diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero-better-bibtex/xul/preferences.xul b/chrome/content/zotero-better-bibtex/xul/preferences.xul
index 39cd240f57..3a8eeda886 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero-better-bibtex/xul/preferences.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero-better-bibtex/xul/preferences.xul
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.autoAbbrev"               id="pref-better-bibtex-autoAbbrev"              type="bool"/>
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.autoExport"               id="pref-better-bibtex-autoExport"              type="string"/>
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.citeCommand"              id="pref-better-bibtex-citeCommand"             type="string"/>
+        <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.quickCopyPandocBrackets"  id="pref-better-bibtex-quickCopyPandocBrackets" type="bool"/>
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.citekeyFormat"            id="pref-better-bibtex-citekeyFormat"           type="string"/>
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.citekeyFold"              id="pref-better-bibtex-citekeyFold"             type="bool"/>
         <preference name="extensions.zotero.translators.better-bibtex.debug"                    id="pref-better-bibtex-debug"                   type="bool"/>
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
                     </menulist>
                   </row>
                   <row>
-                    <label>&zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.command;</label>
+                    <label>&zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.latex.command;</label>
                     <textbox size="10" id="id-better-bibtex-preferences-citeCommand" preference="pref-better-bibtex-citeCommand"
                       onchange="BetterBibTeXPref.update();"
                       onkeypress="setTimeout(function() { BetterBibTeXPref.update() }, 1);"/>
@@ -218,6 +219,14 @@
                       `\citep{key1,key2,...}`
                     -->
                   </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <checkbox id="id-better-bibtex-preferences-quickCopyPandocBrackets"
+                      preference="pref-better-bibtex-quickCopyPandocBrackets"
+                      label="&zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.pandoc.brackets;"/>
+                    <!--
+                      Surround pandoc citations with brackets.
+                    -->
+                  </row>
                 </rows>
               </grid>
             </groupbox>
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero-better-bibtex/zotero-better-bibtex.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero-better-bibtex/zotero-better-bibtex.dtd
index 8d91de4a78..b02fea065d 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero-better-bibtex/zotero-better-bibtex.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero-better-bibtex/zotero-better-bibtex.dtd
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ If you are OK with sending this data, please click &quot;Continue&quot; and post
 <!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.citekeys "Citation keys">
 <!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy "Quick copy/drag-and-drop citations">
 <!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.format "QuickCopy format">
-<!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.command "LaTeX command">
+<!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.latex.command "LaTeX command">
+<!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.quickCopy.pandoc.brackets "Surround Pandoc citations with brackets">
 <!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.fold "Force citation key to ASCII">
 <!ENTITY zotero.better-bibtex.prefs.citekey.format "Citation key format">
 
diff --git a/defaults/preferences/defaults.yml b/defaults/preferences/defaults.yml
index 93daa99ca9..470623a10d 100644
--- a/defaults/preferences/defaults.yml
+++ b/defaults/preferences/defaults.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ bibtexParticleNoOp: false
 biblatexExtendedNameFormat: false
 biblatexExtendedDateFormat: false
 quickCopyMode: latex
+quickCopyPandocBrackets: false
 jurismPreferredLanguage: zh-alalc97
 ZotFile: true
 qualityReport: false
diff --git a/resource/translators/Better BibTeX Quick Copy.coffee b/resource/translators/Better BibTeX Quick Copy.coffee
index c017f21384..af234808f3 100644
--- a/resource/translators/Better BibTeX Quick Copy.coffee	
+++ b/resource/translators/Better BibTeX Quick Copy.coffee	
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Mode =
     keys = []
     while item = Translator.nextItem()
       keys.push("@#{item.__citekey__}")
-    Zotero.write(keys.join('; '))
+    keys = keys.join('; ')
+    keys = "[#{keys}]" if Zotero.getHiddenPref('better-bibtex.quickCopyPandocBrackets')
+    Zotero.write(keys)
 
   orgmode: ->
     while item = Translator.nextItem()