diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue b/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
index 16a83df4ee..fe72721c48 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ import {
   usesTreeSchemaMode,
   usesFetchFirst,
 } from "@/lib/databaseCapabilities";
-import { treeNodeRowAction, treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction } from "@/lib/treeNodeClick";
+import { sidebarSelectionCopyAction, treeNodeRowAction, treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction } from "@/lib/treeNodeClick";
 import { formatCsv, formatJson, formatSqlInsert } from "@/lib/exportFormats";
 import { hexToRgba } from "@/lib/color";
 import DangerConfirmDialog from "@/components/editor/DangerConfirmDialog.vue";
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const labelRef = ref<HTMLElement>();
+const rowRef = ref<HTMLElement>();
 const isTruncated = computed(() => {
   const el = labelRef.value;
   return !!el && el.scrollWidth > el.clientWidth;
@@ -338,11 +339,31 @@ function runRowClickAction() {
 
 function onClick(event: MouseEvent) {
   connectionStore.selectedTreeNodeId = props.node.id;
+  rowRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
   if (settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation === "double") return;
   if (event.detail > 1) return;
   runRowClickAction();
 }
 
+function isEditableShortcutTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
+  return (
+    target instanceof HTMLInputElement ||
+    target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ||
+    target.isContentEditable ||
+    !!target.closest("[contenteditable='true']")
+  );
+}
+
+function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (!isSelected.value || isEditableShortcutTarget(event.target)) return;
+  const action = sidebarSelectionCopyAction(event, settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation);
+  if (action !== "copy-name") return;
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  copyName();
+}
+
 function onDoubleClick() {
   const action = treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(
     props.node.type,
@@ -1448,6 +1469,7 @@ const isDragging = computed(() => dragState.active && dragState.draggedId === pr
     <ContextMenuTrigger as-child>
       <div>
         <div
+          ref="rowRef"
           class="group flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 py-1 px-2 cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent transition-colors relative outline-none"
           style="contain: layout style paint"
           :class="{
@@ -1461,6 +1483,7 @@ const isDragging = computed(() => dragState.active && dragState.draggedId === pr
           :style="rowStyle"
           @click="onClick"
           @dblclick="onDoubleClick"
+          @keydown="onKeydown"
           @mousedown="isDraggable ? startDrag($event, node.id, node.type) : undefined"
           @mousemove="isDropTarget ? updateTarget($event, node.id, node.type) : undefined"
           @mouseleave="clearTarget(node.id)"
diff --git a/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts b/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts
index 8efe968110..94258c4242 100644
--- a/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts
+++ b/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { TreeNodeType } from "@/types/database";
+import { matchesShortcut, type ShortcutLikeEvent } from "@/lib/keyboardShortcuts";
 
 export type TreeNodeRowAction = "open-data" | "toggle" | "none";
 export type TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction =
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ export type TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction =
   | "open-saved-sql"
   | "toggle"
   | "none";
+export type SidebarSelectionCopyAction = "copy-name" | "none";
 export type SidebarActivation = "single" | "double";
 
 const dataNodeTypes = new Set<TreeNodeType>(["table", "view"]);
@@ -43,3 +45,11 @@ export function treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(
   if (canOpenObjectBrowser && objectBrowserNodeTypes.has(type)) return "open-object-browser";
   return "none";
 }
+
+export function sidebarSelectionCopyAction(
+  event: ShortcutLikeEvent,
+  activation: SidebarActivation,
+): SidebarSelectionCopyAction {
+  if (activation !== "double") return "none";
+  return matchesShortcut(event, "Mod+C") ? "copy-name" : "none";
+}
diff --git a/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts b/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts
index ca9624e997..f45fc65cf7 100644
--- a/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts
+++ b/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import test from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { treeNodeRowAction, treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction } from "../src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts";
+import { sidebarSelectionCopyAction, treeNodeRowAction, treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction } from "../src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts";
 
 test("table and view rows open data without toggling structure groups", () => {
   assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("table", true), "open-data");
@@ -58,3 +58,12 @@ test("double click does not open object browser for non-browsable rows", () => {
   assert.equal(treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction("table", true), "none");
   assert.equal(treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction("column", true), "none");
 });
+
+test("double click navigation mode copies the selected sidebar row name", () => {
+  assert.equal(sidebarSelectionCopyAction({ key: "c", metaKey: true }, "double"), "copy-name");
+  assert.equal(sidebarSelectionCopyAction({ key: "C", ctrlKey: true }, "double"), "copy-name");
+});
+
+test("single click navigation mode leaves copy shortcuts alone", () => {
+  assert.equal(sidebarSelectionCopyAction({ key: "c", metaKey: true }, "single"), "none");
+});