diff --git a/core/users/group_permissions.php b/core/users/group_permissions.php
index 9beb5db44d..b388be5b8b 100644
--- a/core/users/group_permissions.php
+++ b/core/users/group_permissions.php
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ require_once "resources/paging.php";
 	echo "<tr>\n";
 	echo "<td width='50%' align=\"left\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>".$text['header-group_permissions'].$group_name."</b></td>\n";
 	echo "<td width='50%' align=\"right\">\n";
+	echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' alt='".$text['button-copy']."' onclick=\"var new_ext = prompt('".$text['message_extension']."'); if (new_ext != null) { window.location='permissions_copy.php?id=".$group_name."&ext=' + new_ext; }\" value='".$text['button-copy']."'>";
 	if (permission_exists('group_edit')) {
 		echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' alt='".$text['button-restore']."' onclick=\"window.location='permissions_default.php'\" value='".$text['button-restore']."'>";
 	}
@@ -281,4 +282,4 @@ require_once "resources/paging.php";
 //show the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/core/users/permissions_copy.php b/core/users/permissions_copy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b990ee845d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/users/permissions_copy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+/*
+	FusionPBX
+	Version: MPL 1.1
+
+	The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+	1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+	the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+	http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+
+	Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+	WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+	for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+	License.
+
+	The Original Code is FusionPBX
+
+	The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+	Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2008-2013
+	the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+
+	Contributor(s):
+	Sérgio Reis <uc@wavecom.pt>
+*/
+include "root.php";
+require_once "resources/require.php";
+require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
+require_once "resources/paging.php";
+if (permission_exists('extension_add')) {
+	//access granted
+}
+else {
+	echo "access denied";
+	exit;
+}
+
+//add multi-lingual support
+	require_once "app_languages.php";
+	foreach($text as $key => $value) {
+		$text[$key] = $value[$_SESSION['domain']['language']['code']];
+	}
+
+//set the http get/post variable(s) to a php variable
+	if (isset($_REQUEST["id"]) && isset($_REQUEST["ext"])) {
+		$group_name = check_str($_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$group_new = check_str($_REQUEST["ext"]);
+	}
+	
+//get the groups data
+	$sql = "select * from v_groups ";
+	$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '$domain_uuid' ";
+	$sql .= "and group_name = '$group_name' ";	
+	$prep_statement = $db->prepare(check_sql($sql));
+	$prep_statement->execute();
+	$result = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
+	foreach ($result as &$row) {
+		$domain_uuid = $row["domain_uuid"];
+		$group_description = $row["group_description"];
+		$group_name = $row["group_name"];
+		break;
+	}
+	unset ($prep_statement);
+	
+	//copy the groups
+	$group_uuid = uuid();
+	$sql = "insert into v_groups ";
+	$sql .= "(";
+	$sql .= "group_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "domain_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "group_name, ";
+	$sql .= "group_description ";	
+	$sql .= ")";
+	$sql .= "values ";
+	$sql .= "(";
+	$sql .= "'$group_uuid', ";
+	$sql .= "'$domain_uuid', ";
+	$sql .= "'$group_new', ";
+	$sql .= "'copy_$group_description' ";	
+	$sql .= ")";
+	$db->exec(check_sql($sql));
+	unset($sql);
+
+
+//get the group permissions data
+	$sql = "select * from v_group_permissions ";
+	$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '$domain_uuid' ";
+	$sql .= "and group_name = '$group_name' ";
+	$prep_statement = $db->prepare(check_sql($sql));
+	$prep_statement->execute();
+	$result = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
+	foreach ($result as &$row) {
+		$domain_uuid = $row["domain_uuid"];
+		$permission_name = $row["permission_name"];
+		$group_name = $row["group_name"];
+		
+		//copy the group permissions
+		$group_permission_uuid = uuid();
+		$sql = "insert into v_group_permissions ";
+		$sql .= "(";
+		$sql .= "group_permission_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "domain_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "permission_name, ";
+		$sql .= "group_name ";	
+		$sql .= ")";
+		$sql .= "values ";
+		$sql .= "(";
+		$sql .= "'$group_permission_uuid', ";
+		$sql .= "'$domain_uuid', ";
+		$sql .= "'$permission_name', ";
+		$sql .= "'$group_new' ";	
+		$sql .= ")";
+		$db->exec(check_sql($sql));
+		unset($sql);
+	}
+	unset ($prep_statement);
+
+//redirect the user
+	require_once "resources/header.php";
+	echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=groups.php\">\n";
+	echo "<br />\n";
+	echo "<div align='center'>\n";
+	echo "	<table width='40%'>\n";
+	echo "		<tr>\n";
+	echo "			<th align='left'>".$text['message-message']."</th>\n";
+	echo "		</tr>\n";
+	echo "		<tr>\n";
+	echo "			<td class='row_style1'><strong>".$text['message-copy']."</strong></td>\n";
+	echo "		</tr>\n";
+	echo "	</table>\n";
+	echo "	<br />\n";
+	echo "</div>\n";
+	require_once "resources/footer.php";
+	return;
+
+?>