diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
index 514ae5fcf..74326d8f4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void BoardPostDisplayWidgetBase::setup()
     QObject::connect(readButton(), SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(readToggled()));
 
     QAction *CopyLinkAction = new QAction(QIcon(""),tr("Copy RetroShare Link"), this);
-    connect(CopyLinkAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(copyMessageLink()));
+    connect(CopyLinkAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(handleCopyLinkClicked()));
 
     QAction *showInPeopleAct = new QAction(QIcon(), tr("Show author in people tab"), this);
     connect(showInPeopleAct, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showAuthorInPeople()));
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ void BoardPostDisplayWidgetBase::handleShareButtonClicked()
 {
     emit shareButtonClicked();
 }
+
+void BoardPostDisplayWidgetBase::handleCopyLinkClicked()
+{
+    emit copylinkClicked();
+}
 //===================================================================================================================================
 //==                                                 class BoardPostDisplayWidget                                                  ==
 //===================================================================================================================================
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.h
index 03db04970..2016ff678 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ protected slots:
     void makeDownVote() ;
 	void setCommentsSize(int comNb) ;
     void handleShareButtonClicked() ;
+    void handleCopyLinkClicked() ;
+
 
 signals:
     void changeReadStatusRequested(const RsGxsMessageId&,bool);
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ signals:
     void commentsRequested(const RsGxsMessageId&,bool);
     void thumbnailOpenned();
     void shareButtonClicked();
+    void copylinkClicked();
 
 protected:
 	RsPostedPost mPost;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
index d0cb983a7..387b271eb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ QWidget *PostedPostDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionVie
         QObject::connect(w,SIGNAL(expand(RsGxsMessageId,bool)),this,SLOT(markCurrentPostAsRead()));
         QObject::connect(w,SIGNAL(commentsRequested(const RsGxsMessageId&,bool)),mPostListWidget,SLOT(markCurrentPostAsRead()));
         QObject::connect(w,SIGNAL(shareButtonClicked()),mPostListWidget,SLOT(markCurrentPostAsRead()));
+        QObject::connect(w,SIGNAL(copylinkClicked()),mPostListWidget,SLOT(copyMessageLink()));
 
         w->setFixedSize(option.rect.size());
         w->adjustSize();
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ void PostedListWidgetWithModel::copyMessageLink()
 		QList<RetroShareLink> urls;
 		urls.push_back(link);
 		RSLinkClipboard::copyLinks(urls);
+		QMessageBox::information(NULL,tr("information"),tr("The Retrohare link was copied to your clipboard.")) ;
 	}
     catch(std::exception& e)
     {