diff --git a/src/gui/DamarisGUI.py b/src/gui/DamarisGUI.py
index c5d80f4..bbee182 100644
--- a/src/gui/DamarisGUI.py
+++ b/src/gui/DamarisGUI.py
@@ -2312,6 +2312,9 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
         # Matplot in einen GTK-Rahmen stopfen
         self.matplot_canvas = FigureCanvas( self.matplot_figure )
 
+        # Add right-click context menu to canvas
+        self.matplot_canvas.connect("button-press-event", self.on_canvas_button_press)
+
         self.display_table = self.xml_gui.get_object( "display_table" )
         self.display_table.attach( self.matplot_canvas, 0, 6, 0, 1, gtk.AttachOptions.EXPAND | gtk.AttachOptions.FILL, gtk.AttachOptions.EXPAND | gtk.AttachOptions.FILL, 0, 0 )
         self.matplot_canvas.show( )
@@ -2740,7 +2743,102 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
 
         return True
 
+    def on_canvas_button_press(self, widget, event):
+        """Handle button press events on matplotlib canvas"""
+        if event.button == 3:  # Right click
+            self.show_canvas_context_menu(event)
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def show_canvas_context_menu(self, event):
+        """Show context menu for matplotlib canvas"""
+        menu = gtk.Menu()
+
+        # Copy as PNG
+        item_copy_png = gtk.MenuItem(label="Copy as PNG")
+        item_copy_png.connect("activate", self.copy_canvas_as_png)
+        menu.append(item_copy_png)
+
+        # Copy as SVG
+        item_copy_svg = gtk.MenuItem(label="Copy as SVG")
+        item_copy_svg.connect("activate", self.copy_canvas_as_svg)
+        menu.append(item_copy_svg)
+
+        menu.show_all()
+        menu.popup(None, None, None, None, event.button, event.time)
+
+    def copy_canvas_as_png(self, widget):
+        """Copy canvas to clipboard as PNG"""
+        self.copy_display_data_to_clipboard(widget)
+
+    def copy_canvas_as_svg(self, widget):
+        """Copy canvas as SVG to clipboard"""
+        if self.matplot_figure is None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            # Save the original figure size
+            original_size = self.matplot_figure.get_size_inches()
+            # Save figure to a buffer as SVG
+            import io as iomodule
+            buf = iomodule.StringIO()
+            self.matplot_figure.set_size_inches(6, 4)
+            self.matplot_figure.savefig(buf, format='svg', bbox_inches='tight')
+            buf.seek(0)
+
+            # Copy SVG text to clipboard
+            clipboard = gtk.Clipboard.get(gdk.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD)
+            clipboard.set_text(buf.read(), -1)
+            clipboard.store()
+            self.matplot_figure.set_size_inches(original_size)
+
+            log("Figure copied to clipboard as SVG")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            log(f"Error copying figure as SVG: {e}")
+
     def copy_display_data_to_clipboard( self, widget, data=None ):
+        """
+        Copy matplotlib figure as PNG image to clipboard
+        Also keep text data copy functionality as fallback
+        """
+        # First, try to copy the matplotlib figure as image
+        # Save the original figure size
+        original_size = self.matplot_figure.get_size_inches()
+        if self.matplot_figure is not None and self.matplot_canvas is not None:
+            try:
+                # Save figure to a temporary buffer as PNG
+                import io as iomodule
+                buf = iomodule.BytesIO()
+                self.matplot_figure.set_size_inches(6, 4)
+                self.matplot_figure.savefig(buf, format='png', dpi=300, bbox_inches='tight')
+                buf.seek(0)
+
+                # Load the PNG data into a GdkPixbuf
+                from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
+                loader = GdkPixbuf.PixbufLoader.new_with_type('png')
+                loader.write(buf.read())
+                loader.close()
+                pixbuf = loader.get_pixbuf()
+
+                # Copy to clipboard
+                clipboard = gtk.Clipboard.get(gdk.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD)
+                clipboard.set_image(pixbuf)
+                clipboard.store()
+                # Restore original figure size
+                self.matplot_figure.set_size_inches(original_size)
+                # Redraw the canvas to ensure it stays visible
+                self.matplot_canvas.draw()
+
+                log("Figure copied to clipboard as PNG image")
+                return
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                log("Error copying figure to clipboard: %s" % str(e))
+                # Fall through to text data copy
+
+        # Fallback: copy data as text (original functionality)
+        # can be removed after thorough testing
         data_to_save = self.displayed_data[ : ]
         if self.displayed_data[ 1 ] is None:
             # nothing to save