diff --git a/src/register-default-commands.coffee b/src/register-default-commands.coffee
index 159ea1abc..b4649f70e 100644
--- a/src/register-default-commands.coffee
+++ b/src/register-default-commands.coffee
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ module.exports = ({commandRegistry, commandInstaller, config}) ->
     'editor:fold-at-indent-level-8': -> @foldAllAtIndentLevel(7)
     'editor:fold-at-indent-level-9': -> @foldAllAtIndentLevel(8)
     'editor:log-cursor-scope': -> @logCursorScope()
-    'editor:copy-path': -> @copyPathToClipboard()
+    'editor:copy-path': -> @copyPathToClipboard(false)
+    'editor:copy-project-path': -> @copyPathToClipboard(true)
     'editor:toggle-indent-guide': -> config.set('editor.showIndentGuide', not config.get('editor.showIndentGuide'))
     'editor:toggle-line-numbers': -> config.set('editor.showLineNumbers', not config.get('editor.showLineNumbers'))
     'editor:scroll-to-cursor': -> @scrollToCursorPosition()
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index ae2645567..983669e28 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -666,8 +666,9 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
   isPending: -> Boolean(@pending)
 
   # Copies the current file path to the native clipboard.
-  copyPathToClipboard: ->
+  copyPathToClipboard: (relative = false) ->
     if filePath = @getPath()
+      filePath = atom.project.relativize(filePath) if relative
       @clipboard.write(filePath)
 
   ###