diff --git a/PBRefController.h b/PBRefController.h
index 2c9ed59..c1d7175 100644
--- a/PBRefController.h
+++ b/PBRefController.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 }
 
 - (void) createBranch:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
+- (void) copySHA:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
+- (void) copyPatch:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
 
 - (NSArray *) menuItemsForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref;
 - (NSArray *) menuItemsForCommit:(PBGitCommit *)commit;
diff --git a/PBRefController.m b/PBRefController.m
index 781a656..c4e4e8d 100644
--- a/PBRefController.m
+++ b/PBRefController.m
@@ -46,6 +46,35 @@
 }
 
 
+#pragma mark Copy info
+
+- (void) copySHA:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender
+{
+	PBGitCommit *commit = nil;
+	if ([[sender refish] refishType] == kGitXCommitType)
+		commit = (PBGitCommit *)[sender refish];
+	else
+		commit = [historyController.repository commitForRef:[sender refish]];
+
+	NSPasteboard *pasteboard = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
+	[pasteboard declareTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSStringPboardType] owner:nil];
+	[pasteboard setString:[commit realSha] forType:NSStringPboardType];
+}
+
+- (void) copyPatch:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender
+{
+	PBGitCommit *commit = nil;
+	if ([[sender refish] refishType] == kGitXCommitType)
+		commit = (PBGitCommit *)[sender refish];
+	else
+		commit = [historyController.repository commitForRef:[sender refish]];
+
+	NSPasteboard *pasteboard = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
+	[pasteboard declareTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSStringPboardType] owner:nil];
+	[pasteboard setString:[commit patch] forType:NSStringPboardType];
+}
+
+
 - (void) removeRefSheetDidEnd:(NSWindow *)sheet returnCode:(int)returnCode contextInfo:(void  *)contextInfo
 {
 	if (returnCode == NSAlertDefaultReturn) {
diff --git a/PBRefMenuItem.m b/PBRefMenuItem.m
index 11b5a77..875948a 100644
--- a/PBRefMenuItem.m
+++ b/PBRefMenuItem.m
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 	NSMutableArray *items = [NSMutableArray array];
 
     [items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem itemWithTitle:@"Create Branch…" action:@selector(createBranch:) enabled:YES]];
+	[items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem separatorItem]];
+
+	[items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem itemWithTitle:@"Copy SHA" action:@selector(copySHA:) enabled:YES]];
+	[items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem itemWithTitle:@"Copy Patch" action:@selector(copyPatch:) enabled:YES]];
 
 	for (PBRefMenuItem *item in items) {
 		[item setTarget:target];