diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
index 7c591a276..92005c79d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 	this.bibliographyFromCollection = bibliographyFromCollection;
 	this.bibliographyFromItems = bibliographyFromItems;
 	this.copyItemsToClipboard = copyItemsToClipboard;
+	this.copyCitationToClipboard = copyCitationToClipboard;
 	
 	/*
 	 * Creates Zotero.Translate instance and shows file picker for file export
@@ -340,6 +341,41 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 		clipboardService.setData(transferable, null, Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard.kGlobalClipboard);
 	}
 	
+	
+	/*
+	 * Copies HTML and text citations for passed items in given style
+	 *
+	 * Does not check that items are actual references (and not notes or attachments)
+	 */
+	function copyCitationToClipboard(items, style) {
+		// copy to clipboard
+		var transferable = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1"].
+						   createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
+		var clipboardService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1"].
+							   getService(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
+		
+		var csl = Zotero.Cite.getStyle(style);
+		csl.preprocessItems(items);
+		
+		// add HTML
+		var bibliography = csl.createCitation({citationType:1, items:items}, "HTML");
+		var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].
+				  createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
+		str.data = bibliography;
+		transferable.addDataFlavor("text/html");
+		transferable.setTransferData("text/html", str, bibliography.length*2);
+		
+		// add text
+		var bibliography = csl.createCitation({citationType:1, items:items}, "Text");
+		var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].
+				  createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
+		str.data = bibliography;
+		transferable.addDataFlavor("text/unicode");
+		transferable.setTransferData("text/unicode", str, bibliography.length*2);
+		
+		clipboardService.setData(transferable, null, Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard.kGlobalClipboard);
+	}
+	
 	/*
 	 * Shows bibliography options and creates a bibliography
 	 */
@@ -528,4 +564,4 @@ Zotero_File_Interface.Progress = new function() {
 			window.setTimeout(_callback, 1500);
 		}
 	}
-}
+}
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diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
index 35ea8ee40..75351072d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
@@ -444,6 +444,22 @@ Zotero.CSL._locatorTerms = {
 
 /*
  * create a citation (in-text or footnote)
+ * accepts a citation object containing:
+ *
+ * citation.citationType
+ *		1 = first
+ *		2 = subsequent
+ *		3 = ibid
+ *		4 = ibid + pages
+ *
+ * citation.locators
+ *		array of locators
+ *
+ * citation.locatorTypes
+ *		array of types for given locators (see above)
+ *
+ * citation.items/citation.itemIDs
+ *		array of items/itemIDs to be cited
  */
 Zotero.CSL.prototype.createCitation = function(citation, format) {
 	var string = new Zotero.CSL.FormattedString(this, format);
@@ -475,8 +491,10 @@ Zotero.CSL.prototype.createCitation = function(citation, format) {
 			}
 		}
 	} else {							// indicates primary or subsequent
-		var lasti = citation.itemIDs.length-1;
-		for(var i in citation.itemIDs) {
+		if(citation.itemIDs) citation.items = citation.itemIDs;
+		
+		var lasti = citation.items.length-1;
+		for(var i in citation.items) {
 			var locatorType = false;
 			var locator = false;
 			if(citation.locators) {
@@ -485,7 +503,15 @@ Zotero.CSL.prototype.createCitation = function(citation, format) {
 			}
 			
 			var position = (citation.citationType[i] == 1 ? "first" : "subsequent");
-			var citationString = this._getCitation(Zotero.Items.get(citation.itemIDs[i]),
+			
+			// allow either item objects or ids
+			if(typeof citation.items[i] == "object") {
+				item = citation.items[i];
+			} else {
+				item = Zotero.Items.get(citation.items[i]);
+			}
+			
+			var citationString = this._getCitation(item,
 				position,
 				locatorType, locator, format, this._cit);
 			string.concat(citationString);