diff --git a/gajim/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui b/gajim/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
index e6dc78287..813f27d91 100644
--- a/gajim/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
+++ b/gajim/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="label">&lt;span weight="heavy" size="large"&gt;room jid&lt;/span&gt;</property>
                         <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                        <property name="selectable">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>