diff --git a/Toolset/palettes/dictionary/behaviors/revdictionarybehavior.livecodescript b/Toolset/palettes/dictionary/behaviors/revdictionarybehavior.livecodescript
index 3508e55af3..94d5b6c9e6 100644
--- a/Toolset/palettes/dictionary/behaviors/revdictionarybehavior.livecodescript
+++ b/Toolset/palettes/dictionary/behaviors/revdictionarybehavior.livecodescript
@@ -83,3 +83,12 @@ end navigateToEntry
 on linkClicked pLink
    launch url pLink
 end linkClicked
+
+# bug 17819 enable cmd+c in dictionary
+on commandKeyDown pWhich
+   if pWhich is "C" then
+      copy
+   else
+      pass commandKeyDown
+   end if
+end commandKeyDown
diff --git a/notes/bugfix-17819.md b/notes/bugfix-17819.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..772dbbf38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notes/bugfix-17819.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Enable cmd+c in dictionary