diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 0a725709b..2dafe1e88 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Changed
 - qutebrowser got a new (slightly updated) logo
 - `:tab-focus` can now take a negative index to focus the nth tab counted from
   the right.
+- `:yank` can now yank the pretty/decoded URL by adding `--pretty`
 
 v0.6.1
 -----
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index aca9172d3..d9912aa3d 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Philipp Hansch
 * Kevin Velghe
 * Austin Anderson
+* Panagiotis Ktistakis
 * Alexey "Averrin" Nabrodov
 * avk
 * ZDarian
@@ -173,7 +174,6 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * John ShaggyTwoDope Jenkins
 * Jimmy
 * Peter Vilim
-* Panagiotis Ktistakis
 * Clayton Craft
 * Oliver Caldwell
 * Jonas Schürmann
diff --git a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
index bf0891904..ab8ad9796 100644
--- a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ Save open pages and quit.
 
 [[yank]]
 === yank
-Syntax: +:yank [*--title*] [*--sel*] [*--domain*]+
+Syntax: +:yank [*--title*] [*--sel*] [*--domain*] [*--pretty*]+
 
 Yank the current URL/title to the clipboard or primary selection.
 
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ Yank the current URL/title to the clipboard or primary selection.
 * +*-t*+, +*--title*+: Yank the title instead of the URL.
 * +*-s*+, +*--sel*+: Use the primary selection instead of the clipboard.
 * +*-d*+, +*--domain*+: Yank only the scheme, domain, and port number.
+* +*-p*+, +*--pretty*+: Yank the URL in pretty decoded form.
 
 [[yank-selected]]
 === yank-selected
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index e30d9884e..dbd06d2b3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -654,13 +654,14 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         frame.scroll(dx, dy)
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
-    def yank(self, title=False, sel=False, domain=False):
+    def yank(self, title=False, sel=False, domain=False, pretty=False):
         """Yank the current URL/title to the clipboard or primary selection.
 
         Args:
             sel: Use the primary selection instead of the clipboard.
             title: Yank the title instead of the URL.
             domain: Yank only the scheme, domain, and port number.
+            pretty: Yank the URL in pretty decoded form.
         """
         if title:
             s = self._tabbed_browser.page_title(self._current_index())
@@ -672,8 +673,10 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
                                    ':' + str(port) if port > -1 else '')
             what = 'domain'
         else:
-            s = self._current_url().toString(
-                QUrl.FullyEncoded | QUrl.RemovePassword)
+            flags = QUrl.RemovePassword
+            if not pretty:
+                flags |= QUrl.FullyEncoded
+            s = self._current_url().toString(flags)
             what = 'URL'
 
         if sel and QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection():
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index c8df304cf..dcdc27520 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -1448,6 +1448,8 @@ KEY_DATA = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('yank -ts', ['yT']),
         ('yank -d', ['yd']),
         ('yank -ds', ['yD']),
+        ('yank -p', ['yp']),
+        ('yank -ps', ['yP']),
         ('paste', ['pp']),
         ('paste -s', ['pP']),
         ('paste -t', ['Pp']),
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/yankpaste.feature b/tests/integration/features/yankpaste.feature
index 8f6c6552f..58ae304b0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/yankpaste.feature
+++ b/tests/integration/features/yankpaste.feature
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ Feature: Yanking and pasting.
         Then the message "Yanked domain to clipboard: http://localhost:(port)" should be shown
         And the clipboard should contain "http://localhost:(port)"
 
+    Scenario: Yanking fully encoded URL
+        When I open data/title with spaces.html
+        And I run :yank
+        Then the message "Yanked URL to clipboard: http://localhost:(port)/data/title%20with%20spaces.html" should be shown
+        And the clipboard should contain "http://localhost:(port)/data/title%20with%20spaces.html"
+
+    Scenario: Yanking pretty decoded URL
+        When I open data/title with spaces.html
+        And I run :yank --pretty
+        Then the message "Yanked URL to clipboard: http://localhost:(port)/data/title with spaces.html" should be shown
+        And the clipboard should contain "http://localhost:(port)/data/title with spaces.html"
+
     #### :paste
 
     Scenario: Pasting an URL