diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_input.py b/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
index 5665591975..126bf9da1c 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_input.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Input(ScrollView):
             "ctrl+f", "delete_right_word", "Delete right to start of word", show=False
         ),
         Binding("ctrl+k", "delete_right_all", "Delete all to the right", show=False),
+        Binding("ctrl+c", "copy_selection", "Copy selected text", show=False),
     ]
     """
     | Key(s) | Description |
@@ -990,3 +991,7 @@ async def action_submit(self) -> None:
             self.validate(self.value) if "submitted" in self.validate_on else None
         )
         self.post_message(self.Submitted(self, self.value, validation_result))
+
+    def action_copy_selection(self) -> None:
+        """Copy the current selection to the clipboard."""
+        self.app.copy_to_clipboard(self.selected_text)
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py b/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
index e498210336..2b68efbc60 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ class TextArea(ScrollView):
         ),
         Binding("ctrl+z", "undo", "Undo", show=False),
         Binding("ctrl+y", "redo", "Redo", show=False),
+        Binding("ctrl+c", "copy_selection", "Copy selected text", show=False),
     ]
     """
     | Key(s)                 | Description                                  |
@@ -2279,6 +2280,10 @@ def action_delete_word_right(self) -> None:
 
         self._delete_via_keyboard(end, to_location)
 
+    def action_copy_selection(self) -> None:
+        """Copy the current selection to the clipboard."""
+        self.app.copy_to_clipboard(self.selected_text)
+
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=128)
 def build_byte_to_codepoint_dict(data: bytes) -> dict[int, int]: