diff --git a/opm/core/well_controls.h b/opm/core/well_controls.h
index 6998f4829..83817bd57 100644
--- a/opm/core/well_controls.h
+++ b/opm/core/well_controls.h
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-
+/**
+ * @file
+ * API for managing sets of well controls.
+ */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -42,6 +45,16 @@ well_controls_equal(const struct WellControls *ctrls1, const struct WellControls
 struct WellControls * 
 well_controls_create(void);
 
+/**
+ * Create deep copy (clone) of an existing set of well controls.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctrl Existing set of well controls.
+ *
+ * @return Deep copy of @c ctrl.
+ */
+struct WellControls *
+well_controls_clone(const struct WellControls *ctrl);
+
 void
 well_controls_destroy(struct WellControls *ctrl);
 
diff --git a/opm/core/wells/well_controls.c b/opm/core/wells/well_controls.c
index 78742643c..1ce6679e7 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/well_controls.c
+++ b/opm/core/wells/well_controls.c
@@ -181,6 +181,65 @@ well_controls_reserve(int nctrl, struct WellControls *ctrl)
 }
 
 
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+struct WellControls *
+well_controls_clone(const struct WellControls *ctrl)
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+{
+    int                   ok, i, n;
+    double                target;
+    const double         *distr;
+    struct WellControls  *new;
+    enum WellControlType  type;
+
+    new = well_controls_create();
+
+    if (new != NULL) {
+        /* Assign appropriate number of phases */
+        well_controls_assert_number_of_phases(new, ctrl->number_of_phases);
+
+        n  = well_controls_get_num(ctrl);
+        ok = well_controls_reserve(n, new);
+
+        if (! ok) {
+            well_controls_destroy(new);
+            new = NULL;
+        }
+        else {
+            for (i = 0; ok && (i < n); i++) {
+                type   = well_controls_iget_type  (ctrl, i);
+                distr  = well_controls_iget_distr (ctrl, i);
+                target = well_controls_iget_target(ctrl, i);
+
+                ok = well_controls_add_new(type, target, distr, new);
+            }
+
+            if (i < n) {
+                assert (!ok);
+                well_controls_destroy(new);
+
+                new = NULL;
+            }
+            else {
+                i = well_controls_get_current(ctrl);
+                well_controls_set_current(new, i);
+
+                if (well_controls_well_is_open(ctrl)) {
+                    well_controls_open_well(new);
+                }
+                else {
+                    well_controls_shut_well(new);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert (well_controls_equal(ctrl, new, true));
+
+    return new;
+}
+
+
 int well_controls_get_num(const struct WellControls *ctrl) {
   return ctrl->num;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_wellcontrols.cpp b/tests/test_wellcontrols.cpp
index 8424ab0b5..c5b1f9466 100644
--- a/tests/test_wellcontrols.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_wellcontrols.cpp
@@ -116,3 +116,28 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(OpenClose)
     well_controls_destroy( ctrls );
 }
 
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Clone)
+{
+    std::shared_ptr<WellControls>
+        ctrls(well_controls_create(),
+              & well_controls_destroy);
+
+    const WellControlType type1 = BHP;
+    const WellControlType type2 = SURFACE_RATE;
+
+    const int num_phases = 3;
+    const double dist1[] = { 0,  1,  2};
+    const double dist2[] = {10, 11, 12};
+    const double target  = 77;
+
+    well_controls_assert_number_of_phases(ctrls.get(), num_phases);
+    well_controls_add_new(type1,   target, dist1, ctrls.get());
+    well_controls_add_new(type2, 2*target, dist2, ctrls.get());
+
+    std::shared_ptr<WellControls>
+        c(well_controls_clone(ctrls.get()),
+          & well_controls_destroy);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(well_controls_equal(ctrls.get(), c.get(), false));
+}