diff --git a/osmtm/__init__.py b/osmtm/__init__.py
index 2b2edc8d..0fcbf03f 100644
--- a/osmtm/__init__.py
+++ b/osmtm/__init__.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     config.add_route('project_new_grid', '/project/new/grid')
     config.add_route('project_new_arbitrary', '/project/new/arbitrary')
     config.add_route('project_grid_simulate', '/project/grid_simulate')
+    config.add_route('project_clone', '/project_clone')
     config.add_route('project_json', '/project/{project:\d+}.json')
     config.add_route('project', '/project/{project:\d+}')
     config.add_route('project_edit', '/project/{project:\d+}/edit')
diff --git a/osmtm/static/js/project.new.js b/osmtm/static/js/project.new.js
index 51433897..937d5f79 100644
--- a/osmtm/static/js/project.new.js
+++ b/osmtm/static/js/project.new.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ osmtm.project_new = (function() {
         });
       });
 
-      $('#gridform, #arbitraryform').submit(function() {
+      $('#gridform, #arbitraryform, #cloneform').submit(function() {
         window.setTimeout(function() {
           $('input[type=submit]').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
           $('.loading').removeClass('hidden');
diff --git a/osmtm/templates/project.new.mako b/osmtm/templates/project.new.mako
index ff1c50e4..cf3524d9 100644
--- a/osmtm/templates/project.new.mako
+++ b/osmtm/templates/project.new.mako
@@ -76,6 +76,46 @@
     </span>
   </form>
   </p>
+  <p>
+  ${_('or')}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+<%
+  link = '<a id="clone" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cloneModal">%s</a>' % (_('Clone'),)
+  text = _('${clone_link} an already existing project.', mapping={'clone_link': link})
+%>
+  ${text|n}
+  </p>
+</div>
+<div class="modal fade" id="cloneModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
+  <div class="modal-dialog modal-sm" role="document">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <form id="cloneform" method="post" action="${request.route_url('project_clone')}">
+      <div class="modal-body">
+        <p>
+          ${_('This will clone a project that currently exists. The original project area and tiling will be used.')}
+        </p>
+        <p class="form-group">
+          <input name="project" class="input form-control" placeholder="${_('Project #')}"/>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <div class="form-actions pull-right">
+          <a class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">
+            ${_('Cancel')}
+          </a>
+          <input type="submit" value=${_('Clone project')}"
+                 class="btn btn-success"/>
+        </div>
+        <div class="clearfix"></div>
+        <div class="clearfix"></div>
+        <div class="pull-right loading help hidden">
+          ${_('Cloning project, please wait...')}
+        </div>
+      </div> 
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  </div>
 </div>
 </%block>
 
diff --git a/osmtm/views/project.py b/osmtm/views/project.py
index abb40dce..4dcfe0bc 100644
--- a/osmtm/views/project.py
+++ b/osmtm/views/project.py
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
     Feature,
 )
 
+from json import (
+    loads as _loads,
+)
+
 import datetime
 import itertools
 
@@ -226,6 +230,67 @@ def project_grid_simulate(request):
     return FeatureCollection([Feature(geometry=shape.to_shape(geometry))])
 
 
+@view_config(route_name='project_clone', permission="project_edit")
+def project_clone(request):
+    _ = request.translate
+    user_id = authenticated_userid(request)
+    user = DBSession.query(User).get(user_id)
+
+    try:
+        id = request.params['project']
+        old_project = DBSession.query(Project).get(id)
+        new_project = Project(old_project.name, user=user)
+
+        for att in old_project.__dict__:
+            if (att[0] != '_' and att not in ['area_id', 'author_id',
+                                              'created', 'done', 'id',
+                                              'invalidated', 'last_update',
+                                              'priority_areas', 'status',
+                                              'tasks', 'validated']):
+                setattr(new_project, att, getattr(old_project, att))
+
+        if new_project.zoom is not None:
+            new_project.auto_fill(new_project.zoom)
+        else:
+            tasks = []
+            for task in old_project.tasks:
+                tasks.append(Task(None, None, None, 'SRID=4326;%S' %
+                             task.geometry, _loads(task.extra_properties)))
+            new_project.tasks = tasks
+
+        if old_project.priority_areas:
+            new_project.priority_areas = []
+            for feature in old_project.priority_areas:
+                new_project.priority_areas.append(
+                    PriorityArea(feature.geometry))
+
+        for locale, translation in old_project.translations.iteritems():
+            with old_project.force_locale(locale) and \
+                    new_project.force_locale(locale):
+                for field in ['name', 'short_description', 'description',
+                              'instructions', 'per_task_instructions']:
+                    if hasattr(old_project, field):
+                        setattr(new_project, field,
+                                getattr(translation, field))
+
+        DBSession.add(new_project)
+        DBSession.flush()
+
+        msg = _("""Project #${new_project_id} cloned successfully from Project
+                   #${old_project_id}""", mapping={'new_project_id':
+                                                   new_project.id,
+                                                   'old_project_id': id})
+        request.session.flash(msg, 'alert')
+
+        return HTTPFound(location=route_path('project_edit', request,
+                                             project=new_project.id))
+
+    except Exception, e:
+        msg = _("Sorry, could not create the project. <br />%s") % e.message
+        request.session.flash(msg, 'alert')
+        return HTTPFound(location=route_path('project_new', request))
+
+
 @view_config(route_name='project_edit', renderer='project.edit.mako',
              permission="project_edit")
 def project_edit(request):