diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.cpp
index f7b83b71ea..bb9d13955b 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.cpp
@@ -51,24 +51,7 @@ bool RicDuplicateWellPathFeature::isCommandEnabled() const
 void RicDuplicateWellPathFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isChecked )
 {
     auto sourceWellPath = caf::firstAncestorOfTypeFromSelectedObject<RimModeledWellPath>();
-    if ( !sourceWellPath ) return;
-
-    RimProject*            project            = RimProject::current();
-    RimWellPathCollection* wellPathCollection = RimTools::wellPathCollection();
-    if ( project && wellPathCollection )
-    {
-        auto   newModeledWellPath    = sourceWellPath->copyObject<RimModeledWellPath>();
-        size_t modelledWellpathCount = wellPathCollection->modelledWellPathCount();
-        newModeledWellPath->setName( "Well-" + QString::number( modelledWellpathCount + 1 ) );
-        newModeledWellPath->setWellPathColor( RiaColorTables::editableWellPathsPaletteColors().cycledColor3f( modelledWellpathCount ) );
-
-        wellPathCollection->addWellPaths( { newModeledWellPath } );
-        newModeledWellPath->createWellPathGeometry();
-
-        project->scheduleCreateDisplayModelAndRedrawAllViews();
-
-        Riu3DMainWindowTools::selectAsCurrentItem( newModeledWellPath->geometryDefinition() );
-    }
+    duplicateWellPath( sourceWellPath );
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,3 +62,34 @@ void RicDuplicateWellPathFeature::setupActionLook( QAction* actionToSetup )
     actionToSetup->setText( "Duplicate Well Path" );
     actionToSetup->setIcon( QIcon( ":/caf/duplicate.svg" ) );
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RimWellPath* RicDuplicateWellPathFeature::duplicateWellPath( RimWellPath* wellPath )
+{
+    if ( wellPath == nullptr ) return nullptr;
+
+    RimProject*            project            = RimProject::current();
+    RimWellPathCollection* wellPathCollection = RimTools::wellPathCollection();
+    if ( project && wellPathCollection )
+    {
+        auto newModeledWellPath = wellPath->copyObject<RimModeledWellPath>();
+        if ( newModeledWellPath == nullptr ) return nullptr;
+
+        size_t modelledWellpathCount = wellPathCollection->modelledWellPathCount();
+        newModeledWellPath->setName( "Well-" + QString::number( modelledWellpathCount + 1 ) );
+        newModeledWellPath->setWellPathColor( RiaColorTables::editableWellPathsPaletteColors().cycledColor3f( modelledWellpathCount ) );
+
+        wellPathCollection->addWellPaths( { newModeledWellPath } );
+        newModeledWellPath->createWellPathGeometry();
+
+        project->scheduleCreateDisplayModelAndRedrawAllViews();
+
+        Riu3DMainWindowTools::selectAsCurrentItem( newModeledWellPath->geometryDefinition() );
+
+        return newModeledWellPath;
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.h b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.h
index e07c1ae31f..65a105e901 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "cafCmdFeature.h"
 
+class RimWellPath;
+
 //==================================================================================================
 ///
 //==================================================================================================
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ class RicDuplicateWellPathFeature : public caf::CmdFeature
 {
     CAF_CMD_HEADER_INIT;
 
+public:
+    static RimWellPath* duplicateWellPath( RimWellPath* wellPath );
+
 protected:
     bool isCommandEnabled() const override;
     void onActionTriggered( bool isChecked ) override;
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.cpp
index 8f910653fe..d4124dc7f5 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "RimWellPathGeometryDef.h"
 #include "RimWellPathTarget.h"
 
+#include "WellPathCommands/RicDuplicateWellPathFeature.h"
 #include "WellPathCommands/RicNewWellPathLateralAtDepthFeature.h"
 
 #include "cafPdmAbstractFieldScriptingCapability.h"
@@ -66,3 +67,32 @@ QString RimcModeledWellPath_appendLateral::classKeywordReturnedType() const
 {
     return RimModeledWellPath::classKeywordStatic();
 }
+
+CAF_PDM_OBJECT_METHOD_SOURCE_INIT( RimModeledWellPath, RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate, "Duplicate" );
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate::RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate( caf::PdmObjectHandle* self )
+    : PdmObjectMethod( self, PdmObjectMethod::NullPointerType::NULL_IS_VALID, PdmObjectMethod::ResultType::PERSISTENT_TRUE )
+{
+    CAF_PDM_InitObject( "Duplicate", "", "", "Duplicate" );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::expected<caf::PdmObjectHandle*, QString> RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate::execute()
+{
+    auto wellPath = self<RimWellPath>();
+
+    return RicDuplicateWellPathFeature::duplicateWellPath( wellPath );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate::classKeywordReturnedType() const
+{
+    return RimModeledWellPath::classKeywordStatic();
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.h
index b0d01478e8..4aa4ce630f 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcModeledWellPath.h
@@ -43,3 +43,17 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<double>  m_tieInDepth;
     caf::PdmField<QString> m_lateralName;
 };
+
+//==================================================================================================
+///
+//==================================================================================================
+class RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate : public caf::PdmObjectMethod
+{
+    CAF_PDM_HEADER_INIT;
+
+public:
+    RimcModeledWellPath_duplicate( caf::PdmObjectHandle* self );
+
+    std::expected<caf::PdmObjectHandle*, QString> execute() override;
+    QString                                       classKeywordReturnedType() const override;
+};
diff --git a/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/PythonExamples/wells_and_fractures/duplicate_well.py b/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/PythonExamples/wells_and_fractures/duplicate_well.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca87236dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/PythonExamples/wells_and_fractures/duplicate_well.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+###################################################################################
+# This example will connect to ResInsight, retrieve a list of wells, print info and  
+#  make a duplicate of the first well found, if any
+#
+###################################################################################
+
+# Import the ResInsight Processing Server Module
+import rips
+
+# Connect to ResInsight
+resinsight = rips.Instance.find()
+if resinsight is not None:
+    # Get a list of all wells
+    wells = resinsight.project.well_paths()
+
+    print("Got " + str(len(wells)) + " wells: ")
+    for well in wells:
+        print("Well name: " + well.name)
+
+        # will only work for editable well paths (ModeledWellPath)
+        new_well = well.duplicate()
+        print("New Well name: " + new_well.name)
+
diff --git a/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/tests/test_create_well_path.py b/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/tests/test_create_well_path.py
index 6c31e0cd24..7be7edf6a8 100644
--- a/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/tests/test_create_well_path.py
+++ b/GrpcInterface/Python/rips/tests/test_create_well_path.py
@@ -58,3 +58,16 @@ def test_add_well_path_targets(rips_instance, initialize_test):
     assert not target.use_fixed_azimuth
     assert target.azimuth == 0.0
     assert target.inclination == 25.6
+
+
+def test_duplicate_well_path(rips_instance, initialize_test):
+    well_path_coll = rips_instance.project.descendants(rips.WellPathCollection)[0]
+
+    my_well_path = well_path_coll.add_new_object(rips.ModeledWellPath)
+    my_well_path.name = "test"
+    my_well_path.update()
+
+    new_well_path = my_well_path.duplicate()
+    assert new_well_path is not None
+    assert new_well_path.name != my_well_path.name
+