diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
index 62bc795c0..07b58b93c 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
@@ -604,6 +604,25 @@ class NotebookHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
         self.set_status(204)
         self.finish()
 
+
+class NotebookCopyHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
+
+    @web.authenticated
+    def get(self, notebook_id):
+        nbm = self.application.notebook_manager
+        project = nbm.notebook_dir
+        notebook_id = nbm.copy_notebook(notebook_id)
+        self.render(
+            'notebook.html', project=project,
+            notebook_id=notebook_id,
+            base_project_url=u'/', base_kernel_url=u'/',
+            kill_kernel=False,
+            read_only=False,
+            logged_in=self.logged_in,
+            login_available=self.login_available,
+            mathjax_url=self.application.ipython_app.mathjax_url,
+        )
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # RST web service handlers
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
index b0360e5b7..34e730b53 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ from .kernelmanager import MappingKernelManager
 from .handlers import (LoginHandler, LogoutHandler,
     ProjectDashboardHandler, NewHandler, NamedNotebookHandler,
     MainKernelHandler, KernelHandler, KernelActionHandler, IOPubHandler,
-    ShellHandler, NotebookRootHandler, NotebookHandler, RSTHandler,
-    AuthenticatedFileHandler,
+    ShellHandler, NotebookRootHandler, NotebookHandler, NotebookCopyHandler,
+    RSTHandler, AuthenticatedFileHandler
 )
 from .notebookmanager import NotebookManager
 
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class NotebookWebApplication(web.Application):
             (r"/logout", LogoutHandler),
             (r"/new", NewHandler),
             (r"/%s" % _notebook_id_regex, NamedNotebookHandler),
+            (r"/%s/copy" % _notebook_id_regex, NotebookCopyHandler),
             (r"/kernels", MainKernelHandler),
             (r"/kernels/%s" % _kernel_id_regex, KernelHandler),
             (r"/kernels/%s/%s" % (_kernel_id_regex, _kernel_action_regex), KernelActionHandler),
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookmanager.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookmanager.py
index 02295c4aa..838b777d1 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookmanager.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookmanager.py
@@ -253,3 +253,11 @@ class NotebookManager(LoggingConfigurable):
             current.write(nb, f, u'json')
         return notebook_id
 
+    def copy_notebook(self, notebook_id):
+        """Create a new notebook and returns its notebook_id."""
+        last_mod, nb = self.get_notebook_object(notebook_id)
+        name = nb.metadata.name + '-Copy'
+        nb.metadata.name = name
+        notebook_id = self.new_notebook_id(name)
+        self.save_notebook_object(notebook_id, nb)
+        return notebook_id
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
index 454b642e2..f4ea58076 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.element.find('#rename_notebook').click(function () {
             IPython.save_widget.rename_notebook();
         });
+        this.element.find('#copy_notebook').click(function () {
+            var notebook_id = IPython.save_widget.get_notebook_id();
+            var url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + notebook_id + '/copy';
+            window.open(url,'_newtab');
+        });
         this.element.find('#save_notebook').click(function () {
             IPython.save_widget.save_notebook();
         });
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
index 724578127..468226ff6 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         });
     }
 
-
     SaveWidget.prototype.notebook_saved = function () {
         this.set_document_title();
         this.last_saved_name = this.get_notebook_name();
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index e0f4877e0..1347c1703 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
                 <li id="open_notebook"><span class="wijmo-wijmenu-text">Open...</span></li>
                 <li></li>
                 <li id="rename_notebook"><span class="wijmo-wijmenu-text">Rename...</span></li>
+                <li id="copy_notebook"><span class="wijmo-wijmenu-text">Make a Copy...</span></li>
                 <li id="save_notebook">
                     <div>
                         <span class="wijmo-wijmenu-text">Save</span>