diff --git a/Examples/Sources/GreetingGeneratorExample/GreetingGeneratorApp.swift b/Examples/Sources/GreetingGeneratorExample/GreetingGeneratorApp.swift
index 1f1b6f9e92..fa4b984eff 100644
--- a/Examples/Sources/GreetingGeneratorExample/GreetingGeneratorApp.swift
+++ b/Examples/Sources/GreetingGeneratorExample/GreetingGeneratorApp.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SwiftCrossUI
 struct GreetingGeneratorApp: App {
     @State var name = ""
     @State var greetings: [String] = []
+    @State var isGreetingSelectable = false
 
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup("Greeting Generator") {
@@ -26,9 +27,11 @@ struct GreetingGeneratorApp: App {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    Toggle("Selectable Greeting", active: $isGreetingSelectable)
                     if let latest = greetings.last {
                         Text(latest)
                             .padding(.top, 5)
+                            .textSelectionEnabled(isGreetingSelectable)
 
                         if greetings.count > 1 {
                             Text("History:")
diff --git a/Sources/AppKitBackend/AppKitBackend.swift b/Sources/AppKitBackend/AppKitBackend.swift
index 4f23de39d1..1140d6e98b 100644
--- a/Sources/AppKitBackend/AppKitBackend.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppKitBackend/AppKitBackend.swift
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ public final class AppKitBackend: AppBackend {
     ) {
         let field = textView as! NSTextField
         field.attributedStringValue = Self.attributedString(for: content, in: environment)
+        field.isSelectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
     }
 
     public func createButton() -> Widget {
diff --git a/Sources/GtkBackend/GtkBackend.swift b/Sources/GtkBackend/GtkBackend.swift
index 5bc07226c1..418014c1c0 100644
--- a/Sources/GtkBackend/GtkBackend.swift
+++ b/Sources/GtkBackend/GtkBackend.swift
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ public final class GtkBackend: AppBackend {
                 case .trailing:
                     Justification.right
             }
-
+        textView.selectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
         textView.css.clear()
         textView.css.set(properties: Self.cssProperties(for: environment))
     }
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Environment/EnvironmentValues.swift b/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Environment/EnvironmentValues.swift
index 475828ca63..ffb03d5d94 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Environment/EnvironmentValues.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Environment/EnvironmentValues.swift
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public struct EnvironmentValues {
     /// The style of toggle to use.
     public var toggleStyle: ToggleStyle
 
+    /// Whether the text should be selectable. Set by ``View/textSelectionEnabled(_:)``.
+    public var isTextSelectionEnabled: Bool
+
     // Backing storage for extensible subscript
     private var extraValues: [ObjectIdentifier: Any]
 
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ public struct EnvironmentValues {
         toggleStyle = .button
         isEnabled = true
         scrollDismissesKeyboardMode = .automatic
+        isTextSelectionEnabled = false
     }
 
     /// Returns a copy of the environment with the specified property set to the
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Views/Modifiers/TextSelectionModifier.swift b/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Views/Modifiers/TextSelectionModifier.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98c1208ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Views/Modifiers/TextSelectionModifier.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+extension View {
+    /// Set selectability of contained text.
+    public func textSelectionEnabled(_ isEnabled: Bool = true) -> some View {
+        EnvironmentModifier(
+            self,
+            modification: { environment in
+                environment.with(\.isTextSelectionEnabled, isEnabled)
+            })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift b/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
index 235e7b893c..4e3b9e0f8f 100644
--- a/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
+++ b/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extension UIKitBackend {
     }
 
     public func createTextView() -> Widget {
-        let widget = WrapperWidget<UILabel>()
+        let widget = WrapperWidget<OptionallySelectableLabel>()
         widget.child.numberOfLines = 0
         return widget
     }
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ extension UIKitBackend {
         content: String,
         environment: EnvironmentValues
     ) {
-        let wrapper = textView as! WrapperWidget<UILabel>
+        let wrapper = textView as! WrapperWidget<OptionallySelectableLabel>
         wrapper.child.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = environment.colorScheme.userInterfaceStyle
         wrapper.child.attributedText = UIKitBackend.attributedString(
             text: content,
             environment: environment
         )
+        wrapper.child.isSelectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
     }
 
     public func size(
@@ -104,3 +105,68 @@ extension UIKitBackend {
         wrapper.child.image = .init(ciImage: ciImage)
     }
 }
+
+// Inspired by https://medium.com/kinandcartacreated/making-uilabel-accessible-5f3d5c342df4
+// Thank you to Sam Dods for the base idea
+final class OptionallySelectableLabel: UILabel {
+    var isSelectable: Bool = false
+
+    override init(frame: CGRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frame)
+        setupTextSelection()
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
+        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
+        setupTextSelection()
+    }
+
+    override var canBecomeFirstResponder: Bool {
+        isSelectable
+    }
+
+    private func setupTextSelection() {
+        let longPress = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didLongPress))
+        addGestureRecognizer(longPress)
+        isUserInteractionEnabled = true
+    }
+
+    @objc private func didLongPress(_ gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
+        guard
+            isSelectable,
+            gesture.state == .began,
+            let text = self.attributedText?.string,
+            !text.isEmpty
+        else {
+            return
+        }
+        window?.endEditing(true)
+        guard becomeFirstResponder() else { return }
+
+        let menu = UIMenuController.shared
+        if !menu.isMenuVisible {
+            menu.showMenu(from: self, rect: textRect())
+        }
+    }
+
+    override func canPerformAction(_ action: Selector, withSender sender: Any?) -> Bool {
+        return action == #selector(copy(_:))
+    }
+
+    private func textRect() -> CGRect {
+        let inset: CGFloat = -4
+        return textRect(forBounds: bounds, limitedToNumberOfLines: numberOfLines)
+            .insetBy(dx: inset, dy: inset)
+    }
+
+    private func cancelSelection() {
+        let menu = UIMenuController.shared
+        menu.hideMenu(from: self)
+    }
+
+    @objc override func copy(_ sender: Any?) {
+        cancelSelection()
+        let board = UIPasteboard.general
+        board.string = text
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/WinUIBackend/WinUIBackend.swift b/Sources/WinUIBackend/WinUIBackend.swift
index a54a1a8625..882285118a 100644
--- a/Sources/WinUIBackend/WinUIBackend.swift
+++ b/Sources/WinUIBackend/WinUIBackend.swift
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ public final class WinUIBackend: AppBackend {
     ) {
         let block = textView as! TextBlock
         block.text = content
+        block.isTextSelectionEnabled = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
         missing("font design handling (monospace vs normal)")
         environment.apply(to: block)
     }