diff --git a/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js b/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
index 6db81f22e..72d06e2c6 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
@@ -270,10 +270,44 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
         $("#dropTarget").hide();
         RED.keyboard.remove("escape");
     }
-
+    function copyText(value,element,msg) {
+        var truncated = false;
+        if (typeof value !== "string" ) {
+            value = JSON.stringify(value, function(key,value) {
+                if (value !== null && typeof value === 'object') {
+                    if (value.__encoded__ && value.hasOwnProperty('data') && value.hasOwnProperty('length')) {
+                        truncated = value.data.length !== value.length;
+                        return value.data;
+                    }
+                }
+                return value;
+            });
+        }
+        if (truncated) {
+            msg += "_truncated";
+        }
+        $("#clipboard-hidden").val(value).select();
+        var result =  document.execCommand("copy");
+        if (result && element) {
+            var popover = RED.popover.create({
+                target: element,
+                direction: 'left',
+                size: 'small',
+                content: RED._(msg)
+            });
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                popover.close();
+            },1000);
+            popover.open();
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
     return {
         init: function() {
             setupDialogs();
+
+            $('<input type="text" id="clipboard-hidden">').appendTo("body");
+
             RED.events.on("view:selection-changed",function(selection) {
                 if (!selection.nodes) {
                     RED.menu.setDisabled("menu-item-export",true);
@@ -339,6 +373,7 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
 
         },
         import: importNodes,
-        export: exportNodes
+        export: exportNodes,
+        copyText: copyText
     }
 })();
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/common/popover.js b/editor/js/ui/common/popover.js
index 1ae3b8f45..df586f668 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/common/popover.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/common/popover.js
@@ -15,26 +15,61 @@
  **/
 
 RED.popover = (function() {
-
-
+    var deltaSizes = {
+        "default": {
+            top: 10,
+            leftRight: 17,
+            leftLeft: 25
+        },
+        "small": {
+            top: 5,
+            leftRight: 8,
+            leftLeft: 16
+        }
+    }
     function createPopover(options) {
         var target = options.target;
-
+        var direction = options.direction || "right";
+        var trigger = options.trigger;
         var content = options.content;
         var delay = options.delay;
+        var width = options.width||"auto";
+        var size = options.size||"default";
+        if (!deltaSizes[size]) {
+            throw new Error("Invalid RED.popover size value:",size);
+        }
+
         var timer = null;
         var active;
         var div;
 
         var openPopup = function() {
             if (active) {
-                div = $('<div class="red-ui-popover"></div>').html(content).appendTo("body");
+                div = $('<div class="red-ui-popover red-ui-popover-'+direction+'"></div>').appendTo("body");
+                if (size !== "default") {
+                    div.addClass("red-ui-popover-size-"+size);
+                }
+                if (typeof content === 'function') {
+                    content.call(res).appendTo(div);
+                } else {
+                    div.html(content);
+                }
+                if (width !== "auto") {
+                    div.width(width);
+                }
+
+
                 var targetPos = target.offset();
                 var targetWidth = target.width();
                 var targetHeight = target.height();
 
                 var divHeight = div.height();
-                div.css({top: targetPos.top+targetHeight/2-divHeight/2-10,left:targetPos.left+targetWidth+17});
+                var divWidth = div.width();
+                if (direction === 'right') {
+                    div.css({top: targetPos.top+targetHeight/2-divHeight/2-deltaSizes[size].top,left:targetPos.left+targetWidth+deltaSizes[size].leftRight});
+                } else if (direction === 'left') {
+                    div.css({top: targetPos.top+targetHeight/2-divHeight/2-deltaSizes[size].top,left:targetPos.left-deltaSizes[size].leftLeft-divWidth});
+                }
 
                 div.fadeIn("fast");
             }
@@ -50,24 +85,45 @@ RED.popover = (function() {
             }
         }
 
-        target.on('mouseenter',function(e) {
-            clearTimeout(timer);
-            active = true;
-            timer = setTimeout(openPopup,delay.show);
-        });
-        target.on('mouseleave', function(e) {
-            if (timer) {
+        if (trigger === 'hover') {
+
+            target.on('mouseenter',function(e) {
                 clearTimeout(timer);
-            }
-            active = false;
-            setTimeout(closePopup,delay.hide);
-        });
+                active = true;
+                timer = setTimeout(openPopup,delay.show);
+            });
+            target.on('mouseleave', function(e) {
+                if (timer) {
+                    clearTimeout(timer);
+                }
+                active = false;
+                setTimeout(closePopup,delay.hide);
+            });
+        } else if (trigger === 'click') {
+            target.click(function(e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                active = !active;
+                if (!active) {
+                    closePopup();
+                } else {
+                    openPopup();
+                }
+            });
+        }
         var res = {
             setContent: function(_content) {
                 content = _content;
+            },
+            open: function () {
+                active = true;
+                openPopup();
+            },
+            close: function () {
+                active = false;
+                closePopup();
             }
         }
-        target.data('popover',res);
         return res;
 
     }
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/palette.js b/editor/js/ui/palette.js
index b657b101c..b7c1b58a5 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -185,11 +185,14 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
             $("#palette-"+category).append(d);
             d.onmousedown = function(e) { e.preventDefault(); };
 
-            RED.popover.create({
+            var popover = RED.popover.create({
                 target:$(d),
+                trigger: "hover",
+                width: "300px",
                 content: "hi",
                 delay: { show: 750, hide: 50 }
             });
+            $(d).data('popover',popover);
 
             // $(d).popover({
             //     title:d.type,
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/utils.js b/editor/js/ui/utils.js
index 371698ac0..d7c151604 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/utils.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/utils.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
             result = $('<span class="debug-message-object-value debug-message-type-null">null</span>');
         } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
             if (value.hasOwnProperty('type') && value.type === 'Buffer' && value.hasOwnProperty('data')) {
-                result = $('<span class="debug-message-object-value debug-message-type-meta"></span>').html('buffer['+value.data.length+']');
+                result = $('<span class="debug-message-object-value debug-message-type-meta"></span>').html('buffer['+value.length+']');
             } else if (value.hasOwnProperty('type') && value.type === 'array' && value.hasOwnProperty('data')) {
                 result = $('<span class="debug-message-object-value debug-message-type-meta"></span>').html('array['+value.length+']');
             } else {
@@ -66,8 +66,22 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
             e.preventDefault();
         });
     }
+    function addMessageControls(obj,key,msg) {
+        var tools = $('<span class="debug-message-tools button-group"></span>').appendTo(obj);
+        var copyPath = $('<button class="editor-button editor-button-small"><i class="fa fa-terminal"></i></button>').appendTo(tools).click(function(e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            RED.clipboard.copyText(key,copyPath,"clipboard.copyMessagePath");
+        })
+        var copyPayload = $('<button class="editor-button editor-button-small"><i class="fa fa-clipboard"></i></button>').appendTo(tools).click(function(e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            RED.clipboard.copyText(msg,copyPayload,"clipboard.copyMessageValue");
+        })
 
-    function buildMessageElement(obj,key,typeHint,hideKey) {
+    }
+
+    function buildMessageElement(obj,key,typeHint,hideKey,path) {
         var i;
         var e;
         var entryObj;
@@ -75,15 +89,15 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
         var headerHead;
         var value;
         var element = $('<span class="debug-message-element"></span>');
+        header = $('<span class="debug-message-row"></span>').appendTo(element);
+        addMessageControls(header,path,obj);
         if (!key) {
             element.addClass("debug-message-top-level");
-        }
-
-        header = $('<span></span>').appendTo(element);
-
-        if (key && !hideKey) {
-            $('<span class="debug-message-object-key"></span>').text(key).appendTo(header);
-            $('<span>: </span>').appendTo(header);
+        } else {
+            if (!hideKey) {
+                $('<span class="debug-message-object-key"></span>').text(key).appendTo(header);
+                $('<span>: </span>').appendTo(header);
+            }
         }
         entryObj = $('<span class="debug-message-object-value"></span>').appendTo(header);
 
@@ -166,6 +180,7 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
                     if (type === 'buffer') {
                         var stringRow = $('<div class="debug-message-string-rows"></div>').appendTo(element);
                         var sr = $('<div class="debug-message-object-entry collapsed"></div>').appendTo(stringRow);
+
                         var stringEncoding = "";
                         try {
                             stringEncoding = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint16Array(data))
@@ -190,7 +205,7 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
                     if (fullLength <= 10) {
                         for (i=0;i<fullLength;i++) {
                             row = $('<div class="debug-message-object-entry collapsed"></div>').appendTo(arrayRows);
-                            buildMessageElement(data[i],""+i,false).appendTo(row);
+                            buildMessageElement(data[i],""+i,false,false,path+"["+i+"]").appendTo(row);
                         }
                     } else {
                         for (i=0;i<fullLength;i+=10) {
@@ -205,7 +220,7 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
                                 return function() {
                                     for (var i=min;i<=max;i++) {
                                         var row = $('<div class="debug-message-object-entry collapsed"></div>').appendTo(parent);
-                                        buildMessageElement(data[i],""+i,false).appendTo(row);
+                                        buildMessageElement(data[i],""+i,false,false,path+"["+i+"]").appendTo(row);
                                     }
                                 }
                             })());
@@ -249,7 +264,13 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
                     }
                     for (i=0;i<keys.length;i++) {
                         var row = $('<div class="debug-message-object-entry collapsed"></div>').appendTo(element);
-                        buildMessageElement(obj[keys[i]],keys[i],false).appendTo(row);
+                        var newPath = path;
+                        if (/^[a-zA-Z_$][0-9a-zA-Z_$]+$/.test(keys[i])) {
+                            newPath += "."+keys[i];
+                        } else {
+                            newPath += "[\""+keys[i].replace(/"/,"\\\"")+"\"]"
+                        }
+                        buildMessageElement(obj[keys[i]],keys[i],false,false,newPath).appendTo(row);
                     }
                     if (keys.length === 0) {
                         $('<div class="debug-message-object-entry debug-message-type-meta collapsed"></div>').text("empty").appendTo(element);
@@ -405,6 +426,6 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
         createObjectElement: buildMessageElement,
         validatePropertyExpression: validatePropertyExpression,
         getNodeIcon: getNodeIcon,
-        getNodeLabel: getNodeLabel
+        getNodeLabel: getNodeLabel,
     }
 })();
diff --git a/editor/sass/debug.scss b/editor/sass/debug.scss
index 0834c1e00..b211d77f3 100644
--- a/editor/sass/debug.scss
+++ b/editor/sass/debug.scss
@@ -46,11 +46,31 @@
 }
 
 .debug-message {
+    position: relative;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
     border-left: 8px solid #eee;
     border-right: 8px solid #eee;
     padding: 2px;
+    &.debug-message-hover {
+        border-right-color: #999;
+        &>.debug-message-meta .debug-message-tools {
+            display: inline-block;
+        }
+    }
 }
+.debug-message-row .debug-message-tools .editor-button-small {
+    height: 16px;
+    line-height: 14px;
+    font-size: 8px;
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    padding: 0 3px;
+}
+.debug-message-row:hover {
+    &>.debug-message-tools {
+        display: inline-block;
+    }
+}
+
 .debug-message-meta {
     background: #fff;
     font-size: 10px;
@@ -67,6 +87,12 @@
     padding: 1px 5px;
     color: #777;
 }
+.debug-message-tools {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 3px;
+    right: 1px;
+    display: none;
+}
 .debug-message-payload {
     display: block;
     padding: 2px;
@@ -85,9 +111,8 @@
     border-right-color: #f99;
 }
 .debug-message-object-entry {
+    position: relative;
     padding-left: 15px;
-    padding-bottom: 3px;
-    padding-top: 3px;
 }
 .debug-message-element {
     color: #333;
@@ -153,12 +178,17 @@
 .debug-message-type-number { color: #2033d6; };
 .debug-message-type-number-toggle { cursor: pointer;}
 
+.debug-message-row {
+    display: block;
+    padding: 4px 2px 2px;
+    position: relative;
+    &:hover {
+        background: #f3f3f3;
+    }
+}
 .debug-message-expandable {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
-.debug-message-expandable:hover {
-    background: #fefefe;
-}
 .debug-message-expandable:hover .debug-message-object-handle {
     color: #b72828 !important;
 }
diff --git a/editor/sass/editor.scss b/editor/sass/editor.scss
index 261ca83ba..406fda74a 100644
--- a/editor/sass/editor.scss
+++ b/editor/sass/editor.scss
@@ -292,3 +292,8 @@
         border-color: $primary-border-color;
     }
 }
+
+#clipboard-hidden {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -3000px;
+}
diff --git a/editor/sass/popover.scss b/editor/sass/popover.scss
index 3a00dd4a3..d3c077e6d 100644
--- a/editor/sass/popover.scss
+++ b/editor/sass/popover.scss
@@ -15,39 +15,82 @@
  **/
 
 
- .red-ui-popover {
-     display: none;
-     position: absolute;
-     width: 300px;
-     padding: 10px;
-     height: auto;
-     background: #fff;
-     
-     z-index: 1000;
-     font-size: 14px;
-     line-height: 1.4em;
-     @include component-shadow;
- }
- .red-ui-popover:after, .red-ui-popover:before {
- 	right: 100%;
- 	top: 50%;
- 	border: solid transparent;
- 	content: " ";
- 	height: 0;
- 	width: 0;
- 	position: absolute;
- 	pointer-events: none;
- }
+.red-ui-popover {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: auto;
+    padding: 10px;
+    height: auto;
+    background: #fff;
 
- .red-ui-popover:after {
- 	border-color: rgba(136, 183, 213, 0);
- 	border-right-color: #fff;
- 	border-width: 10px;
- 	margin-top: -10px;
- }
- .red-ui-popover:before {
- 	border-color: rgba(194, 225, 245, 0);
- 	border-right-color: $primary-border-color;
- 	border-width: 11px;
- 	margin-top: -11px;
- }
+    z-index: 1000;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    line-height: 1.4em;
+    @include component-shadow;
+}
+
+.red-ui-popover:after, .red-ui-popover:before {
+    top: 50%;
+    border: solid transparent;
+    content: " ";
+    height: 0;
+    width: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-right:after, .red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-right:before {
+    right: 100%;
+}
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-left:after, .red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-left:before {
+    left: 100%;
+}
+
+
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-right:after {
+    border-color: rgba(136, 183, 213, 0);
+    border-right-color: #fff;
+    border-width: 10px;
+    margin-top: -10px;
+}
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-right:before {
+    border-color: rgba(194, 225, 245, 0);
+    border-right-color: $primary-border-color;
+    border-width: 11px;
+    margin-top: -11px;
+}
+
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-left:after {
+    border-color: rgba(136, 183, 213, 0);
+    border-left-color: #fff;
+    border-width: 10px;
+    margin-top: -10px;
+}
+.red-ui-popover.red-ui-popover-left:before {
+    border-color: rgba(194, 225, 245, 0);
+    border-left-color: $primary-border-color;
+    border-width: 11px;
+    margin-top: -11px;
+}
+
+.red-ui-popover-size-small {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    padding: 5px;
+
+    &.red-ui-popover-right:after {
+        border-width: 5px;
+        margin-top: -5px;
+    }
+    &.red-ui-popover-right:before {
+        border-width: 6px;
+        margin-top: -6px;
+    }
+
+    &.red-ui-popover-left:after {
+        border-width: 5px;
+        margin-top: -5px;
+    }
+    &.red-ui-popover-left:before {
+        border-width: 6px;
+        margin-top: -6px;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
index a49506d97..2a6958d14 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
@@ -90,10 +90,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             msg.msg = msg.msg.toString('hex');
             if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
                 msg.msg = msg.msg.substring(0,debuglength);
+                msg.modified = true;
             }
         } else if (msg.msg && typeof msg.msg === 'object') {
-            var seen = [];
-            var seenAts = [];
             try {
                 msg.format = msg.msg.constructor.name || "Object";
                 // Handle special case of msg.req/res objects from HTTP In node
@@ -113,38 +112,54 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 if (isArray) {
                     msg.format = "array["+msg.msg.length+"]";
                     if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
-                        msg.msg = msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength);
+                        // msg.msg = msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength);
+                        msg.msg = {
+                            __encoded__: true,
+                            type: "array",
+                            data: msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength),
+                            length: msg.msg.length
+                        }
+                        msg.modified = true;
                     }
                 }
                 if (isArray || (msg.format === "Object")) {
+                    var modified = false;
                     msg.msg = safeJSONStringify(msg.msg, function(key, value) {
                         if (key === '_req' || key === '_res') {
-                            return "[internal]"
-                        }
-                        if (value instanceof Error) {
-                            return value.toString()
-                        }
-                        if (util.isArray(value) && value.length > debuglength) {
+                            value = "[internal]"
+                        } else if (value instanceof Error) {
+                            value = value.toString()
+                        } else if (util.isArray(value) && value.length > debuglength) {
                             value = {
                                 __encoded__: true,
                                 type: "array",
                                 data: value.slice(0,debuglength),
                                 length: value.length
                             }
-                        }
-                        if (typeof value === 'string') {
+                            modified = true;
+                        } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
                             if (value.length > debuglength) {
-                                return value.substring(0,debuglength)+"...";
+                                modified = true;
+                                value = value.substring(0,debuglength)+"...";
+                            }
+                        } else if (value !== null && typeof value === 'object' && value.type === "Buffer") {
+                            value.__encoded__ = true;
+                            value.length = value.data.length;
+                            if (value.length > debuglength) {
+                                value.data = value.data.slice(0,debuglength);
+                                modified = true;
                             }
                         }
                         return value;
                     }," ");
+                    if (modified) {
+                        msg.modified = modified;
+                    }
                 } else {
                     try { msg.msg = msg.msg.toString(); }
                     catch(e) { msg.msg = "[Type not printable]"; }
                 }
             }
-            seen = null;
         } else if (typeof msg.msg === "boolean") {
             msg.format = "boolean";
             msg.msg = msg.msg.toString();
@@ -161,6 +176,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             msg.format = "string["+msg.msg.length+"]";
             if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
                 msg.msg = msg.msg.substring(0,debuglength)+"...";
+                msg.modified = true;
             }
         }
         // if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/lib/debug/debug-utils.js b/nodes/core/core/lib/debug/debug-utils.js
index 9c9f48661..0b6f384bf 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/lib/debug/debug-utils.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/lib/debug/debug-utils.js
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ RED.debug = (function() {
         var sourceNode = o._source;
 
         msg.onmouseenter = function() {
-            msg.style.borderRightColor = "#999";
+            $(msg).addClass('debug-message-hover');
             if (o._source) {
                 config.messageMouseEnter(o._source.id);
             }
         };
         msg.onmouseleave = function() {
-            msg.style.borderRightColor = "";
+            $(msg).removeClass('debug-message-hover');
             if (o._source) {
                 config.messageMouseLeave(o._source.id);
             }
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ RED.debug = (function() {
             $(msg).addClass('debug-message-level-' + errorLvl);
             $('<span class="debug-message-topic">function : (' + errorLvlType + ')</span>').appendTo(metaRow);
         } else {
+            // var tools = $('<span class="debug-message-tools button-group"></span>').appendTo(metaRow);
+            // var filterMessage = $('<button class="editor-button editor-button-small"><i class="fa fa-filter"></i></button>').appendTo(tools);
+
             $('<span class="debug-message-topic">'+
                 (o.topic?topic+' : ':'')+
                 (o.property?'msg.'+property:'msg')+" : "+format+
@@ -247,7 +250,8 @@ RED.debug = (function() {
             }
         }
         var el = $('<span class="debug-message-payload"></span>').appendTo(msg);
-        RED.utils.createObjectElement(payload,/*true*/null,format).appendTo(el);
+        var path = (o.property?'msg.'+property:'msg');
+        RED.utils.createObjectElement(payload,/*true*/null,format,false,path).appendTo(el);
         var atBottom = (sbc.scrollHeight-messageList.height()-sbc.scrollTop) < 5;
         var m = {
             el: msg
diff --git a/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json b/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
index 023735b66..a0788cd28 100644
--- a/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@
         "import": {
             "import": "Import to",
             "newFlow": "new flow"
-        }
+        },
+        "copyMessagePath": "Path copied",
+        "copyMessageValue": "Value copied",
+        "copyMessageValue_truncated": "Truncated value copied"
     },
     "deploy": {
         "deploy": "Deploy",