diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataEditorAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataEditorAttribute.cs
index ca08127d51..bf67522449 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataEditorAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataEditorAttribute.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
         /// </summary>
         public bool HideLabel { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the editor value can be copied
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool CanCopy { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets an optional icon.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataValueEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataValueEditor.cs
index c4380f032c..2f215c6032 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataValueEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/DataValueEditor.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
             View = view;
             ValueType = attribute.ValueType;
             HideLabel = attribute.HideLabel;
+            CanCopy = attribute.CanCopy;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
         [JsonProperty("hideLabel")]
         public bool HideLabel { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If this is true then the editor value can be copied
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("canCopy")]
+        public bool CanCopy { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Set this to true if the property editor is for display purposes only
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/IDataValueEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/IDataValueEditor.cs
index cb68531cc7..18670ccf4f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/IDataValueEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/IDataValueEditor.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
         /// </summary>
         bool HideLabel { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the value can be copied
+        /// </summary>
+        bool CanCopy { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates a property value.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/property/umbproperty.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/property/umbproperty.directive.js
index 302378b8c0..1e4c810fec 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/property/umbproperty.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/property/umbproperty.directive.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
                 self.setPropertyError = function (errorMsg) {
                     $scope.property.propertyErrorMessage = errorMsg;
                 };
+
+                $scope.onCopy = function () {
+                    $scope.$broadcast("propertyCopy");
+                }
             }
         };
     });
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/property/umb-property.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/property/umb-property.html
index 9d2588484c..01d8f2b616 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/property/umb-property.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/property/umb-property.html
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
                     <span ng-if="property.validation.mandatory">
                         <strong class="umb-control-required">*</strong>
                     </span>
+
+                    <i class="icon-documents" ng-show="!showInherit && property.canCopy" ng-click="onCopy()" prevent-default></i>
+
                     <small ng-bind-html="property.description | preserveNewLineInHtml"></small>
                 </label>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
index 4e8b35a276..2884212c85 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
@@ -547,12 +547,19 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.NestedContent.Prop
             $scope.realCurrentNode = newVal;
         });
 
-        var unsubscribe = $scope.$on("formSubmitting", function (ev, args) {
+        var unsubscribe = [];
+        unsubscribe.push($scope.$on("formSubmitting", function (ev, args) {
             updateModel();
-        });
+        }));
+        unsubscribe.push($scope.$on("propertyCopy", function (ev, args) {
+            console.log("NC: I be the copy function by broadcast", $scope.model.alias);
+        }));
 
         $scope.$on("$destroy", function () {
-            unsubscribe();
+            console.log("Unsubscribing", unsubscribe.length)
+            for (var u in unsubscribe) {
+                unsubscribe[u]();
+            }
         });
         
     }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentPropertyDisplay.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentPropertyDisplay.cs
index 39a4718dd0..add557c8fc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentPropertyDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentPropertyDisplay.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         [DataMember(Name = "hideLabel")]
         public bool HideLabel { get; set; }
 
+        [DataMember(Name = "canCopy")]
+        public bool CanCopy { get; set; }
+
         [DataMember(Name = "validation")]
         public PropertyTypeValidation Validation { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentPropertyDisplayMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentPropertyDisplayMapper.cs
index 8a45548e9c..7a10f7062b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentPropertyDisplayMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentPropertyDisplayMapper.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             dest.Description = originalProp.PropertyType.Description;
             dest.Label = originalProp.PropertyType.Name;
             dest.HideLabel = valEditor.HideLabel;
+            dest.CanCopy = valEditor.CanCopy;
 
             //add the validation information
             dest.Validation.Mandatory = originalProp.PropertyType.Mandatory;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
index 6dee2f78b5..6fcb7ea642 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a nested content property editor.
     /// </summary>
-    [DataEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.Aliases.NestedContent, "Nested Content", "nestedcontent", ValueType = "JSON", Group = "lists", Icon = "icon-thumbnail-list")]
+    [DataEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.Aliases.NestedContent, "Nested Content", "nestedcontent", ValueType = "JSON", Group = "lists", Icon = "icon-thumbnail-list", CanCopy = true)]
     public class NestedContentPropertyEditor : DataEditor
     {
         private readonly Lazy<PropertyEditorCollection> _propertyEditors;