diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/AbstractPane.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/AbstractPane.java
index 8ae821d7de8..5953fef5fe5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/AbstractPane.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/AbstractPane.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.MemoryByte;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DND;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.FocusEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.FocusListener;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyEvent;
@@ -542,6 +543,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractPane extends Canvas
                     fRendering.getBytesPerColumn() / fRendering.getAddressableSize())), address);
 
                 fSelectionStarted = true;
+                
+                new CopyAction(fRendering, DND.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD).run();
             }
         }
         catch(DebugException e)
@@ -602,6 +605,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractPane extends Canvas
             }
 
             updateCaret();
+            
+            new CopyAction(fRendering, DND.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD).run();
         }
         catch(DebugException e)
         {
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/TraditionalRendering.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/TraditionalRendering.java
index 5f11c2adccd..d81324ff9c4 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/TraditionalRendering.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/traditional/TraditionalRendering.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IBasicPropertyConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jface.window.Window;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Clipboard;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DND;
 import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TextTransfer;
 import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Transfer;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
@@ -1107,10 +1108,17 @@ class CopyAction extends Action
     // blocks on a Job.
 
     private Rendering fRendering;
+    private int fType = DND.CLIPBOARD;
 
     public CopyAction(Rendering rendering)
+    {
+    	this(rendering, DND.CLIPBOARD);
+    }
+    
+    public CopyAction(Rendering rendering, int clipboardType)
     {
         super();
+        fType = clipboardType;
         fRendering = rendering;
         setText(DebugUIMessages.CopyViewToClipboardAction_title);
         setToolTipText(DebugUIMessages.CopyViewToClipboardAction_tooltip);
@@ -1288,7 +1296,7 @@ class CopyAction extends Action
             {
                 TextTransfer plainTextTransfer = TextTransfer.getInstance();
                 clip.setContents(new Object[] { buffer.toString() },
-                    new Transfer[] { plainTextTransfer });
+                    new Transfer[] { plainTextTransfer }, fType);
             }
         }
         finally