diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
index c4912894f2..6341d1b816 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/render.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def search_action(search_term, value, **k):
     return action('search', term=search_term, value=value, **k)
 
 
-def search_action_with_data(search_term, value, book_id, field=None):
+def search_action_with_data(search_term, value, book_id, field=None, **k):
     field = field or search_term
-    return search_action(search_term, value, field=field, book_id=book_id)
+    return search_action(search_term, value, field=field, book_id=book_id, **k)
 
 
 DEFAULT_AUTHOR_LINK = 'search-{}'.format(DEFAULT_AUTHOR_SOURCE)
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ def mi_to_html(
                 aval = getattr(mi, field)
                 if is_date_undefined(aval):
                     continue
+                val = '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>' % (
+                    search_action_with_data(field, str(aval), book_id, None, original_value=val), a(
+                        _('Click to see books with {0}: {1} (derived from {2})').format(
+                                metadata['name'] or field, aval, val)), val)
             elif metadata['datatype'] == 'text' and metadata['is_multiple']:
                 try:
                     st = metadata['search_terms'][0]
@@ -303,6 +307,27 @@ def mi_to_html(
                 val = '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>' % (
                     search_action_with_data(st, val, book_id, field), a(
                         _('Click to see books with {0}: {1}').format(metadata['name'] or field, val)), p(val))
+            elif metadata['datatype'] == 'bool':
+                val = '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>' % (
+                    search_action_with_data(field, val, book_id, None), a(
+                        _('Click to see books with {0}: {1}').format(metadata['name'] or field, val)), val)
+            else:
+                try:
+                    aval = str(getattr(mi, field))
+                    if not aval:
+                        continue
+                    if val == aval:
+                        val = '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>' % (
+                            search_action_with_data(field, str(aval), book_id, None, original_value=val), a(
+                                _('Click to see books with {0}: {1}').format(metadata['name'] or field, val)), val)
+                    else:
+                        val = '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>' % (
+                            search_action_with_data(field, str(aval), book_id, None, original_value=val), a(
+                                _('Click to see books with {0}: {1} (derived from {2})').format(
+                                    metadata['name'] or field, aval, val)), val)
+                except:
+                    import traceback
+                    traceback.print_exc()
 
             ans.append((field, row % (name, val)))
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
index c5177b022b..3239a16484 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ def is_category(field):
     return field in {x[0] for x in find_categories(fm) if fm.is_custom_field(x[0])}
 
 
+def is_boolean(field):
+    from calibre.gui2.ui import get_gui
+    gui = get_gui()
+    fm = gui.current_db.field_metadata
+    return fm.get(field, {}).get('datatype') == 'bool'
+
+
 def escape_for_menu(x):
     return x.replace('&', '&&')
 
@@ -365,10 +372,18 @@ def add_item_specific_entries(menu, data, book_info, copy_menu, search_menu):
                 remove_value = langnames_to_langcodes((value,)).get(value, 'Unknown')
                 init_find_in_tag_browser(search_menu, find_action, field, value)
                 init_find_in_grouped_search(search_menu, field, value, book_info)
+            else:
+                v = data.get('original_value') or data.get('value')
+                copy_menu.addAction(QIcon(I('edit-copy.png')), _('The text: {}').format(v),
+                                        lambda: QApplication.instance().clipboard().setText(v))
             ac = book_info.remove_item_action
             ac.data = (field, remove_value, book_id)
             ac.setText(_('Remove %s from this book') % escape_for_menu(value))
             menu.addAction(ac)
+        else:
+            v = data.get('original_value') or data.get('value')
+            copy_menu.addAction(QIcon(I('edit-copy.png')), _('The text: {}').format(v),
+                                    lambda: QApplication.instance().clipboard().setText(v))
     return search_internet_added
 
 
@@ -1034,8 +1049,9 @@ class BookDetails(QWidget):  # {{{
             if mods & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier:
                 append = 'AND' if mods & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier else 'OR'
 
+            fmt = '{}:{}' if is_boolean(field) else '{}:"={}"'
             self.search_requested.emit(
-                '{}:"={}"'.format(field, val.replace('"', '\\"')),
+                fmt.format(field, val.replace('"', '\\"')),
                 append
             )