diff --git a/CHANGELOG.develop b/CHANGELOG.develop
index e9b35167d..e13429f3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.develop
+++ b/CHANGELOG.develop
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ Other:
     - ~z~ calls =recenter-top-bottom=
     - ~q~ exits the transient state
       (thanks to kenkangxgwe)
+  - Added =link-hint-copy-link= to ~SPC x y~ (thanks to William Casarin)
 - Improvements:
   - Rewrote window layout functions for ~SPC w 1~, ~SPC w 2~, ~SPC w 3~, and
     ~SPC w 4~ (thanks to Codruț Constantin Gușoi):
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/README.org b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/README.org
index 44164725e..314123a40 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/README.org
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/README.org
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This layer adds packages to improve editing with Spacemacs.
 - Support for editing files in hex format via =hexl=.
 - Deletion of consecutive horizontal whitespace with a single key
   via =hungry-delete=.
-- Support for selecting and opening links using =avy= via =link-hint=.
+- Support for selecting, copying and opening links using =avy= via =link-hint=.
 - Adding of sample text via =lorem-ipsum=.
 - Transient state for moving text via =move-text=.
 - Support for folding of code via =origami=.
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/packages.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/packages.el
index 4d5c5dcb9..27d16823e 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-editing/packages.el
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     :init
     (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
       "xo" 'link-hint-open-link
+      "xy" 'link-hint-copy-link
       "xO" 'link-hint-open-multiple-links)))
 
 (defun spacemacs-editing/init-lorem-ipsum ()