diff --git a/src/terminal-util.c b/src/terminal-util.c
index e36cba9..8e1c64f 100644
--- a/src/terminal-util.c
+++ b/src/terminal-util.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ terminal_util_show_error_dialog (GtkWindow *transient_parent,
   g_free (message);
 }
 
-static gboolean
+gboolean
 open_url (GtkWindow *parent,
           const char *uri,
           guint32 user_time,
diff --git a/src/terminal-util.h b/src/terminal-util.h
index a8648af..44a15a5 100644
--- a/src/terminal-util.h
+++ b/src/terminal-util.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ void terminal_util_set_atk_name_description (GtkWidget  *widget,
                                              const char *name,
                                              const char *desc);
 
+gboolean open_url (GtkWindow *parent,
+                   const char *uri,
+                   guint32 user_time,
+                   GError **error);
+
 void terminal_util_open_url (GtkWidget *parent,
                              const char *orig_url,
                              TerminalURLFlavour flavor,
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.c b/src/terminal-window.c
index 65e7189..165d616 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.c
+++ b/src/terminal-window.c
@@ -1233,6 +1233,20 @@ popup_copy_url_callback (GtkAction *action,
 }
 
 static void
+search_on_google_callback (GtkAction *action,
+                           TerminalWindow *window)
+{
+  gchar *url;
+  GtkClipboard *clipboard;
+
+  clipboard = gtk_widget_get_clipboard (GTK_WIDGET (window), GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
+  url = g_strdup_printf ("http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=%s",  gtk_clipboard_wait_for_text(clipboard));
+  open_url (GTK_WINDOW (window), url, gtk_get_current_event_time (), NULL);
+
+  g_free(url);
+}
+
+static void
 popup_leave_fullscreen_callback (GtkAction *action,
                                  TerminalWindow *window)
 {
@@ -1345,6 +1359,8 @@ popup_clipboard_targets_received_cb (GtkClipboard *clipboard,
   gtk_action_set_visible (action, show_link);
   action = gtk_action_group_get_action (priv->action_group, "PopupCopyLinkAddress");
   gtk_action_set_visible (action, show_link);
+  action = gtk_action_group_get_action (priv->action_group, "PopupSearchOnGoogle");
+  gtk_action_set_visible (action, vte_terminal_get_has_selection (VTE_TERMINAL (screen)));
 
   action = gtk_action_group_get_action (priv->action_group, "PopupCloseWindow");
   gtk_action_set_visible (action, n_pages <= 1);
@@ -1944,6 +1960,9 @@ terminal_window_init (TerminalWindow *window)
       { "PopupCopyLinkAddress", NULL, N_("_Copy Link Address"), NULL,
         NULL,
         G_CALLBACK (popup_copy_url_callback) },
+      { "PopupSearchOnGoogle", NULL, N_("_Search On Google"), NULL,
+        NULL,
+        G_CALLBACK (search_on_google_callback) },
       { "PopupTerminalProfiles", NULL, N_("P_rofiles") },
       { "PopupCopy", GTK_STOCK_COPY, NULL, "",
         NULL,
diff --git a/src/terminal.xml b/src/terminal.xml
index 91329d3..21a08ac 100644
--- a/src/terminal.xml
+++ b/src/terminal.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     <menuitem action="PopupCopyCallAddress" />
     <menuitem action="PopupOpenLink" />
     <menuitem action="PopupCopyLinkAddress" />
+    <menuitem action="PopupSearchOnGoogle" />
     <separator />
     <menuitem action="PopupNewTerminal" />
     <menuitem action="PopupNewTab" />