diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
index 0c42fb77c7d..4d70830ccec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QCursor>
+#include <QMimeData>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QScrollBar>
@@ -512,6 +514,33 @@ bool OutputWindow::isScrollbarAtBottom() const
     return verticalScrollBar()->value() == verticalScrollBar()->maximum();
 }
 
+QMimeData *OutputWindow::createMimeDataFromSelection() const
+{
+    const auto mimeData = new QMimeData;
+    QString content;
+    const int selStart = textCursor().selectionStart();
+    const int selEnd = textCursor().selectionEnd();
+    const QTextBlock firstBlock = document()->findBlock(selStart);
+    const QTextBlock lastBlock = document()->findBlock(selEnd);
+    for (QTextBlock curBlock = firstBlock; curBlock != lastBlock; curBlock = curBlock.next()) {
+        if (!curBlock.isVisible())
+            continue;
+        if (curBlock == firstBlock)
+            content += curBlock.text().mid(selStart - firstBlock.position());
+        else
+            content += curBlock.text();
+        content += '\n';
+    }
+    if (lastBlock.isValid() && lastBlock.isVisible()) {
+        if (firstBlock == lastBlock)
+            content = textCursor().selectedText();
+        else
+            content += lastBlock.text().mid(0, selEnd - lastBlock.position());
+    }
+    mimeData->setText(content);
+    return mimeData;
+}
+
 void OutputWindow::clear()
 {
     d->enforceNewline = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.h
index a8a44a52474..8490caa5d49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ public:
     void grayOutOldContent();
     void clear();
 
-    void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
-
     void scrollToBottom();
 
     void setMaxCharCount(int count);
@@ -94,14 +92,16 @@ public slots:
 protected:
     bool isScrollbarAtBottom() const;
 
+private:
+    QMimeData *createMimeDataFromSelection() const override;
+    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *ev) override;
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e) override;
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e) override;
     void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e) override;
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e) override;
-    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *ev) override;
+    void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e) override;
 
-private:
     using QPlainTextEdit::setFont; // call setBaseFont instead, which respects the zoom factor
     QTimer m_scrollTimer;
     QElapsedTimer m_lastMessage;