diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4e0c03..eaf58bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
+- double-click selects and highlights the word under the cursor and copies it to the clipboard
 - activity indicator: tabs with output while not focused now show the activity dot in the tab bar; the marker clears as soon as the tab is focused
 - OSC 133 shell integration with prompt and exit-code status-bar indicators, gated by `general.shell_integration`
 - OSC 777 desktop notifications gated by `general.desktop_notifications`
diff --git a/src/app_event.rs b/src/app_event.rs
index 868c8f8..a0adf2a 100644
--- a/src/app_event.rs
+++ b/src/app_event.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
 use arboard::Clipboard;
 use winit::event::{ElementState, MouseButton, MouseScrollDelta};
 use winit::event_loop::ActiveEventLoop;
@@ -471,7 +473,6 @@ impl App {
         event: winit::event::KeyEvent,
         event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
     ) {
-        use std::time::Instant;
         self.state.cursor_blink = true;
         self.state.blink_last = Instant::now();
 
@@ -703,11 +704,34 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
+    /// True when this left-press lands within ~400 ms and ~4 px of the previous
+    /// one (a double-click). Records the press position for the next comparison,
+    /// clearing it after a positive match so a third click is not treated as
+    /// another double-click.
+    fn is_double_click(&mut self, mx: f64, my: f64) -> bool {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let is_double = self
+            .state
+            .last_click
+            .map(|(t, x, y)| {
+                now.duration_since(t) < Duration::from_millis(400)
+                    && (x - mx).abs() < 4.0
+                    && (y - my).abs() < 4.0
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        self.state.last_click = if is_double { None } else { Some((now, mx, my)) };
+        is_double
+    }
+
     fn handle_selection_click(&mut self, state: ElementState) {
         match state {
             ElementState::Pressed => {
                 if let Some((mx, my)) = self.state.mouse_pos {
-                    self.start_mouse_selection(mx, my);
+                    if self.is_double_click(mx, my) {
+                        self.select_word_at(mx, my);
+                    } else {
+                        self.start_mouse_selection(mx, my);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             ElementState::Released => {
diff --git a/src/app_state.rs b/src/app_state.rs
index 1e59810..0b21a5d 100644
--- a/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/app_state.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub clipboard: Option<Clipboard>,
     pub mouse_pos: Option<(f64, f64)>,
     pub mouse_selecting: bool,
+    /// Time and pixel position of the last left-button press, for double-click
+    /// detection (word selection).
+    pub last_click: Option<(Instant, f64, f64)>,
     pub search_matches: Vec<(usize, usize, usize)>,
     pub search_current: usize,
     pub search_history: Vec<String>,
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ impl AppState {
             clipboard: Clipboard::new().ok(),
             mouse_pos: None,
             mouse_selecting: false,
+            last_click: None,
             search_matches: Vec::new(),
             search_current: 0,
             search_history: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/input/motion.rs b/src/input/motion.rs
index d73bb01..a562136 100644
--- a/src/input/motion.rs
+++ b/src/input/motion.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ pub fn word_end(grid: &Grid, scroll_offset: usize, col: usize, row: usize) -> (u
     (c, r)
 }
 
+/// Inclusive column span `[start, end]` of the word under `(col, row)` in the
+/// viewport, used for double-click word selection. If the character under the
+/// cursor is not a word character, returns `(col, col)`.
+pub fn word_bounds(grid: &Grid, scroll_offset: usize, col: usize, row: usize) -> (usize, usize) {
+    if !is_word(char_at(grid, scroll_offset, row, col)) {
+        return (col, col);
+    }
+    let mut start = col;
+    while start > 0 && is_word(char_at(grid, scroll_offset, row, start - 1)) {
+        start -= 1;
+    }
+    let mut end = col;
+    while end + 1 < grid.cols && is_word(char_at(grid, scroll_offset, row, end + 1)) {
+        end += 1;
+    }
+    (start, end)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -182,6 +200,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(c, 6); // 'w' in "world"
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn word_bounds_spans_whole_word_from_middle() {
+        let g = make_grid("hello world");
+        assert_eq!(word_bounds(&g, 0, 8, 0), (6, 10)); // inside "world" → whole word
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_bounds_spans_first_word_from_edge() {
+        let g = make_grid("hello world");
+        assert_eq!(word_bounds(&g, 0, 0, 0), (0, 4)); // "hello"
+        assert_eq!(word_bounds(&g, 0, 4, 0), (0, 4)); // last char of "hello"
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_bounds_on_space_selects_single_cell() {
+        let g = make_grid("hello world");
+        assert_eq!(word_bounds(&g, 0, 5, 0), (5, 5)); // the space
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_bounds_treats_underscore_as_word() {
+        let g = make_grid("foo_bar baz");
+        assert_eq!(word_bounds(&g, 0, 3, 0), (0, 6)); // "foo_bar"
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn word_forward_from_space_skips_to_word() {
         let g = make_grid("hello world");
diff --git a/src/input/mouse_ops.rs b/src/input/mouse_ops.rs
index b5f7a7a..d69a8f1 100644
--- a/src/input/mouse_ops.rs
+++ b/src/input/mouse_ops.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,50 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Select the word under the pixel (double-click): leave it highlighted in
+    /// anchored Visual mode so the user sees what was picked, and copy it to the
+    /// clipboard. A blank cell selects nothing. `Esc`/click returns to Insert.
+    pub(crate) fn select_word_at(&mut self, px: f64, py: f64) {
+        let Some(pane_id) = self.pane_at_pixel(px, py) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        self.tab_mut().active = pane_id;
+        let Some((col, row)) = self.pixel_to_cell(pane_id, px, py) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        // Resolve the word span and its text in one grid read; a blank cell
+        // yields empty text and is treated as "nothing to select".
+        let selection = {
+            let tab = self.tab();
+            tab.panes.get(&pane_id).and_then(|entry| {
+                entry.pane.grid_read().and_then(|grid| {
+                    let (start, end) = crate::input::motion::word_bounds(
+                        &grid,
+                        entry.pane.scroll_offset,
+                        col,
+                        row,
+                    );
+                    let text = grid.selected_text(start, row, end, row, entry.pane.scroll_offset);
+                    (!text.is_empty()).then_some((start, end))
+                })
+            })
+        };
+        if let Some((start, end)) = selection {
+            self.state.mode = InputMode::Visual {
+                start_col: start,
+                start_row: row,
+                cur_col: end,
+                cur_row: row,
+                anchored: true,
+            };
+            self.copy_selection_to_clipboard(start, row, end, row);
+        }
+        self.state.mouse_selecting = false;
+        if let Some(w) = &self.window {
+            w.request_redraw();
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn update_mouse_selection(&mut self, px: f64, py: f64) {
         if let InputMode::Visual {
             start_col,