diff --git a/packages/docs/src/app/components/component-viewer/component-viewer.component.ts b/packages/docs/src/app/components/component-viewer/component-viewer.component.ts
index 059a0948b..d475bb194 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/app/components/component-viewer/component-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/packages/docs/src/app/components/component-viewer/component-viewer.component.ts
@@ -97,12 +97,42 @@ export class ComponentOverviewComponent implements OnDestroy {
     scrollToSelectedContentSection() {
         this.documentLost = false;
         this.showView();
+        this.createCopyIcons();
 
         if (this.anchorsComponent) {
             this.anchorsComponent.setScrollPosition();
         }
     }
 
+    createCopyIcons() {
+        const codeBlocks: NodeListOf<Element> = document.querySelectorAll('.docs-markdown__pre .docs-markdown__code');
+
+        codeBlocks.forEach((codeBlock) => {
+            const copyIcon = document.createElement('i');
+            copyIcon.className = 'mc mc-copy_16 docs-markdown__code-icon';
+            copyIcon.addEventListener('click', this.copyCode);
+            codeBlock.prepend(copyIcon);
+        });
+    }
+
+    copyCode(event: Event) {
+        const codeCopyAnimationTime = 200;
+        const code = (<HTMLElement> event.target).parentNode;
+
+        const range = document.createRange();
+        range.selectNodeContents(code);
+        const sel = window.getSelection();
+        sel.removeAllRanges();
+        sel.addRange(range);
+        document.execCommand('copy');
+        sel.removeAllRanges();
+
+        (<HTMLElement> event.target).classList.add('docs-markdown__code-icon_active');
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            (<HTMLElement> event.target).classList.remove('docs-markdown__code-icon_active');
+        }, codeCopyAnimationTime);
+    }
+
     showDocumentLostAlert() {
         this.documentLost = true;
         this.showView();
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/styles/_markdown.scss b/packages/docs/src/styles/_markdown.scss
index 3c4a05f96..5bfdf3e46 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/styles/_markdown.scss
+++ b/packages/docs/src/styles/_markdown.scss
@@ -67,6 +67,36 @@
             padding-right: 16px;
         }
     }
+
+    &__code {
+        white-space: pre-line;
+    }
+
+    &__pre>&__code {
+        display: block;
+        position: relative;
+        overflow-x: auto;
+        padding: 12px;
+    }
+
+    &__code-icon {
+        display: flex;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        right: 0;
+        z-index: 10;
+        padding: 6px 6px;
+        -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.1s;
+        -moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.1s;
+        transition: transform 0.1s;
+    }
+
+    &__code-icon_active {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(0.93);
+        -moz-transform: scale(0.93);
+        -ms-transform: scale(0.93);
+        transform: scale(0.93);
+    }
 }
 
 .docs-header-link {
@@ -98,6 +128,12 @@
         color: $text;
     }
 
+    .docs-markdown__pre .docs-markdown__code {
+        //colors from solarized and Darcula color schemes
+        background:  if($is-dark, #2b2b2b, #fdf6e3);
+        color: if($is-dark, #bababa, #657b83);
+    }
+
     .docs-markdown {
         color: $fg-default;
 
@@ -139,6 +175,10 @@
         &__th {
             color: $th-color;
         }
+
+        &__code-icon {
+            color: $color;
+        }
     }