diff --git a/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml b/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
index 7c7037fdd..b8ab4429c 100644
--- a/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ DelegateChooser {
             onReplyClicked: eventId => {
                 root.replyClicked(eventId);
             }
+            onSelectedTextChanged: selectedText => {
+                root.selectedTextChanged(selectedText);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/ReplyComponent.qml b/src/timeline/ReplyComponent.qml
index da14a8a0e..1589f02c5 100644
--- a/src/timeline/ReplyComponent.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/ReplyComponent.qml
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ RowLayout {
      */
     signal replyClicked(string eventID)
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The user selected text has changed.
+     */
+    signal selectedTextChanged(string selectedText)
+
     implicitHeight: contentColumn.implicitHeight
     spacing: Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
 
@@ -136,6 +141,8 @@ RowLayout {
                         display: root.replyDisplay
                         maxContentWidth: _private.availableContentWidth
 
+                        onSelectedTextChanged: root.selectedTextChanged(selectedText)
+
                         HoverHandler {
                             enabled: !hoveredLink
                             cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor