diff --git a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.h b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.h
--- a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.h
+++ b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     class Module;
 }
 
+class QLabel;
+
 class Module : public KCModule
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@
     void loadSoftware();
     void loadHardware();
 
+    /**
+     * Copies the software and hardware information to clipboard.
+     */
+    void copyToClipboard();
+
+    QList<QPair<QLabel*, QLabel*> > labelsForClipboard;
+
     /**
      * UI
      */
diff --git a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.cpp b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.cpp
--- a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "Module.h"
 #include "ui_Module.h"
 
+#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
@@ -116,8 +117,12 @@
 
 void Module::load()
 {
+    labelsForClipboard.clear();
     loadSoftware();
     loadHardware();
+
+    connect(ui->pushButtonCopyInfo, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &Module::copyToClipboard);
+    ui->pushButtonCopyInfo->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Copy);
 }
 
 void Module::save()
@@ -175,11 +180,16 @@
         ui->plasmaLabel->hide();
     } else {
         ui->plasmaLabel->setText(plasma);
+        labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->plasma, ui->plasmaLabel);
     }
 
-    ui->qtLabel->setText(qVersion());
+    const QString qversion = qVersion();
+    ui->qtLabel->setText(qversion);
+    labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->qt, ui->qtLabel);
 
-    ui->frameworksLabel->setText(KCoreAddons::versionString());
+    const QString frameworksVersion = KCoreAddons::versionString();
+    ui->frameworksLabel->setText(frameworksVersion);
+    labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->frameworksLabelKey, ui->frameworksLabel);
 }
 
 void Module::loadHardware()
@@ -190,11 +200,14 @@
         ui->kernelLabel->hide();
     } else {
         ui->kernelLabel->setText(utsName.release);
+        labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->kernel, ui->frameworksLabelKey);
     }
 
     const int bits = QT_POINTER_SIZE == 8 ? 64 : 32;
+    const QString bitsStr = QString::number(bits);
     ui->bitsLabel->setText(i18nc("@label %1 is the CPU bit width (e.g. 32 or 64)",
-                                 "%1-bit", QString::number(bits)));
+                                 "%1-bit", bitsStr));
+    labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->bitsKey, ui->bitsLabel);
 
     const QList<Solid::Device> list = Solid::Device::listFromType(Solid::DeviceInterface::Processor);
     ui->processor->setText(i18np("Processor:", "Processors:", list.count()));
@@ -221,17 +234,42 @@
         name = name.simplified();
         names.append(QStringLiteral("%1 × %2").arg(count).arg(name));
     }
-    ui->processorLabel->setText(names.join(QStringLiteral(", ")));
+
+    const QString processorLabel = names.join(QStringLiteral(", "));
+    ui->processorLabel->setText(processorLabel);
     if (ui->processorLabel->text().isEmpty()) {
         ui->processor->setHidden(true);
         ui->processorLabel->setHidden(true);
+    } else {
+        labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->processor, ui->processorLabel);
     }
 
     const qlonglong totalRam = calculateTotalRam();
-    ui->memoryLabel->setText(totalRam > 0
+    const QString memoryLabel = totalRam > 0
                              ? i18nc("@label %1 is the formatted amount of system memory (e.g. 7,7 GiB)",
                                      "%1 of RAM", KFormat().formatByteSize(totalRam))
-                             : i18nc("Unknown amount of RAM", "Unknown"));
+                             : i18nc("Unknown amount of RAM", "Unknown");
+    ui->memoryLabel->setText(memoryLabel);
+    labelsForClipboard << qMakePair(ui->memory, ui->memoryLabel);
+}
+
+void Module::copyToClipboard()
+{
+    QString text;
+    if (!ui->nameVersionLabel->isHidden()) {
+        text += i18nc("one line in the information that goes to the clipboard", "%1 %2", i18nc("label in the Copy to Clipboard button", "Distro:"), ui->nameVersionLabel->text()) + QStringLiteral("\n");
+    }
+
+    typedef QPair<QLabel*, QLabel*> QLabelPair; // because the "," cannot be used in the foreach macro
+    foreach (QLabelPair p, labelsForClipboard) { // note that does not necessarily represent the same order as in the GUI
+        auto labelLabel = p.first;
+        auto versionLabel = p.second;
+        if (!versionLabel->isHidden()) {
+            text += i18nc("one line in the information that goes to the clipboard", "%1 %2", labelLabel->text(), versionLabel->text()) + QStringLiteral("\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(text);
 }
 
 QString Module::plasmaVersion() const
diff --git a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.ui b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.ui
--- a/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.ui
+++ b/Modules/about-distro/src/Module.ui
@@ -150,19 +150,6 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="14" column="3">
-    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>20</width>
-       <height>40</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
    <item row="12" column="1">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="processor">
      <property name="text">
@@ -266,7 +253,7 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="9" column="1">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="bitsKey">
      <property name="text">
       <string>OS Type:</string>
      </property>
@@ -341,6 +328,40 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="15" column="0">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonCopyInfo">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Copy software and hardware information to clipboard</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Copy to Clipboard</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="icon">
+      <iconset theme="edit-copy">
+       <normaloff/>
+      </iconset>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="14" column="0">
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>40</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>