diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
index 1ec3d39f0..37c630e1e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QTextBrowser>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QTreeWidget>
+#include <QClipboard>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -325,6 +326,9 @@ void ChatLobbyWidget::lobbyTreeWidgetCustomPopupMenu(QPoint)
             contextMnu.addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_SUBSCRIBE), tr("Add Auto Subscribe"), this, SLOT(autoSubscribeItem()));
 
         contextMnu.addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_COPYRSLINK), tr("Copy RetroShare Link"), this, SLOT(copyItemLink()));
+
+        if(!item->text(COLUMN_NAME).isEmpty())
+            contextMnu.addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_COPYRSLINK), tr("Copy name to clipboard"), this, SLOT(copyLobbyNameToClipboard()));
     }
 
         contextMnu.addSeparator();//-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -898,9 +902,8 @@ void ChatLobbyWidget::autoSubscribeItem()
 void ChatLobbyWidget::copyItemLink()
 {
 	QTreeWidgetItem *item = ui.lobbyTreeWidget->currentItem();
-	if (item == NULL || item->type() != TYPE_LOBBY) {
+    if (item == NULL) //this is always lobby, do not need to check twice
 		return;
-	}
 
 	ChatLobbyId id = item->data(COLUMN_DATA, ROLE_ID).toULongLong();
 	QString name = item->text(COLUMN_NAME);
@@ -913,6 +916,18 @@ void ChatLobbyWidget::copyItemLink()
 	}
 }
 
+
+void ChatLobbyWidget::copyLobbyNameToClipboard()
+{
+    QTreeWidgetItem *item = ui.lobbyTreeWidget->currentItem();
+    if (item == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    QClipboard *clipboard = QGuiApplication::clipboard();
+    clipboard->setText(item->text(COLUMN_NAME));
+}
+
+
 QTreeWidgetItem *ChatLobbyWidget::getTreeWidgetItem(ChatLobbyId id)
 {
     for(int p=0;p<4;++p)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
index cc3c26af3..86dadb7f0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ protected slots:
 	void updatePeerLeaving(ChatLobbyId);
 	void autoSubscribeItem();
 	void copyItemLink();
+    void copyLobbyNameToClipboard();
 
 private slots:
 	void filterColumnChanged(int);