Text selection overlay blocks copying: no copy button, Ctrl+Shift+C broken, dismissing loses selection
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 24, 2026 by RubenSorrow Closed Jun 28, 2026
Description
After a recent Claude Code update, a new text selection overlay/tooltip appears at the bottom of the chat UI whenever text is selected with the mouse. This overlay completely breaks the ability to copy text:
- The overlay has no copy button — it appears but provides no actionable copy mechanism.
- Ctrl+Shift+C stops working while the overlay is shown — the terminal shortcut is intercepted.
- Dismissing the overlay (Escape or clicking outside) deselects the text — so you can no longer copy after closing it.
The net result is that it is impossible to copy text from a Claude Code session.
Environment
- OS: Ubuntu Linux
- Terminal: GNOME Terminal (VTE 7600 / VTE 0.76.0)
- Connection: Local session
- TERM: xterm-256color
- COLORTERM: truecolor
Steps to reproduce
- Run Claude Code locally in GNOME Terminal
- Select any text in the chat with the mouse
- A small blue overlay appears at the bottom of the UI
- Press Ctrl+Shift+C → does not copy, shortcut is consumed
- Press Escape or click outside → overlay disappears, text is deselected
- No way to copy the selected text
Expected behavior
Either:
- The overlay should include a visible Copy button/action, OR
- Ctrl+Shift+C should still work and copy the selected text to clipboard, OR
- Dismissing the overlay should not deselect the text
Workaround
On X11: select text with mouse and middle-click to paste via PRIMARY buffer. This bypasses Claude Code entirely but is not always practical.
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