diff --git a/src/sass/views/amount.scss b/src/sass/views/amount.scss
index 26169f206..3000ea696 100644
--- a/src/sass/views/amount.scss
+++ b/src/sass/views/amount.scss
@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@
           position: relative;
           padding: 10px 30px;
 
+          .text-selectable {
+            -webkit-user-select: text;
+            -moz-user-select: text;
+            -ms-user-select: text;
+            user-select: text;
+          }
+
           .primary-amount {
             input, .unit, .primary-amount-display {
               font-size: 1.8em;
diff --git a/www/views/amount.html b/www/views/amount.html
index 3d581f886..af4e9d55c 100644
--- a/www/views/amount.html
+++ b/www/views/amount.html
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
             <div class="send-amount-tool-input amount">
               <div class="primary-amount"
                 ng-class="{long: amountModel.amount.length > 5, 'very-long': amountModel.amount.length > 10}">
-                <span class="primary-amount-display">{{ amountModel.amount || 0 }}</span><span class="unit">{{unit}}</span>
+                <span class="primary-amount-display text-selectable">{{ amountModel.amount || 0 }}</span><span class="unit">{{unit}}</span>
               </div>
               <span ng-show="globalResult">{{globalResult}} {{unit}}</span>
               <div class="alternative-amount">
-                <span>{{alternativeAmount || '0.00'}} {{alternativeUnit}}</span>
+                <span class="text-selectable">{{alternativeAmount || '0.00'}}</span> <span>{{alternativeUnit}}</span>
               </div>
               <div class="switch-currencies" ng-click="changeUnit()"><img src="img/icon-convert.svg"></div>
             </div>