diff --git a/src/atom.cpp b/src/atom.cpp
index 94dd425afa..14d1d1e740 100644
--- a/src/atom.cpp
+++ b/src/atom.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ Atom::~Atom()
   delete [] primes;
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   copy modify settings from old Atom class to current Atom class
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void Atom::settings(Atom *old)
+{
+  map_style = old->map_style;
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    create an AtomVec style
    called from input script, restart file, replicate
diff --git a/src/atom.h b/src/atom.h
index 56562afe53..fd9bd0f84f 100644
--- a/src/atom.h
+++ b/src/atom.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Atom : protected Pointers {
   Atom(class LAMMPS *);
   ~Atom();
 
+  void settings(class Atom *);
   void create_avec(const char *, int, char **);
   class AtomVec *new_avec(const char *, int, char **);
   void init();
diff --git a/src/replicate.cpp b/src/replicate.cpp
index 401d994f9e..b5e4ae162f 100644
--- a/src/replicate.cpp
+++ b/src/replicate.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void Replicate::command(int narg, char **arg)
 
   Atom *old = atom;
   atom = new Atom(lmp);
+  atom->settings(old);
 
   int nstyles = 0;
   char **keywords = NULL;