diff --git a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
index 20c1eb9655..68359615d9 100644
--- a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }));
     menubar->add_menu(move(app_menu));
 
+    auto edit_menu = make<GMenu>("Edit");
+    edit_menu->add_action(terminal->copy_action());
+    edit_menu->add_action(terminal->paste_action());
+    menubar->add_menu(move(edit_menu));
+
     auto font_menu = make<GMenu>("Font");
     GFontDatabase::the().for_each_fixed_width_font([&](const StringView& font_name) {
         font_menu->add_action(GAction::create(font_name, [&](const GAction& action) {
diff --git a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
index 6296e1d738..e00142faff 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
 #include <Kernel/KeyCode.h>
 #include <LibDraw/Font.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GAction.h>
 #include <LibGUI/GApplication.h>
 #include <LibGUI/GClipboard.h>
 #include <LibGUI/GPainter.h>
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ TerminalWidget::TerminalWidget(int ptm_fd, bool automatic_size_policy, RefPtr<CC
     m_line_height = font().glyph_height() + m_line_spacing;
 
     m_terminal.set_size(m_config->read_num_entry("Window", "Width", 80), m_config->read_num_entry("Window", "Height", 25));
+
+    m_copy_action = GAction::create("Copy", { Mod_Ctrl | Mod_Shift, Key_C }, GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/edit-copy.png"), [this](auto&) {
+        copy();
+    });
+
+    m_paste_action = GAction::create("Paste", { Mod_Ctrl | Mod_Shift, Key_V }, GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/paste16.png"), [this](auto&) {
+        paste();
+    });
 }
 
 TerminalWidget::~TerminalWidget()
@@ -495,6 +504,26 @@ void TerminalWidget::doubleclick_event(GMouseEvent& event)
     GFrame::doubleclick_event(event);
 }
 
+void TerminalWidget::paste()
+{
+    if (m_ptm_fd == -1)
+        return;
+    auto text = GClipboard::the().data();
+    if (text.is_empty())
+        return;
+    int nwritten = write(m_ptm_fd, text.characters(), text.length());
+    if (nwritten < 0) {
+        perror("write");
+        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+void TerminalWidget::copy()
+{
+    if (has_selection())
+        GClipboard::the().set_data(selected_text());
+}
+
 void TerminalWidget::mousedown_event(GMouseEvent& event)
 {
     if (event.button() == GMouseButton::Left) {
@@ -505,25 +534,11 @@ void TerminalWidget::mousedown_event(GMouseEvent& event)
             auto position = buffer_position_at(event.position());
             m_selection_start = { position.row(), start_column };
             m_selection_end = { position.row(), end_column };
-
-            if (has_selection())
-                GClipboard::the().set_data(selected_text());
         } else {
             m_selection_start = buffer_position_at(event.position());
             m_selection_end = {};
         }
         update();
-    } else if (event.button() == GMouseButton::Middle) {
-        if (m_ptm_fd == -1)
-            return;
-        auto text = GClipboard::the().data();
-        if (text.is_empty())
-            return;
-        int nwritten = write(m_ptm_fd, text.characters(), text.length());
-        if (nwritten < 0) {
-            perror("write");
-            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
index 8c06844840..3c56ac1e1b 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ public:
 
     bool is_scrollable() const;
 
+    GAction& copy_action() { return *m_copy_action; }
+    GAction& paste_action() { return *m_paste_action; }
+
+    void copy();
+    void paste();
+
     virtual bool accepts_focus() const override { return true; }
 
     Function<void(const StringView&)> on_title_change;
@@ -119,5 +125,8 @@ private:
 
     RefPtr<GScrollBar> m_scrollbar;
 
+    RefPtr<GAction> m_copy_action;
+    RefPtr<GAction> m_paste_action;
+
     CElapsedTimer m_triple_click_timer;
 };