diff --git a/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js b/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
index b948c7fa9e..9c377fc9e6 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //
 //  entitySelectionTool.js
 //
-//  Created by Brad hefta-Gaub on 10/1/14.
-//    Modified by Daniela Fontes * @DanielaFifo and Tiago Andrade @TagoWill on 4/7/2017
-//    Modified by David Back on 1/9/2018
+//  Created by Brad hefta-Gaub on October 1st, 2014.
+//    Modified by Daniela Fontes * @DanielaFifo and Tiago Andrade @TagoWill on April 7th, 2017
+//    Modified by David Back on January 9th, 2018
 //  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
 //  Copyright 2020 Vircadia contributors
-//  Copyright 2022-2023 Overte e.V.
+//  Copyright 2022-2024 Overte e.V.
 //
 //  This script implements a class useful for building tools for editing entities.
 //
@@ -496,6 +496,15 @@ SelectionManager = (function() {
         that.createApp.deleteSelectedEntities();
     };
 
+    that.copyIdFromSelectedEntity = function() {
+        if (that.selections.length !== 1) {
+            audioFeedback.rejection();
+        } else {
+            Window.copyToClipboard(that.selections[0]);
+            audioFeedback.confirmation();
+        }
+    };
+
     that.copySelectedEntities = function() {
         var entityProperties = Entities.getMultipleEntityProperties(that.selections);
         var entityHostTypes = Entities.getMultipleEntityProperties(that.selections, 'entityHostType');