diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/JavaScript.php b/library/Icinga/Web/JavaScript.php
index ed39c1b39..dafdee32a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/JavaScript.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/JavaScript.php
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class JavaScript
         'js/icinga/behavior/tristate.js',
         'js/icinga/behavior/navigation.js',
         'js/icinga/behavior/form.js',
-        'js/icinga/behavior/actiontable.js'
+        'js/icinga/behavior/actiontable.js',
+        'js/icinga/behavior/dblclickselect.js'
     );
 
     protected static $vendorFiles = array(
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
index 75cdf2cb9..b9ad79f00 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Host;
         </td>
         <td>
           <?= $this->iconImage()->host($object) ?>
-            <strong><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
+            <strong class="dblclickselect"><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
           <?php if ($object->host_display_name !== $object->host_name): ?>
-            <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
+            <small class="dblclickselect">(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
           <?php endif ?>
           <?= $this->render('partials/host/statusicons.phtml'); ?>
           <br/>
           <?php if ($object->host_address6 && $object->host_address6 !== $object->host_name): ?>
-            <span class="address padded" title="IPv6 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address6); ?></span>
+            <span class="address padded dblclickselect" title="IPv6 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address6); ?></span>
           <?php endif ?>
           <?php if ($object->host_address && $object->host_address !== $object->host_name): ?>
-              <span class="address padded" title="IPv4 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address); ?></span>
+            <span class="address padded dblclickselect" title="IPv4 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address); ?></span>
           <?php endif ?>
         </td>
     </tr>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
index 5a6fac2ea..67f48e195 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Service;
         </td>
         <td>
           <?= $this->iconImage()->service($object) ?>
-          <strong><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
+          <strong class="dblclickselect"><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
           <?php if ($object->host_display_name !== $object->host_name): ?>
-            <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
+            <small class="dblclickselect">(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
           <?php endif ?>
           <br/>
           <?php if ($object->host_address6 && $object->host_address6 !== $object->host_name): ?>
-            <span class="address padded" title="IPv6 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address6); ?></span>
+            <span class="address padded dblclickselect" title="IPv6 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address6); ?></span>
           <?php endif ?>
           <?php if ($object->host_address && $object->host_address !== $object->host_name): ?>
-            <span class="address padded" title="IPv4 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address); ?></span>
+            <span class="address padded dblclickselect" title="IPv4 address"><?= $this->escape($object->host_address); ?></span>
           <?php endif ?>
         </td>
     </tr>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Service;
         </td>
         <td>
             <?= $this->iconImage()->host($object) ?>
-            <strong><?= $this->translate('Service'); ?>: <?= $this->escape($object->service_display_name); ?></strong>
+            <strong><?= $this->translate('Service'); ?>: <span class="dblclickselect"><?= $this->escape($object->service_display_name); ?></span></strong>
             <?php if ($object->service_display_name !== $object->service_description): ?>
               <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->service_description); ?>)</small>
             <?php endif ?>
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/behavior/dblclickselect.js b/public/js/icinga/behavior/dblclickselect.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..142857063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/icinga/behavior/dblclickselect.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*! Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2013-2015 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+(function(Icinga, $) {
+
+    "use strict";
+
+    Icinga.Behaviors = Icinga.Behaviors || {};
+
+    var DblClickSelect = function (icinga) {
+        Icinga.EventListener.call(this, icinga);
+        this.on('rendered', this.onRendered, this);
+    };
+    DblClickSelect.prototype = new Icinga.EventListener();
+
+    DblClickSelect.prototype.onRendered = function(evt) {
+        $(evt.target).on('dblclick', '.dblclickselect', function() { $(this).selectText(); });
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * extend jQuery with a selectText function
+     *
+     * This function will create a browser selection of the choosen DOM object.
+     */
+    $.fn.selectText = function() {
+        if (this.length === 0) return;
+        var e = this[0];
+
+        var b = document.body, r;
+        if (b.createTextRange) {
+            r = b.createTextRange();
+            r.moveToElementText(e);
+            r.select();
+        } else if (window.getSelection) {
+            var s = window.getSelection();
+            r = document.createRange();
+            r.selectNodeContents(e);
+            s.removeAllRanges();
+            s.addRange(r);
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Export
+    Icinga.Behaviors.DblClickSelect = DblClickSelect;
+
+}) (Icinga, jQuery);