diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index 176b49b52c..40d40b31c9 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ exports.toggle_actions_popover = function (element, id) {
             can_unmute_topic: can_unmute_topic,
             should_display_add_reaction_option: message.sent_by_me,
             should_display_edit_history_option: should_display_edit_history_option,
-            conversation_time_uri: narrow.by_conversation_and_time_uri(message),
+            conversation_time_uri: narrow.by_conversation_and_time_uri(message, true),
             narrowed: narrow_state.active(),
         };
 
@@ -435,13 +435,6 @@ exports.register_click_handlers = function () {
         e.stopPropagation();
         e.preventDefault();
     });
-    $('body').on('click', '.popover_narrow_by_conversation_and_time', function (e) {
-        var msgid = $(e.currentTarget).data('message-id');
-        popovers.hide_actions_popover();
-        narrow.by_conversation_and_time(msgid, {trigger: 'popover'});
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        e.preventDefault();
-    });
     $('body').on('click', '.popover_toggle_collapse', function (e) {
         var msgid = $(e.currentTarget).data('message-id');
         var row = current_msg_list.get_row(msgid);
@@ -500,6 +493,22 @@ exports.register_click_handlers = function () {
         e.preventDefault();
     });
 
+    function initClipboard(selector) {
+        return new Clipboard(selector);
+    }
+    initClipboard('.copy_link');
+
+    $('body').on('click', '.copy_link', function (e) {
+        popovers.hide_actions_popover();
+        var id = $(this).attr("data-message-id");
+        var row = $("[zid='" + id + "']");
+        row.find(".alert-copied").css("display", "block");
+        row.find(".alert-copied").delay(1000).fadeOut(300);
+
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+    });
+
     (function () {
         var last_scroll = 0;
 
diff --git a/static/templates/actions_popover_content.handlebars b/static/templates/actions_popover_content.handlebars
index 0781082137..6bdd895724 100644
--- a/static/templates/actions_popover_content.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/actions_popover_content.handlebars
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
     {{/if}}
 
     <li>
-        <a href="{{ conversation_time_uri }}" class="popover_narrow_by_conversation_and_time" data-message-id="{{message.id}}">
-            <i class="icon-vector-link"></i> {{t "Link to this conversation" }}
+        <a href="#" class="copy_link" data-message-id="{{message.id}}" data-clipboard-text="{{ conversation_time_uri }}">
+            <i class="icon-vector-link"></i> {{t "Copy link to conversation" }}
         </a>
     </li>