diff --git a/html/translate.html b/html/translate.html
index 0c6e1f2fa..6a8a1a277 100644
--- a/html/translate.html
+++ b/html/translate.html
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 <td class="translatetext">{{ unit.source|fmttranslation }}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
+<td></td>
+<td><a href="#" id="copy-text">{% trans "Copy" %}</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 <th>{% if unit.is_plural %}{% trans "Translations" %}{% else %}{% trans "Translation" %}{% endif %}</th>
 <td class="translator">
 {{ form.checksum }}
diff --git a/media/css/style.css b/media/css/style.css
index c4c858b93..951a7aa99 100644
--- a/media/css/style.css
+++ b/media/css/style.css
@@ -71,3 +71,7 @@ td.translator textarea {
 td.suggestions table {
     width: 100%
 }
+#copy-text {
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/media/js/loader.js b/media/js/loader.js
index 73aec69a4..64d0c7a63 100644
--- a/media/js/loader.js
+++ b/media/js/loader.js
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     $('.sug-accept').button({text: false, icons: { primary: "ui-icon-check" }});
     $('.sug-delete').button({text: false, icons: { primary: "ui-icon-close" }});
     $('#id_target').change(function f() {$('#id_fuzzy').attr('checked', false);}).focus();
+    $('#copy-text').button({text: false, icons: { primary: "ui-icon-arrowthick-1-s" }}).click(function f() {
+        $.get("/js/get/" + $('#id_checksum').attr('value') + '/', function(data) {
+            $('#id_target').text(data);
+        });
+        return false;
+    });
 });
diff --git a/trans/views.py b/trans/views.py
index 903b81657..be66dd9e3 100644
--- a/trans/views.py
+++ b/trans/views.py
@@ -157,3 +157,10 @@ def translate(request, project, subproject, lang):
         'type': rqtype,
         'form': form,
     }))
+
+def get_string(request, checksum):
+    units = Unit.objects.filter(checksum = checksum)
+    if units.count() == 0:
+        return HttpResponse('')
+
+    return HttpResponse(units[0].get_source_plurals()[0])
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index a2da3fc39..41d768b29 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^projects/(?P<project>[^/]*)/(?P<subproject>[^/]*)/(?P<lang>[^/]*)/translate/$', 'trans.views.translate'),
     url(r'^projects/(?P<project>[^/]*)/(?P<subproject>[^/]*)/(?P<lang>[^/]*)/download/$', 'trans.views.download_translation'),
 
+    url(r'^js/get/(?P<checksum>[^/]*)/$', 'trans.views.get_string'),
+
     # Admin interface
     url(r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),