diff --git a/client/components/Message.vue b/client/components/Message.vue
index 9463c655..c3837bb1 100644
--- a/client/components/Message.vue
+++ b/client/components/Message.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<template v-else-if="message.type === 'action'">
 			<span class="from" />
 			<span class="content">
-				<Username :user="message.from" /> <ParsedMessage
+				<span class="only-copy">* </span><Username :user="message.from" /> <ParsedMessage
 					:network="network"
 					:message="message" />
 				<LinkPreview
diff --git a/client/css/style.css b/client/css/style.css
index 78d2a3c4..11b4a7af 100644
--- a/client/css/style.css
+++ b/client/css/style.css
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ kbd {
 	display: block;
 }
 
+.only-copy {
+	font-size: 0;
+	opacity: 0;
+	width: 0;
+}
+
 /* Icons */
 
 #viewport .lt::before,
diff --git a/client/js/clipboard.js b/client/js/clipboard.js
index 980bf9d0..4e17887d 100644
--- a/client/js/clipboard.js
+++ b/client/js/clipboard.js
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ module.exports = function(chat) {
 			el.text(`<${el.text()}>`);
 		});
 
-	$(documentFragment)
-		.find(".content > .user")
-		.prepend("* ");
-
 	div.id = "js-copy-hack";
 	div.appendChild(documentFragment);
 	chat.appendChild(div);