diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 32da24b6b0ff7..e610bc6b28121 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ edit = Edit
 
 copy = Copy
 copy_url = Copy URL
+copy_content = Copy content
 copy_branch = Copy branch name
 copy_success = Copied!
 copy_error = Copy failed
@@ -1090,6 +1091,7 @@ editor.cannot_edit_non_text_files = Binary files cannot be edited in the web int
 editor.edit_this_file = Edit File
 editor.this_file_locked = File is locked
 editor.must_be_on_a_branch = You must be on a branch to make or propose changes to this file.
+editor.only_copy_raw = You may only copy raw text files.
 editor.fork_before_edit = You must fork this repository to make or propose changes to this file.
 editor.delete_this_file = Delete File
 editor.must_have_write_access = You must have write access to make or propose changes to this file.
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
index 2b4f279cb6e36..60d2a812defd0 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 				<a download href="{{$.RawFileLink}}"><span class="btn-octicon tooltip" data-content="{{.locale.Tr "repo.download_file"}}" data-position="bottom center">{{svg "octicon-download"}}</span></a>
+				{{if or .IsMarkup .IsRenderedHTML (not .IsTextSource)}}
+				<span class="btn-octicon tooltip disabled" id="copy-file-content" data-content="{{.locale.Tr "repo.editor.only_copy_raw"}}" aria-label="{{.locale.Tr "repo.editor.only_copy_raw"}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</span>
+				{{else}}
+				<a class="btn-octicon tooltip" id="copy-file-content" data-content="{{.locale.Tr "copy_content"}}" aria-label="{{.locale.Tr "copy_content"}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</a>
+				{{end}}
 				{{if .Repository.CanEnableEditor}}
 					{{if .CanEditFile}}
 						<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/_edit/{{PathEscapeSegments .BranchName}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}"><span class="btn-octicon tooltip" data-content="{{.EditFileTooltip}}" data-position="bottom center">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</span></a>
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.js
index 002a25f6ed822..ad27036372fac 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import {svg} from '../svg.js';
 import {invertFileFolding} from './file-fold.js';
-import {createTippy} from '../modules/tippy.js';
+import {createTippy, showTemporaryTooltip} from '../modules/tippy.js';
 import {copyToClipboard} from './clipboard.js';
 
+const {i18n} = window.config;
+
 function changeHash(hash) {
   if (window.history.pushState) {
     window.history.pushState(null, null, hash);
@@ -110,6 +112,18 @@ function showLineButton() {
   });
 }
 
+function initCopyFileContent() {
+  // get raw text for copy content button, at the moment, only one button (and one related file content) is supported.
+  const copyFileContent = document.querySelector('#copy-file-content');
+  if (!copyFileContent) return;
+
+  copyFileContent.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const text = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.file-view .lines-code')).map((el) => el.textContent).join('');
+    const success = await copyToClipboard(text);
+    showTemporaryTooltip(copyFileContent, success ? i18n.copy_success : i18n.copy_error);
+  });
+}
+
 export function initRepoCodeView() {
   if ($('.code-view .lines-num').length > 0) {
     $(document).on('click', '.lines-num span', function (e) {
@@ -185,4 +199,5 @@ export function initRepoCodeView() {
     if (!success) return;
     document.querySelector('.code-line-button')?._tippy?.hide();
   });
+  initCopyFileContent();
 }