diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/bridge.ts b/packages/app-desktop/bridge.ts
index a545ac1b21c..48634e0f713 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/bridge.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 import ElectronAppWrapper from './ElectronAppWrapper';
 import shim from '@joplin/lib/shim';
 import { _, setLocale } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
+import { BrowserWindow, nativeTheme, nativeImage } from 'electron';
 const { dirname, toSystemSlashes } = require('@joplin/lib/path-utils');
-const { BrowserWindow, nativeTheme } = require('electron');
 
 interface LastSelectedPath {
 	file: string;
 	directory: string;
 }
 
-interface LastSelectedPaths {
-	[key: string]: LastSelectedPath;
-}
-
 export class Bridge {
 
 	private electronWrapper_: ElectronAppWrapper;
-	private lastSelectedPaths_: LastSelectedPaths;
+	private lastSelectedPaths_: LastSelectedPath;
 
 	constructor(electronWrapper: ElectronAppWrapper) {
 		this.electronWrapper_ = electronWrapper;
@@ -164,11 +160,11 @@ export class Bridge {
 		if (!options) options = {};
 		let fileType = 'file';
 		if (options.properties && options.properties.includes('openDirectory')) fileType = 'directory';
-		if (!('defaultPath' in options) && this.lastSelectedPaths_[fileType]) options.defaultPath = this.lastSelectedPaths_[fileType];
+		if (!('defaultPath' in options) && (this.lastSelectedPaths_ as any)[fileType]) options.defaultPath = (this.lastSelectedPaths_ as any)[fileType];
 		if (!('createDirectory' in options)) options.createDirectory = true;
 		const { filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog(this.window(), options);
 		if (filePaths && filePaths.length) {
-			this.lastSelectedPaths_[fileType] = dirname(filePaths[0]);
+			(this.lastSelectedPaths_ as any)[fileType] = dirname(filePaths[0]);
 		}
 		return filePaths;
 	}
@@ -282,6 +278,10 @@ export class Bridge {
 		app.exit();
 	}
 
+	public createImageFromPath(path: string) {
+		return nativeImage.createFromPath(path);
+	}
+
 }
 
 let bridge_: Bridge = null;
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteEditor/utils/contextMenu.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteEditor/utils/contextMenu.ts
index e30f300bb62..b9516a41e5e 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteEditor/utils/contextMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteEditor/utils/contextMenu.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import ResourceEditWatcher from '@joplin/lib/services/ResourceEditWatcher/index';
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import { copyHtmlToClipboard } from './clipboardUtils';
-
-const bridge = require('@electron/remote').require('./bridge').default;
+import bridge from '../../../services/bridge';
 const Menu = bridge().Menu;
 const MenuItem = bridge().MenuItem;
 import Resource from '@joplin/lib/models/Resource';
@@ -131,6 +130,15 @@ export function menuItems(dispatch: Function): ContextMenuItems {
 			},
 			isActive: (itemType: ContextMenuItemType) => itemType === ContextMenuItemType.Image || itemType === ContextMenuItemType.Resource,
 		},
+		copyImage: {
+			label: _('Copy image'),
+			onAction: async (options: ContextMenuOptions) => {
+				const { resourcePath } = await resourceInfo(options);
+				const image = bridge().createImageFromPath(resourcePath);
+				clipboard.writeImage(image);
+			},
+			isActive: (itemType: ContextMenuItemType) => itemType === ContextMenuItemType.Image,
+		},
 		cut: {
 			label: _('Cut'),
 			onAction: async (options: ContextMenuOptions) => {