diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtk3/dialogs.py b/deluge/ui/gtk3/dialogs.py
index 6a2ae8629..cf72a376c 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtk3/dialogs.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtk3/dialogs.py
@@ -452,3 +452,44 @@ class PasswordDialog(BaseDialog):
 
     def on_password_activate(self, widget):
         self.response(Gtk.ResponseType.OK)
+
+
+class CopyMagnetDialog(BaseDialog):
+    """
+    Displays a dialog with a magnet URI
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, torrent_magnet='', parent=None):
+        super().__init__(
+            header=_('Copy Magnet URI'),
+            text='',
+            icon='magnet_copy.svg',
+            buttons=(_('_Close'), Gtk.ResponseType.CLOSE),
+            parent=parent,
+        )
+        self.copied = False
+
+        table = Gtk.Table(1, 2, False)
+        self.magnet_entry = Gtk.Entry()
+        self.magnet_entry.set_text(torrent_magnet)
+        self.magnet_entry.set_editable(False)
+        self.magnet_entry.connect('copy-clipboard', self.on_copy_emitted)
+        table.attach(self.magnet_entry, 0, 1, 0, 1)
+
+        copy_button = Gtk.Button.new_with_label(_('Copy'))
+        copy_button.connect('clicked', self.on_copy_clicked)
+        table.attach(copy_button, 1, 2, 0, 1)
+
+        self.vbox.pack_start(table, False, False, padding=5)
+        self.set_focus(self.magnet_entry)
+
+        self.show_all()
+
+    def on_copy_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.magnet_entry.select_region(0, -1)
+        self.magnet_entry.copy_clipboard()
+        self.magnet_entry.set_position(0)
+        self.copied = True
+
+    def on_copy_emitted(self, widget):
+        self.copied = True
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtk3/glade/torrent_menu.ui b/deluge/ui/gtk3/glade/torrent_menu.ui
index c1b77b4ad..c9ee289c1 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtk3/glade/torrent_menu.ui
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtk3/glade/torrent_menu.ui
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
     <property name="icon_name">media-playback-pause-symbolic</property>
     <property name="icon_size">1</property>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkImage" id="menu-item-image15">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="icon_name">edit-copy-symbolic</property>
+    <property name="icon_size">1</property>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkImage" id="menu-item-image19">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
@@ -154,6 +159,17 @@
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
       </object>
     </child>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkImageMenuItem" id="menuitem_copymagnet">
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Copy Magnet URI</property>
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+        <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+        <property name="image">menu-item-image15</property>
+        <property name="use_stock">False</property>
+        <signal name="activate" handler="on_menuitem_copymagnet_activate" swapped="no"/>
+      </object>
+    </child>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkImageMenuItem" id="menuitem_updatetracker">
         <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Update Tracker</property>
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtk3/mainwindow.py b/deluge/ui/gtk3/mainwindow.py
index 3da81c509..d11ff317a 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtk3/mainwindow.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtk3/mainwindow.py
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ class MainWindow(component.Component):
                 return
             self.previous_clipboard_text = text
             if text and (
-                (is_url(text) and text.endswith('.torrent')) or is_magnet(text)
+                (is_url(text) and text.endswith('.torrent'))
+                or is_magnet(text)
+                and not component.get('MenuBar').magnet_copied()
             ):
                 component.get('AddTorrentDialog').show()
                 component.get('AddTorrentDialog').on_button_url_clicked(window)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtk3/menubar.py b/deluge/ui/gtk3/menubar.py
index 53d46ea97..a78a2472f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtk3/menubar.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtk3/menubar.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import deluge.component as component
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 from deluge.ui.client import client
 
-from .dialogs import ErrorDialog, OtherDialog
+from .dialogs import CopyMagnetDialog, ErrorDialog, OtherDialog
 from .path_chooser import PathChooser
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
         self.mainwindow = component.get('MainWindow')
         self.main_builder = self.mainwindow.get_builder()
         self.config = ConfigManager('gtk3ui.conf')
+        self._magnet_copied = False
 
         self.builder = Gtk.Builder()
         # Get the torrent menu from the gtk builder file
@@ -139,6 +140,19 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
 
         self.change_sensitivity = ['menuitem_addtorrent']
 
+    def magnet_copied(self):
+        """
+        lets the caller know whether a magnet was copied internally
+
+        the `mainwindow` checks every time the data in the clipboard,
+        so it will automatically open the AddTorrentURL dialog in case it
+        contains a valid link (URL to a torrent or a magnet URI).
+
+        """
+        val = self._magnet_copied
+        self._magnet_copied = False
+        return val
+
     def start(self):
         for widget in self.change_sensitivity:
             self.main_builder.get_object(widget).set_sensitive(True)
@@ -279,6 +293,21 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
             component.get('TorrentView').get_selected_torrents()
         )
 
+    def on_menuitem_copymagnet_activate(self, data=None):
+        log.debug('on_menuitem_copymagnet_activate')
+        torrent_ids = component.get('TorrentView').get_selected_torrents()
+        if torrent_ids:
+
+            def _on_magnet_uri(magnet_uri):
+                def update_copied(response_id):
+                    if dialog.copied:
+                        self._magnet_copied = True
+
+                dialog = CopyMagnetDialog(magnet_uri)
+                dialog.run().addCallback(update_copied)
+
+            client.core.get_magnet_uri(torrent_ids[0]).addCallback(_on_magnet_uri)
+
     def on_menuitem_updatetracker_activate(self, data=None):
         log.debug('on_menuitem_updatetracker_activate')
         client.core.force_reannounce(