diff --git a/app/src/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx b/app/src/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx
index 01e915a..2ff04fc 100644
--- a/app/src/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { useShallow } from "zustand/react/shallow";
 import { useAppState } from "../../store/appState";
 
 export default function StatusBar() {
-  const { projects, sessions } = useAppState(
-    useShallow(s => ({ projects: s.projects, sessions: s.sessions }))
+  const { projects, sessions, terminalHasSelection } = useAppState(
+    useShallow(s => ({ projects: s.projects, sessions: s.sessions, terminalHasSelection: s.terminalHasSelection }))
   );
   const running = projects.filter((p) => p.status === "running").length;
 
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ export default function StatusBar() {
       <span>
         {sessions.length} terminal{sessions.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
       </span>
+      {terminalHasSelection && (
+        <>
+          <span className="mx-2">|</span>
+          <span className="text-[var(--accent)]">Ctrl+Shift+C to copy</span>
+        </>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx b/app/src/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
index a4102fc..2113e4e 100644
--- a/app/src/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { openUrl } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener";
 import "@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css";
 import { useTerminal } from "../../hooks/useTerminal";
 import { useAppState } from "../../store/appState";
+import { useShallow } from "zustand/react/shallow";
 import { awsSsoRefresh } from "../../lib/tauri-commands";
 import { UrlDetector } from "../../lib/urlDetector";
 import UrlToast from "./UrlToast";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default function TerminalView({ sessionId, active }: Props) {
   const webglRef = useRef<WebglAddon | null>(null);
   const detectorRef = useRef<UrlDetector | null>(null);
   const { sendInput, pasteImage, resize, onOutput, onExit } = useTerminal();
+  const setTerminalHasSelection = useAppState(s => s.setTerminalHasSelection);
 
   const ssoBufferRef = useRef("");
   const ssoTriggeredRef = useRef(false);
@@ -136,6 +138,11 @@ export default function TerminalView({ sessionId, active }: Props) {
       setIsAtBottom(buf.viewportY >= buf.baseY);
     });
 
+    // Track text selection to show copy hint in status bar
+    const selectionDisposable = term.onSelectionChange(() => {
+      setTerminalHasSelection(term.hasSelection());
+    });
+
     // Handle image paste: intercept paste events with image data,
     // upload to the container, and inject the file path into terminal input.
     const handlePaste = (e: ClipboardEvent) => {
@@ -238,6 +245,8 @@ export default function TerminalView({ sessionId, active }: Props) {
       osc52Disposable.dispose();
       inputDisposable.dispose();
       scrollDisposable.dispose();
+      selectionDisposable.dispose();
+      setTerminalHasSelection(false);
       containerRef.current?.removeEventListener("paste", handlePaste, { capture: true });
       outputPromise.then((fn) => fn?.());
       exitPromise.then((fn) => fn?.());
diff --git a/app/src/store/appState.ts b/app/src/store/appState.ts
index 757c11c..37de139 100644
--- a/app/src/store/appState.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/appState.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ interface AppState {
   removeMcpServerFromList: (id: string) => void;
 
   // UI state
+  terminalHasSelection: boolean;
+  setTerminalHasSelection: (has: boolean) => void;
   sidebarView: "projects" | "mcp" | "settings";
   setSidebarView: (view: "projects" | "mcp" | "settings") => void;
   dockerAvailable: boolean | null;
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ export const useAppState = create<AppState>((set) => ({
     })),
 
   // UI state
+  terminalHasSelection: false,
+  setTerminalHasSelection: (has) => set({ terminalHasSelection: has }),
   sidebarView: "projects",
   setSidebarView: (view) => set({ sidebarView: view }),
   dockerAvailable: null,