diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index d6c89e99..32410596 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -963,6 +963,50 @@ function islandora_add_object(AbstractObject &$object) {
   return $object->repository->ingestObject($object);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new object with the same properties as the old.
+ *
+ * @todo Make Tuque objects support cloneing.
+ *
+ * @param AbstractObject $object
+ *   An existing or new Fedora Object.
+ *
+ * @return AbstractObject
+ *   The new Fedora Object with properties identical to the object given. This
+ *   returned object is not automatically ingested.
+ */
+function islandora_copy_object(AbstractObject $object) {
+  $clone = $object->repository->constructObject($object->id);
+  $object_properties = array(
+    'state',
+    'createdDate',
+    'lastModifiedDate',
+    'label',
+    'owner',
+    'logMessage',
+  );
+  // Copy Properties.
+  foreach ($object_properties as $property) {
+    if (isset($object->$property)) {
+      $clone->$property = $object->$property;
+    }
+  }
+  // Copy Datastreams.
+  foreach ($object as $dsid => $datastream) {
+    if (empty($clone[$dsid])) {
+      $clone->ingestDatastream($datastream);
+    }
+    else {
+      // Get the content into a file, and add the file.
+      $temp_file = drupal_tempnam('temporary://', 'datastream');
+      $datastream->getContent($temp_file);
+      $clone[$dsid]->setContentFromFile($temp_file);
+      drupal_unlink($temp_file);
+    }
+  }
+  return $clone;
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete's or purges the given object.
  *