diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index bef9784..23db420 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "r",		rename_hovered,		NULL,			"rename hovered file"		}, /* renames currently hovered file/directory */
 	{ "dD",		delete,			NULL,			"delete file"			}, /* deletes currently hovered OR selected file/directory
 													 * this means that it does not delete the hovered files if files are already selected */
+	{ "yn",		yank_text,		"name",			"yank filename of hovered file"	},
+	{ "yp",		yank_text,		"path",			"yank path of hovered file"	},
 	{ "yy",		yank_file,		"copy",			"copy/yank file/directory"	}, 
 	{ "dd",		yank_file,		"cut",			"cut file/directory"		}, 
 	{ "pp",		paste,			NULL,			"paste"				},
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 
 static const char size_unit[] = { 'B', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P' }; /* this defines the maximum size unit, deleting everything except B results in all sizes being displayed in byte */
 
+static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "xsel -ib --trim"; /* assembles the following shell cmd: echo "hovered_file" | clipboard_cmd */
 static const char ui_btm_text_storage_left[] = "total free";
 static const char ui_btm_current_dir_size[] = "sum of dir";
 
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ static const unsigned long mimetype_default_count = sizeof(mimetype_default_cmd)
 static const unsigned long file_extension_default_count = sizeof(file_extension_default_cmd) / sizeof(extension);
 static const char size_unit_count = (sizeof(size_unit) / sizeof(size_unit[0])) - 1;
 #else
+static const char clipboard_cmd[];
 static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[];
 static const extension file_extension_default_cmd[];
 static const binding key_binding[];
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 885283b..9d58ccc 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -703,6 +703,27 @@ void cmd_on_selected(int passes, int index){
 		free(file_str);
 	}
 }
+void yank_text(int passes, int index){
+	(void)passes;
+	char *cmd;
+	if (strncmp((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, "path", 4) == 0) {
+		char *path=getcwd(NULL, 0);
+		cmd = concat("echo \"", path);
+		cmd = concat(cmd, "/");
+		cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+		cmd = concat(cmd, "\" | ");
+		cmd = concat(cmd, clipboard_cmd);
+		free(path);
+	} else {
+		cmd = concat("echo \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+		cmd = concat(cmd, "\" | ");
+		cmd = concat(cmd, clipboard_cmd);
+	}
+	if (system(cmd) == -1) {
+		/*do nothing*/
+	}
+	free(cmd);
+}
 void yank_file(int passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
diff --git a/interactions.h b/interactions.h
index 355964f..ea33f11 100644
--- a/interactions.h
+++ b/interactions.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void not_implemented(int passes, int index);
 void jump_to_dir(int passes, int index);
 void order_by(int passes, int index);
 void cmd_on_selected(int passes, int index);
+void yank_text(int passes, int index);
 void yank_file(int passes, int index);
 void paste();
 void search();