diff --git a/assets/icons/modify_ncopy.svg b/assets/icons/modify_ncopy.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7ce9f0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icons/modify_ncopy.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#B4B6B9" stroke-width="1.4" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M2 3h12v13H2Z"/><path stroke="#6DB7ED" d="M10 11h12v11H10ZM6 7h5v5H6Z"/></svg>
diff --git a/src/app/commands/blocks.rs b/src/app/commands/blocks.rs
index d020e42cc..50f4aedbc 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/blocks.rs
+++ b/src/app/commands/blocks.rs
@@ -659,6 +659,13 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             // every nested object is copied — the block is not exploded).
             "NCOPY" | "NCOPYALL" => {
                 use crate::modules::draw::modify::explode::explode_entity;
+                if cmd == "NCOPY" && self.tabs[i].scene.selected.is_empty() {
+                    use crate::modules::draw::select::SelectObjectsCommand;
+                    let selection = SelectObjectsCommand::new("NCOPY");
+                    self.command_line.push_info(&selection.prompt());
+                    self.tabs[i].active_cmd = Some(Box::new(selection));
+                    return Some(self.finish_dispatch(cmd));
+                }
                 let inserts: Vec<acadrust::Handle> = self.tabs[i]
                     .scene
                     .selected_entities()
diff --git a/src/ui/ribbon/modify_tools/11_ncopy.rs b/src/ui/ribbon/modify_tools/11_ncopy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e926ce540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/ribbon/modify_tools/11_ncopy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Tool {
+    command: "NCOPY",
+    label: "Copy Nested Objects",
+    icon: include_bytes!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/icons/modify_ncopy.svg")),
+    options: &[],
+}