diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
index b1ff212793..59e704b908 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
@@ -131,15 +131,16 @@ def mi_to_html(mi, field_list=None, default_author_link=None, use_roman_numbers=
         elif field == 'formats':
             if isdevice:
                 continue
-            path = ''
-            if mi.path:
-                h, t = os.path.split(mi.path)
-                path = '/'.join((os.path.basename(h), t))
+            path = mi.path or ''
+            bpath = ''
+            if path:
+                h, t = os.path.split(path)
+                bpath = '/'.join((os.path.basename(h), t))
             data = ({
                 'fmt':x, 'path':a(path or ''), 'fname':a(mi.format_files.get(x, '')),
-                'ext':x.lower(), 'id':mi.id
+                'ext':x.lower(), 'id':mi.id, 'bpath':bpath,
             } for x in mi.formats)
-            fmts = [u'<a title="{path}/{fname}.{ext}" href="format:{id}:{fmt}">{fmt}</a>'.format(**x) for x in data]
+            fmts = [u'<a data-full-path="{path}/{fname}.{ext}" title="{bpath}/{fname}.{ext}" href="format:{id}:{fmt}">{fmt}</a>'.format(**x) for x in data]
             ans.append((field, row % (name, u', '.join(fmts))))
         elif field == 'identifiers':
             urls = urls_from_identifiers(mi.identifiers)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
index 34433b76d6..442c64f091 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ class BookInfo(QWebView):
                             m.addAction(_('Add other application for %s files...') % fmt.upper(), partial(self.choose_open_with, book_id, fmt))
                             m.addAction(_('Edit Open With applications...'), partial(edit_programs, fmt, self))
                             menu.addMenu(m)
+                    ac = self.copy_link_action
+                    ac.current_url = r.linkElement().attribute('data-full-path')
+                    if ac.current_url:
+                        ac.setText(_('&Copy path to file'))
+                        menu.addAction(ac)
             else:
                 el = r.linkElement()
                 author = el.toPlainText() if unicode(el.attribute('calibre-data')) == u'authors' else None