diff --git a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/pendulum/pendulum.C b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/pendulum/pendulum.C
index 2401ec256c..6e8991b9a4 100644
--- a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/pendulum/pendulum.C
+++ b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/pendulum/pendulum.C
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     */
 
     // Create the pendulum model from dictionary
-    rigidBodyModel pendulum(dictionary(IFstream("pendulum")()));
+    rigidBodyModel pendulum1(dictionary(IFstream("pendulum")()));
+    rigidBodyModel pendulum = pendulum1;
 
     pendulum.write(Info);
 
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.C b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.C
index f898386c1a..3f09086016 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.C
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.C
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ Foam::RBD::compositeBody::~compositeBody()
 {}
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::autoPtr<Foam::RBD::rigidBody> Foam::RBD::compositeBody::clone() const
+{
+    return autoPtr<rigidBody>(new compositeBody(*this));
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 const Foam::word& Foam::RBD::compositeBody::type() const
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.H b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.H
index c92d9bda31..662ed39e8a 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.H
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/compositeBody/compositeBody.H
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ public:
         //  and the transform relative to the parent
         inline compositeBody(const autoPtr<rigidBody>& bodyPtr);
 
+        //- Return clone of this compositeBody
+        virtual autoPtr<rigidBody> clone() const;
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~compositeBody();
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.C b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.C
index da0f731876..e413792432 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.C
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.C
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ namespace RBD
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::autoPtr<Foam::RBD::rigidBody> Foam::RBD::masslessBody::clone() const
+{
+    return autoPtr<rigidBody>(new masslessBody(*this));
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::RBD::masslessBody::~masslessBody()
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.H b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.H
index d20c160d07..a29585e3f6 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.H
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/masslessBody/masslessBody.H
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public:
             const dictionary& dict
         );
 
+        //- Return clone of this masslessBody
+        virtual autoPtr<rigidBody> clone() const;
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~masslessBody();
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.C b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.C
index e581ce8648..15523961a6 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.C
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.C
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ namespace RBD
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::autoPtr<Foam::RBD::rigidBody> Foam::RBD::sphere::clone() const
+{
+    return autoPtr<rigidBody>(new sphere(*this));
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::RBD::sphere::~sphere()
diff --git a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.H b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.H
index ad5ca48bab..f2642c8a7e 100644
--- a/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.H
+++ b/src/rigidBodyDynamics/bodies/sphere/sphere.H
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ public:
             const dictionary& dict
         );
 
+        //- Return clone of this sphere
+        virtual autoPtr<rigidBody> clone() const;
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~sphere();