diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index f7a961b62..bfadb3be8 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ const DerivedConfig = struct {
     mouse_shift_capture: configpkg.MouseShiftCapture,
     macos_non_native_fullscreen: configpkg.NonNativeFullscreen,
     macos_option_as_alt: ?configpkg.OptionAsAlt,
+    selection_clear_on_copy: bool,
     selection_clear_on_typing: bool,
     vt_kam_allowed: bool,
     wait_after_command: bool,
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ const DerivedConfig = struct {
             .mouse_shift_capture = config.@"mouse-shift-capture",
             .macos_non_native_fullscreen = config.@"macos-non-native-fullscreen",
             .macos_option_as_alt = config.@"macos-option-as-alt",
+            .selection_clear_on_copy = config.@"selection-clear-on-copy",
             .selection_clear_on_typing = config.@"selection-clear-on-typing",
             .vt_kam_allowed = config.@"vt-kam-allowed",
             .wait_after_command = config.@"wait-after-command",
@@ -4544,6 +4546,17 @@ pub fn performBindingAction(self: *Surface, action: input.Binding.Action) !bool
                     return true;
                 };
 
+                // Clear the selection if configured to do so.
+                if (self.config.selection_clear_on_copy) {
+                    if (self.setSelection(null)) {
+                        self.queueRender() catch |err| {
+                            log.warn("failed to queue render after clear selection err={}", .{err});
+                        };
+                    } else |err| {
+                        log.warn("failed to clear selection after copy err={}", .{err});
+                    }
+                }
+
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 384a4f006..019e57247 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -654,6 +654,18 @@ foreground: Color = .{ .r = 0xFF, .g = 0xFF, .b = 0xFF },
 /// Available since: 1.2.0
 @"selection-clear-on-typing": bool = true,
 
+/// Whether to clear selected text after copying. This defaults to `false`.
+///
+/// When set to `true`, the selection will be automatically cleared after
+/// any copy operation that invokes the `copy_to_clipboard` keyboard binding.
+/// Importantly, this will not clear the selection if the copy operation
+/// was invoked via `copy-on-select`.
+///
+/// When set to `false`, the selection remains visible after copying, allowing
+/// to see what was copied and potentially perform additional operations
+/// on the same selection.
+@"selection-clear-on-copy": bool = false,
+
 /// The minimum contrast ratio between the foreground and background colors.
 /// The contrast ratio is a value between 1 and 21. A value of 1 allows for no
 /// contrast (e.g. black on black). This value is the contrast ratio as defined