diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39a77c6..502fa7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ let g:NERDTrimTrailingWhitespace = 1
 
 " Enable NERDCommenterToggle to check all selected lines is commented or not 
 let g:NERDToggleCheckAllLines = 1
+
+" Make NERDCommentYank write to a specific register by default, instead of `""`
+let g:NERDDefaultRegister = 'c'
 ```
 
 ### Default mappings
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ Most of the following mappings are for normal/visual mode only. The **|NERDComme
 
   * `[count]<leader>cy` **|NERDCommenterYank|**
 
-    Same as <leader>cc except that the commented line(s) are yanked first.
+    Same as <Leader>cc except that it first yanks the commented line(s) [into register x].
 
   * `<leader>c$` **|NERDCommenterToEOL|**
 
diff --git a/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim b/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
index 53935fb..d50e15d 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
@@ -1290,12 +1290,13 @@ function! nerdcommenter#Comment(mode, type) range abort
         call s:UncommentLines(firstLine, lastLine)
 
     elseif a:type ==? 'Yank'
+        let l:register = (v:register ==? '"' ? g:NERDDefaultRegister : v:register)
         if isVisual
-            normal! gvy
+            execute 'normal! gv"'. l:register . 'y'
         elseif countWasGiven
-            execute firstLine .','. lastLine .'yank'
+            execute firstLine .','. lastLine .'yank '. l:register
         else
-            normal! yy
+            execute 'normal! "'. l:register .'yy'
         endif
         execute firstLine .','. lastLine .'call nerdcommenter#Comment("'. a:mode .'", "Comment")'
     endif
diff --git a/doc/nerdcommenter.txt b/doc/nerdcommenter.txt
index 3f465b3..e368648 100644
--- a/doc/nerdcommenter.txt
+++ b/doc/nerdcommenter.txt
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ Toggles the comment state of the selected line(s) individually.
 Comments out the selected lines ``sexily''
 
 
-[count]|<Leader>|cy |NERDCommenterYank|
-Same as |<Leader>|cc except that the commented line(s) are yanked first.
+["x][count]|<Leader>|cy |NERDCommenterYank|
+Same as |<Leader>|cc except that it first yanks the commented line(s) [into
+register x].
 
 
 |<Leader>|c$ |NERDCommenterToEOL|
@@ -280,11 +281,15 @@ Related options:
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.2.7 Yank comment map                                     *NERDCommenterYank*
 
-Default mapping: [count]|<Leader>|cy
+Default mapping: ["x]|[count]|<Leader>|cy
 Mapped to: <plug>NERDCommenterYank
 Applicable modes: normal visual visual-line visual-block.
 
-Same as |<Leader>|cc except that it yanks the line(s) that are commented first.
+Same as |<Leader>|cc except that it first yanks the commented line(s) [into
+register x].
+
+Related options:
+|'NERDDefaultRegister'|
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.2.8 Comment to EOL map                                  *NERDCommenterToEOL*
@@ -509,6 +514,9 @@ change the filetype back: >
 |'NERDToggleCheckAllLines'|           Enable NERDCommenterToggle to check
                                       all selected lines is commented or not.
 
+|'NERDDefaultRegister'|               Specifies which register
+                                      |NERDCommenterYank| yanks to.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.2 Options details                              *NERDCommenterOptionsDetails*
 
@@ -813,7 +821,7 @@ As opposed to like this: >
 If this option is set to 1 then the top style will be used.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-                                                          *'NERDDefaultNesting'*
+                                                        *'NERDDefaultNesting'*
 Values: 0 or 1.
 Default 1.
 
@@ -854,6 +862,16 @@ file by the following line >
     \ }
 <
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                                       *'NERDDefaultRegister'*
+Values: single-character string.
+Default '"'.
+
+|NERDCommenterYank| will yank to this register, unless another is specified
+with ["x].
+
+See |registers| for available register names and other details.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.3 Default delimiter customisation               *NERDCommenterDefaultDelims*
 
diff --git a/plugin/nerdcommenter.vim b/plugin/nerdcommenter.vim
index e47636b..066208d 100644
--- a/plugin/nerdcommenter.vim
+++ b/plugin/nerdcommenter.vim
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ call s:InitVariable('g:NERDTrimTrailingWhitespace', 0)
 call s:InitVariable('g:NERDToggleCheckAllLines', 0)
 call s:InitVariable('g:NERDDisableTabsInBlockComm', 0)
 call s:InitVariable('g:NERDSuppressWarnings', 0)
+call s:InitVariable('g:NERDDefaultRegister', '"')
 
 " Section: Comment mapping and menu item setup
 " ===========================================================================