diff --git a/sphinx/util/nodes.py b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
index 49f3a2125..c2b7edf4d 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
@@ -193,3 +193,10 @@ def _new_contains(self, key):
     return key in self.children
 
 nodes.Node.__contains__ = _new_contains
+
+# monkey-patch Element.copy to copy the rawsource
+
+def _new_copy(self):
+    return self.__class__(self.rawsource, **self.attributes)
+
+nodes.Element.copy = _new_copy
diff --git a/tests/test_markup.py b/tests/test_markup.py
index 5d56bea30..4c8e7264f 100644
--- a/tests/test_markup.py
+++ b/tests/test_markup.py
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ def test_latex_escaping():
     yield (verify, u'Γ\\\\∞$', None,
            ur'\(\Gamma\)\textbackslash{}\(\infty\)\$')
     # in verbatim code fragments
-    yield (verify, u'::\n\n @Γ\\∞$[]', None,
-           u'\\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=@\\[\\]]\n'
-           u'@PYGZat[]@(@Gamma@)\\@(@infty@)@$@PYGZlb[]@PYGZrb[]\n'
+    yield (verify, u'::\n\n @Γ\\∞${}', None,
+           u'\\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\\\\{\\}]\n'
+           u'@\\(\\Gamma\\)\\PYGZbs{}\\(\\infty\\)\\$\\PYGZob{}\\PYGZcb{}\n'
            u'\\end{Verbatim}')
     # in URIs
     yield (verify_re, u'`test <http://example.com/~me/>`_', None,