_menu (XtmProcessTreeView *treeview, GPid pid)
 {
-	GtkWidget *menu, *menu_priority, *mi;
+	GtkWidget *menu, *menu_priority, *mi, *accel_label;
 
 	menu = gtk_menu_new ();
 
@@ -487,6 +533,14 @@ build_context_menu (XtmProcessTreeView *treeview, GPid pid)
 	gtk_menu_item_set_submenu (GTK_MENU_ITEM (mi), menu_priority);
 	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (menu), mi);
 
+	mi = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label (_("Copy command line"));
+	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (mi), "pid", GINT_TO_POINTER (pid));
+	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (menu), mi);
+	g_signal_connect (mi, "activate", G_CALLBACK (cb_copy_command_line), treeview);
+	/* Refer to treeview_key_pressed to see how the Ctrl-c press is handled */
+	accel_label = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (mi));
+	gtk_accel_label_set_accel(GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (accel_label), GDK_KEY_c, GDK_CONTROL_MASK);
+
 	gtk_widget_show_all (menu);
 
 	return menu;
@@ -575,6 +629,14 @@ treeview_key_pressed (XtmProcessTreeView *treeview, GdkEventKey *event)
 			cb_send_signal (GTK_MENU_ITEM (mi), GINT_TO_POINTER (XTM_SIGNAL_TERMINATE));
 		return TRUE;
 	}
+	else if (event->keyval == GDK_KEY_c && (event->state & modifiers) == GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+	{
+		/* Same trick as above */
+		GtkWidget *mi = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label (_("Copy command line"));
+		g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (mi), "pid", GINT_TO_POINTER (pid));
+		cb_copy_command_line (GTK_MENU_ITEM (mi), treeview);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
 
 	else
 		return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/process-tree-view.h b/src/process-tree-view.h
index 163e803..4bb232d 100644
--- a/src/process-tree-view.h
+++ b/src/process-tree-view.h
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ enum
 #ifdef HAVE_WNCK
 	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_ICON,
 #endif
+	/* might be prettified; shown to user */
 	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_COMMAND,
+	/* never prettified; used for copying command line to clipboard */
+	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_COMMAND_RAW,
 	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_PID,
 	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_PPID,
 	XTM_PTV_COLUMN_STATE,
diff --git a/src/task-manager.c b/src/task-manager.c
index 7a5d986..bd843e9 100644
--- a/src/task-manager.c
+++ b/src/task-manager.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ model_update_tree_iter (XtmTaskManager *manager, GtkTreeIter *iter, glong timest
 	}
 
 	gtk_list_store_set (GTK_LIST_STORE (model), iter,
+		XTM_PTV_COLUMN_COMMAND_RAW, task->cmdline,
 		XTM_PTV_COLUMN_PPID, task->ppid,
 		XTM_PTV_COLUMN_STATE, task->state,
 		XTM_PTV_COLUMN_VSZ, task->vsz,