diff --git a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
index 7154ee032f..44f1947c54 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void GTextEditor::doubleclick_event(GMouseEvent& event)
     if (event.button() != GMouseButton::Left)
         return;
 
+    m_triple_click_timer.start();
     m_in_drag_select = false;
 
     auto start = text_position_at(event.position());
@@ -163,6 +164,27 @@ void GTextEditor::mousedown_event(GMouseEvent& event)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (m_triple_click_timer.is_valid() && m_triple_click_timer.elapsed() < 250) {
+        m_triple_click_timer = CElapsedTimer();
+
+        GTextPosition start;
+        GTextPosition end;
+
+        if (is_multi_line()) {
+            // select *current* line
+            start = GTextPosition(m_cursor.line(), 0);
+            end = GTextPosition(m_cursor.line(), m_lines[m_cursor.line()]->length());
+        } else {
+            // select *whole* line
+            start = GTextPosition(0, 0);
+            end = GTextPosition(line_count() - 1, m_lines[line_count() - 1]->length());
+        }
+
+        m_selection.set(start, end);
+        set_cursor(end);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (event.modifiers() & Mod_Shift) {
         if (!has_selection())
             m_selection.set(m_cursor, { });
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
index de01a425cf..a1bfe0c33f 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
@@ -211,4 +211,5 @@ private:
     RetainPtr<GAction> m_copy_action;
     RetainPtr<GAction> m_paste_action;
     RetainPtr<GAction> m_delete_action;
+    CElapsedTimer m_triple_click_timer;
 };