diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
index 94a6efb8886bf5f7fba446a30083b180409f9e5e..8d421e4391b3881fcfbc7f054497ac9580c3ec17 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { IWorkbenchEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/edi
 import { ResolvedKeybinding, createKeybinding } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
-import { OS } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+import { OS, isWindows } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
 import { VIEW_ID } from 'vs/platform/search/common/search';
@@ -635,10 +635,62 @@ export class ReplaceAction extends AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction {
 	}
 }
 
+function fileMatchUriToString(fileMatch: FileMatch): string {
+	const resource = fileMatch.resource();
+	return resource.scheme === Schemas.file ? getPathLabel(resource) : resource.toString();
+}
+
 export const copyPathCommand: ICommandHandler = (accessor, fileMatch: FileMatch) => {
 	const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
 
-	const resource = fileMatch.resource();
-	const text = resource.scheme === Schemas.file ? getPathLabel(resource) : resource.toString();
+	const text = fileMatchUriToString(fileMatch);
 	clipboardService.writeText(text);
 };
+
+function matchToString(match: Match): string {
+	return `${match.range().startLineNumber},${match.range().startColumn}: ${match.text()}`;
+}
+
+const lineDelimiter = isWindows ? '\r\n' : '\n';
+function fileMatchToString(fileMatch: FileMatch, maxMatches: number): { text: string, count: number } {
+	const matchTextRows = fileMatch.matches()
+		.slice(0, maxMatches)
+		.map(matchToString)
+		.map(matchText => '  ' + matchText);
+
+	return {
+		text: `${fileMatchUriToString(fileMatch)}${lineDelimiter}${matchTextRows.join(lineDelimiter)}`,
+		count: matchTextRows.length
+	};
+}
+
+function folderMatchToString(folderMatch: FolderMatch, maxMatches: number): string {
+	const fileResults: string[] = [];
+	let numMatches = 0;
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < folderMatch.fileCount() && numMatches < maxMatches; i++) {
+		const fileResult = fileMatchToString(folderMatch.matches()[i], maxMatches - numMatches);
+		numMatches += fileResult.count;
+		fileResults.push(fileResult.text);
+	}
+
+	return fileResults.join(lineDelimiter + lineDelimiter);
+}
+
+const maxClipboardMatches = 1e4;
+export const copyMatchCommand: ICommandHandler = (accessor, match: RenderableMatch) => {
+	const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
+
+	let text: string;
+	if (match instanceof Match) {
+		text = matchToString(match);
+	} else if (match instanceof FileMatch) {
+		text = fileMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches).text;
+	} else if (match instanceof FolderMatch) {
+		text = folderMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches);
+	}
+
+	if (text) {
+		clipboardService.writeText(text);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
index 1715c84ce87a46d6c85e22a2a92b1e5d726bf588..8443056e9c30cedc0dd1fff3fd2a3aaf2637917b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { getMultiSelectedResources } from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/file
 import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
 import { PanelRegistry, Extensions as PanelExtensions, PanelDescriptor } from 'vs/workbench/browser/panel';
 import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
-import { openSearchView, getSearchView, ReplaceAllInFolderAction, ReplaceAllAction, CloseReplaceAction, FocusNextInputAction, FocusPreviousInputAction, FocusNextSearchResultAction, FocusPreviousSearchResultAction, ReplaceInFilesAction, FindInFilesAction, FocusActiveEditorCommand, toggleCaseSensitiveCommand, ShowNextSearchTermAction, ShowPreviousSearchTermAction, toggleRegexCommand, ShowPreviousSearchIncludeAction, ShowNextSearchIncludeAction, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction, toggleWholeWordCommand, RemoveAction, ReplaceAction, ClearSearchResultsAction, copyPathCommand } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions';
+import { openSearchView, getSearchView, ReplaceAllInFolderAction, ReplaceAllAction, CloseReplaceAction, FocusNextInputAction, FocusPreviousInputAction, FocusNextSearchResultAction, FocusPreviousSearchResultAction, ReplaceInFilesAction, FindInFilesAction, FocusActiveEditorCommand, toggleCaseSensitiveCommand, ShowNextSearchTermAction, ShowPreviousSearchTermAction, toggleRegexCommand, ShowPreviousSearchIncludeAction, ShowNextSearchIncludeAction, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction, toggleWholeWordCommand, RemoveAction, ReplaceAction, ClearSearchResultsAction, copyPathCommand, copyMatchCommand } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions';
 import { VIEW_ID, ISearchConfigurationProperties } from 'vs/platform/search/common/search';
 import { IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
@@ -235,6 +235,24 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.SearchContext, {
 	order: 2
 });
 
+KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+	id: Constants.CopyMatchCommandId,
+	weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(),
+	when: Constants.FileMatchOrMatchFocusKey,
+	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_C,
+	handler: copyMatchCommand
+});
+
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.SearchContext, {
+	command: {
+		id: Constants.CopyMatchCommandId,
+		title: nls.localize('copyMatchLabel', "Copy")
+	},
+	when: Constants.FileMatchOrMatchFocusKey,
+	group: 'search_2',
+	order: 3
+});
+
 KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	id: Constants.CopyPathCommandId,
 	weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(),
@@ -252,8 +270,8 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.SearchContext, {
 		title: nls.localize('copyPathLabel', "Copy Path")
 	},
 	when: Constants.FileFocusKey,
-	group: 'search',
-	order: 3
+	group: 'search_2',
+	order: 4
 });
 
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
@@ -274,7 +292,7 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.SearchContext, {
 		title: toggleSearchViewPositionLabel
 	},
 	when: Constants.SearchViewVisibleKey,
-	group: 'search_2',
+	group: 'search_9',
 	order: 1
 });