diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 15c65f464..f079b38d0 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1669,5 +1669,10 @@
   "editDisplayName": {
     "message": "Edit display name",
     "description": "Button action that the user can click to edit their display name"
+  },
+
+  "copiedMnemonic": {
+    "message": "Copied mnemonic to clipboard",
+    "description": "A toast message telling the user that the mnemonic was copied"
   }
 }
diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 9c9331478..15d645a49 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
         <div class='step-body'>
           <div class='header'>Create your Loki Messenger Account</div>
 
-          <input class='form-control' type='text' placeholder='Display Name (optional)' autocomplete='off' spellcheck='false' maxlength='25'>
+          <input class='form-control' type='text' id='display-name' placeholder='Display Name (optional)' autocomplete='off' spellcheck='false' maxlength='25'>
 
           <h4 class='section-toggle'>Register using Mnenomic</h4>
           <div class='standalone-mnemonic section-content'>
@@ -611,13 +611,18 @@
               <input class='form-control' type='text' id='mnemonic' placeholder='Mnemonic' autocomplete='off' spellcheck='false' />
               <select id='mnemonic-language'></select>
             </div>
-            <a class='button' id='register-mnemonic'>Register using mnenomic</a>
+            <a class='button' id='register-mnemonic'>Register</a>
             <div id='error' class='collapse'></div>
             <div id=status></div>
           </div>
           <h4 class='section-toggle section-toggle-visible'>Register</h4>
           <div class='standalone-register section-content'>
-            <a class='button' id='register' data-loading-text='Please wait...'>Register</a>
+            <div id='mnemonic-display' />
+            <div class='standalone-register-buttons'>
+              <a class='button' id='generate-mnemonic'>Generate Mnemonic</a>
+              <a class='button' id='copy-mnemonic'>Copy Mnemonic</a>
+              <a class='button' id='register' data-loading-text='Please wait...'>Register</a>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js b/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
index 1e6257a1b..44a98181d 100644
--- a/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
+++ b/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global Whisper, $, getAccountManager, textsecure, storage, ConversationController */
+/* global Whisper, $, getAccountManager, textsecure, i18n, storage, ConversationController */
 
 /* eslint-disable more/no-then */
 
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
       this.$('.standalone-mnemonic').hide();
 
+      this.onGenerateMnemonic();
+
       window.mnemonic.get_languages().forEach(language => {
         this.$('#mnemonic-language').append(
           $('<option>', {
@@ -41,15 +43,17 @@
       'click #request-voice': 'requestVoice',
       'click #request-sms': 'requestSMSVerification',
       'change #code': 'onChangeCode',
-      'click #register': 'register',
+      'click #register': 'registerWithoutMnemonic',
       'click #register-mnemonic': 'registerWithMnemonic',
       'change #mnemonic': 'onChangeMnemonic',
+      'click #generate-mnemonic': 'onGenerateMnemonic',
+      'click #copy-mnemonic': 'onCopyMnemonic',
       'click .section-toggle': 'toggleSection',
     },
-    register() {
+    register(mnemonic) {
       this.accountManager
         .registerSingleDevice(
-          this.$('#mnemonic').val(),
+          mnemonic,
           this.$('#mnemonic-language').val(),
           this.$('#display-name').val()
         )
@@ -58,17 +62,34 @@
         })
         .catch(this.log.bind(this));
     },
+    registerWithoutMnemonic() {
+      const mnemonic = this.$('#mnemonic-display').text();
+      this.register(mnemonic);
+    },
     registerWithMnemonic() {
-      const words = this.$('#mnemonic').val();
-      if (!words) {
+      const mnemonic = this.$('#mnemonic').val();
+      if (!mnemonic) {
         this.log('Please provide a mnemonic word list');
       } else {
-        this.register();
+        this.register(mnemonic);
       }
     },
     onChangeMnemonic() {
       this.$('#status').html('');
     },
+    async onGenerateMnemonic() {
+      const mnemonic = await this.accountManager.generateMnemonic();
+      this.$('#mnemonic-display').text(mnemonic)
+    },
+    onCopyMnemonic() {
+      window.clipboard.writeText(this.$('#mnemonic-display').text());
+
+      const toast = new Whisper.MessageToastView({
+        message: i18n('copiedMnemonic'),
+      });
+      toast.$el.appendTo(this.$el);
+      toast.render();
+    },
     log(s) {
       window.log.info(s);
       this.$('#status').text(s);
diff --git a/libtextsecure/account_manager.js b/libtextsecure/account_manager.js
index 0feda293d..6c88ea9eb 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/account_manager.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/account_manager.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   window,
   textsecure,
   libsignal,
-  WebSocketResource,
+  mnemonic,
   btoa,
   getString,
   Event,
@@ -446,6 +446,11 @@
         );
       });
     },
+    async generateMnemonic() {
+      const keys = await libsignal.KeyHelper.generateIdentityKeyPair();
+      const hex = StringView.arrayBufferToHex(keys.privKey);
+      return mnemonic.mn_encode(hex);
+    },
     async registrationDone(number, profileName) {
       window.log.info('registration done');
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/_global.scss b/stylesheets/_global.scss
index 5fa3c97fa..402a60786 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_global.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_global.scss
@@ -722,8 +722,9 @@ textarea {
     color: white;
     background: $blue;
     box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-
+    user-select: none;
     font-size: 12pt;
+    margin-top: 4px;
 
     &.neutral {
       color: black;
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ textarea {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
-    margin: 1em 12px;
+    margin: 1em 8px;
     margin-top: 0;
 
     input {
@@ -832,6 +833,12 @@ textarea {
       margin-right: 12px;
     }
   }
+
+  #mnemonic-display {
+    margin: 8px;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    font-size: 16px;
+  }
 }
 
 //yellow border fix