diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a27bb94..315e702 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ This protocol allows you to provide info about what you want to present in the t
 
 Implement...
 * ```tokenField:titleForTokenAtIndex:``` to specify what the title for the token at a particular index should be.
+* ```tokenField:underlyingStringForTokenAtIndex:``` to specify what will be copied with the long press on the token at a particular index.
 * ```numberOfTokensInTokenField:``` to specify how many tokens you have.
 * ```tokenFieldCollapsedText:``` to specify what you want the token field to say in the collapsed state.
 
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENToken.h b/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
index 21768cb..2f931e5 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENToken.h
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 
 @property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL highlighted;
 @property (copy, nonatomic) void (^didTapTokenBlock) (void);
+@property (copy, nonatomic) void (^didLongPressTokenBlock) (void);
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UIColor *colorScheme;
 
 - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text;
+- (void)setTokenCopyString:(NSString *)string;
 
 @end
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENToken.m b/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
index 4435a83..97a2f88 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENToken.m
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 
 @interface VENToken ()
 @property (strong, nonatomic) UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGestureRecognizer;
+@property (strong, nonatomic) UILongPressGestureRecognizer *longPressGestureRecognizer;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *titleLabel;
 @property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *backgroundView;
+@property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *tokenCopyString;
 @end
 
 @implementation VENToken
@@ -43,9 +45,11 @@ - (void)setUpInit
 {
     self.backgroundView.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
     self.tapGestureRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didTapToken:)];
+    self.longPressGestureRecognizer = [[UILongPressGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didLongPressToken:)];
     self.colorScheme = [UIColor blueColor];
     self.titleLabel.textColor = self.colorScheme;
     [self addGestureRecognizer:self.tapGestureRecognizer];
+    [self addGestureRecognizer:self.longPressGestureRecognizer];
 }
 
 - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text
@@ -57,6 +61,11 @@ - (void)setTitleText:(NSString *)text
     [self.titleLabel sizeToFit];
 }
 
+- (void)setTokenCopyString:(NSString *)string
+{
+    self.tokenCopyString = string;
+}
+
 - (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted
 {
     _highlighted = highlighted;
@@ -73,6 +82,22 @@ - (void)setColorScheme:(UIColor *)colorScheme
     [self setHighlighted:_highlighted];
 }
 
+#pragma mark - UIMenuController Actions
+
+- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder
+{
+    return YES;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)canPerformAction:(SEL)action withSender:(id)sender
+{
+    return (action == @selector(copy:));
+}
+
+- (void)copy:(id)sender
+{
+    [[UIPasteboard generalPasteboard] setString:self.tokenCopyString];
+}
 
 #pragma mark - Private
 
@@ -83,4 +108,16 @@ - (void)didTapToken:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tapGestureRecognizer
     }
 }
 
+- (void)didLongPressToken:(UILongPressGestureRecognizer *)longPressGestureRecognizer
+{
+    if (self.didLongPressTokenBlock) {
+        self.didLongPressTokenBlock();
+        return;
+    }
+    [self becomeFirstResponder];
+    UIMenuController *menuController = [UIMenuController sharedMenuController];
+    [menuController setTargetRect:self.frame inView:self.superview];
+    [menuController setMenuVisible:YES animated:YES];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
index b4c81c4..c08485b 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 @protocol VENTokenFieldDataSource <NSObject>
 @optional
 - (NSString *)tokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField titleForTokenAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
+- (NSString *)tokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField copyStringForTokenAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
 - (NSUInteger)numberOfTokensInTokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField;
 - (NSString *)tokenFieldCollapsedText:(VENTokenField *)tokenField;
 @end
diff --git a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
index 3512062..99938fc 100644
--- a/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
+++ b/VENTokenField/VENTokenField.m
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ - (void)layoutTokensWithCurrentX:(CGFloat *)currentX currentY:(CGFloat *)current
 {
     for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < [self numberOfTokens]; i++) {
         NSString *title = [self titleForTokenAtIndex:i];
+        NSString *tokenCopyString = [self copyStringForTokenAtIndex:i];
         VENToken *token = [[VENToken alloc] init];
         token.colorScheme = self.colorScheme;
 
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ - (void)layoutTokensWithCurrentX:(CGFloat *)currentX currentY:(CGFloat *)current
         };
 
         [token setTitleText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@,", title]];
+        [token setTokenCopyString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@,", tokenCopyString]];
         [self.tokens addObject:token];
 
         if (*currentX + token.width <= self.scrollView.contentSize.width) { // token fits in current line
@@ -496,6 +498,16 @@ - (NSString *)titleForTokenAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index
     return [NSString string];
 }
 
+- (NSString *)copyStringForTokenAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index
+{
+    if ([self.dataSource respondsToSelector:@selector(tokenField:copyStringForTokenAtIndex:)]) {
+        return [self.dataSource tokenField:self copyStringForTokenAtIndex:index];
+    } else if ([self.dataSource respondsToSelector:@selector(tokenField:titleForTokenAtIndex:)]) {
+        return [self.dataSource tokenField:self titleForTokenAtIndex:index];
+    }
+    return [NSString string];
+}
+
 - (NSUInteger)numberOfTokens
 {
     if ([self.dataSource respondsToSelector:@selector(numberOfTokensInTokenField:)]) {
diff --git a/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m b/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
index 073f85f..f3e30e3 100644
--- a/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
+++ b/VENTokenFieldSample/ViewController.m
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ - (NSString *)tokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField titleForTokenAtIndex:(NSUIn
     return self.names[index];
 }
 
+- (NSString *)tokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField copyStringForTokenAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index
+{
+    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"The name is: %@", self.names[index]];
+}
+
 - (NSUInteger)numberOfTokensInTokenField:(VENTokenField *)tokenField
 {
     return [self.names count];