3 files changed, 52 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/web_src/less/features/animations.less b/web_src/less/animations.less
index f3491155cd..cdb10236fb 100644
--- a/web_src/less/features/animations.less
+++ b/web_src/less/animations.less
@@ -32,3 +32,21 @@
 .editor-loading.is-loading {
   height: 12rem;
 }
+
+@keyframes fadein {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeout {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web_src/less/index.less b/web_src/less/index.less
index d96fe3df82..0aa4a2f8f8 100644
--- a/web_src/less/index.less
+++ b/web_src/less/index.less
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 @import "font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css";
 
 @import "./variables.less";
+@import "./animations.less";
 @import "./shared/issuelist.less";
-@import "./features/animations.less";
 @import "./features/dropzone.less";
 @import "./features/gitgraph.less";
 @import "./features/heatmap.less";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 @import "./features/projects.less";
 @import "./markup/content.less";
 @import "./markup/mermaid.less";
+@import "./markup/codecopy.less";
 @import "./code/linebutton.less";
 
 @import "./chroma/base.less";
diff --git a/web_src/less/markup/codecopy.less b/web_src/less/markup/codecopy.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2ce77aaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/less/markup/codecopy.less
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+.markup .code-block {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.markup .code-copy {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 8px;
+  right: 6px;
+  padding: 9px;
+  visibility: hidden;
+  animation: fadeout .2s both;
+}
+
+/* adjustments for comment content having only 14px font size */
+.repository.view.issue .comment-list .comment .markup .code-copy {
+  right: 5px;
+  padding: 8px;
+}
+
+/* can not use regular transparent button colors for hover and active states because
+   we need opaque colors here as code can appear behind the button */
+.markup .code-copy:hover {
+  background: var(--color-secondary) !important;
+}
+.markup .code-copy:active {
+  background: var(--color-secondary-dark-1) !important;
+}
+
+.markup .code-block:hover .code-copy {
+  visibility: visible;
+  animation: fadein .2s both;
+}