diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Base/Interfaces/DrawingModes.cs b/src/Greenshot.Base/Interfaces/DrawingModes.cs
index cd84aea4f..da34ffeab 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Base/Interfaces/DrawingModes.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Base/Interfaces/DrawingModes.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Base.Interfaces
     public enum DrawingModes
     {
         None,
+        ColorPicker,
         Rect,
         Ellipse,
         Text,
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/Pipette.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/Pipette.cs
index dc1ae1046..5a2346b9f 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/Pipette.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/Pipette.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
         /// <param name="hotspotX">Hotspot X coordinate</param>
         /// <param name="hotspotY">Hotspot Y coordinate</param>
         /// <returns>Cursor</returns>
-        private static Cursor CreateCursor(Bitmap bitmap, int hotspotX, int hotspotY)
+        public static Cursor CreateCursor(Bitmap bitmap, int hotspotX, int hotspotY)
         {
             using SafeIconHandle iconHandle = new SafeIconHandle(bitmap.GetHicon());
             NativeIconMethods.GetIconInfo(iconHandle, out var iconInfo);
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/Surface.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/Surface.cs
index f050374a6..6524c8273 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/Surface.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/Surface.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces;
 using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Drawing;
 using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Drawing.Adorners;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Configuration;
+using Greenshot.Editor.Controls;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Drawing.Fields;
+using Greenshot.Editor.Forms;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Memento;
 using log4net;
 
@@ -61,6 +63,16 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
         /// </summary>
         private int _counterStart = 1;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The image used for the color picker cursor initialized once form has loaded
+        /// </summary>
+        private Cursor colorPickerCursor = null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The image used for the color picker cursor initialized once form has loaded
+        /// </summary>
+        private MovableShowColorForm _movableShowColorForm = new MovableShowColorForm();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The GUID of the surface
         /// </summary>
@@ -483,6 +495,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             _elements = new DrawableContainerList(_uniqueId);
             selectedElements = new DrawableContainerList(_uniqueId);
             LOG.Debug("Creating surface!");
+            MouseEnter += SurfaceMouseEnter;
+            MouseLeave += SurfaceMouseLeave;
             MouseDown += SurfaceMouseDown;
             MouseUp += SurfaceMouseUp;
             MouseMove += SurfaceMouseMove;
@@ -502,6 +516,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             SetStyle(
                 ControlStyles.UserPaint | ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint | ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw | ControlStyles.ContainerControl | ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer |
                 ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, true);
+            colorPickerCursor = Pipette.CreateCursor((Bitmap)new ComponentResourceManager(typeof(ImageEditorForm)).GetObject("colorPicker.Image"), 1, 14);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -788,6 +803,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
                 case DrawingModes.Path:
                     _undrawnElement = new FreehandContainer(this);
                     break;
+                case DrawingModes.ColorPicker:
                 case DrawingModes.None:
                     _undrawnElement = null;
                     break;
@@ -1415,6 +1431,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
         private MouseEventArgs InverseZoomMouseCoordinates(MouseEventArgs e)
             => new MouseEventArgs(e.Button, e.Clicks, (int) (e.X / _zoomFactor), (int) (e.Y / _zoomFactor), e.Delta);
 
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This event handler is called when someone presses the mouse on a surface.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1473,7 +1490,14 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
                 _drawingElement = null;
             }
 
-            if (_drawingElement == null && DrawingMode != DrawingModes.None)
+            if (DrawingMode == DrawingModes.ColorPicker)
+            {
+                var color = _movableShowColorForm.Color;
+                var colorString = "#" + color.R.ToString("X2") + color.G.ToString("X2") + color.B.ToString("X2");
+                ClipboardHelper.SetClipboardData(colorString);
+                SendMessageEvent(this, SurfaceMessageTyp.Info, colorString);
+            }
+            else if (_drawingElement == null && DrawingMode != DrawingModes.None)
             {
                 if (_undrawnElement == null)
                 {
@@ -1612,6 +1636,32 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             }
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This event handler is called when the mouse enters the surface
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e"></param>
+        private void SurfaceMouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (DrawingMode == DrawingModes.ColorPicker)
+            {
+                _movableShowColorForm.Visible = true;
+                Focus(); // steal back focus after the movable form takes it
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This event handler is called when the mouse leaves the surface
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e"></param>
+        private void SurfaceMouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (DrawingMode == DrawingModes.ColorPicker)
+            {
+                _movableShowColorForm.Visible = false;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This event handler is called when the mouse moves over the surface
         /// </summary>
@@ -1619,6 +1669,11 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
         /// <param name="e"></param>
         private void SurfaceMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
         {
+            if (DrawingMode == DrawingModes.ColorPicker)
+            {
+                _movableShowColorForm.MoveTo(PointToScreen(new Point(e.X, e.Y)));
+            }
+
             e = InverseZoomMouseCoordinates(e);
 
             // Handle Adorners
@@ -1631,7 +1686,18 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 
             Point currentMouse = e.Location;
 
-            Cursor = DrawingMode != DrawingModes.None ? Cursors.Cross : Cursors.Default;
+            switch (DrawingMode)
+            {
+                case DrawingModes.None:
+                    Cursor = Cursors.Default;
+                    break;
+                case DrawingModes.ColorPicker:
+                    Cursor = colorPickerCursor;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    Cursor = Cursors.Cross;
+                    break;
+            }
 
             if (!_mouseDown) return;
 
@@ -2101,6 +2167,11 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             {
                 ConfirmCrop(confirm);
             }
+            else if (DrawingMode == DrawingModes.ColorPicker && !confirm)
+            {
+                Cursor = Cursors.Default;
+                _movableShowColorForm.Visible = false;
+            }
             else
             {
                 ConfirmSelectedConfirmableElements(confirm);
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
index c0a8f8a63..0d17b1cd1 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms {
 			this.panel1 = new NonJumpingPanel();
 			this.toolsToolStrip = new ToolStripEx();
 			this.btnCursor = new GreenshotToolStripButton();
-			this.toolStripSeparator1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
+            this.btnColorPicker = new GreenshotToolStripButton();
+            this.toolStripSeparator1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
 			this.btnRect = new GreenshotToolStripButton();
 			this.btnEllipse = new GreenshotToolStripButton();
 			this.btnLine = new GreenshotToolStripButton();
@@ -327,7 +328,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms {
 			this.toolsToolStrip.Renderer = new CustomToolStripProfessionalRenderer();
 			this.toolsToolStrip.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
 									this.btnCursor,
-									this.toolStripSeparator1,
+                                    this.btnColorPicker,
+                                    this.toolStripSeparator1,
 									this.btnRect,
 									this.btnEllipse,
 									this.btnLine,
@@ -362,10 +364,20 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms {
 			this.btnCursor.LanguageKey = "editor_cursortool";
 			this.btnCursor.Name = "btnCursor";
 			this.btnCursor.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.BtnCursorClick);
-			// 
-			// toolStripSeparator1
-			// 
-			this.toolStripSeparator1.Name = "toolStripSeparator1";
+            // 
+            // btnColorPicker
+            // 
+            this.btnColorPicker.CheckOnClick = true;
+            this.btnColorPicker.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
+            this.btnColorPicker.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("colorPicker.Image")));
+            this.btnColorPicker.ImageTransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta;
+            this.btnColorPicker.LanguageKey = "colorpicker_title";
+            this.btnColorPicker.Name = "btnColorPicker";
+            this.btnColorPicker.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.BtnColorPickerClick);
+            // 
+            // toolStripSeparator1
+            // 
+            this.toolStripSeparator1.Name = "toolStripSeparator1";
 			// 
 			// btnRect
 			// 
@@ -1969,7 +1981,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms {
 		private GreenshotToolStripMenuItem upOneLevelToolStripMenuItem;
 		private GreenshotToolStripMenuItem arrangeToolStripMenuItem;
 		private GreenshotToolStripButton btnCursor;
-		private ToolStripEx toolsToolStrip;
+        private GreenshotToolStripButton btnColorPicker;
+        private ToolStripEx toolsToolStrip;
 		private GreenshotToolStripButton btnArrow;
 		private GreenshotToolStripMenuItem drawArrowToolStripMenuItem;
 		private GreenshotToolStripMenuItem drawFreehandToolStripMenuItem;
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
index 87c3813c7..53f796796 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms
 
             _toolbarButtons = new[]
             {
-                btnCursor, btnRect, btnEllipse, btnText, btnLine, btnArrow, btnFreehand, btnHighlight, btnObfuscate, btnCrop, btnStepLabel, btnSpeechBubble
+                btnCursor, btnColorPicker, btnRect, btnEllipse, btnText, btnLine, btnArrow, btnFreehand, btnHighlight, btnObfuscate, btnCrop, btnStepLabel, btnSpeechBubble
             };
             //toolbarDropDownButtons = new ToolStripDropDownButton[]{btnBlur, btnPixeliate, btnTextHighlighter, btnAreaHighlighter, btnMagnifier};
 
@@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms
                 case DrawingModes.None:
                     SetButtonChecked(btnCursor);
                     break;
+                case DrawingModes.ColorPicker:
+                    SetButtonChecked(btnColorPicker);
+                    break;
                 case DrawingModes.Ellipse:
                     SetButtonChecked(btnEllipse);
                     break;
@@ -683,6 +686,12 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms
             RefreshFieldControls();
         }
 
+        private void BtnColorPickerClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            _surface.DrawingMode = DrawingModes.ColorPicker;
+            RefreshFieldControls();
+        }
+
         private void BtnRectClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             _surface.DrawingMode = DrawingModes.Rect;
@@ -1295,7 +1304,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms
         private void RefreshFieldControls()
         {
             propertiesToolStrip.SuspendLayout();
-            if (_surface.HasSelectedElements || _surface.DrawingMode != DrawingModes.None)
+            if (_surface.HasSelectedElements || (_surface.DrawingMode != DrawingModes.None && _surface.DrawingMode != DrawingModes.ColorPicker))
             {
                 var props = (FieldAggregator)_surface.FieldAggregator;
                 btnFillColor.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.FILL_COLOR);
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.resx b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.resx
index 1c5b104fd..19c48df34 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.resx
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.resx
@@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@
   <data name="btnResize.Image" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\icons\resize.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="colorPicker.Image" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\..\Greenshot\icons\pipette.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
   <metadata name="statusStrip1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
     <value>551, 17</value>
   </metadata>
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/MovableShowColorForm.Designer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/MovableShowColorForm.Designer.cs
index 856e59abb..62d52a12c 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/MovableShowColorForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/MovableShowColorForm.Designer.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
 namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms
 {
     partial class MovableShowColorForm