diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
index a92a6d392..152ea5fa2 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ $self->session->errorHandler->error("Submit Edit Object");
 $self->session->errorHandler->error("Deleting ".join(',',@address));
         return $self->deleteObject(\@address);
     }
+    elsif($responses->{copy}){
+$self->session->errorHandler->error("Copying ".join(',',@address));
+        return $self->copyObject(\@address);
+    }
+
 $self->session->errorHandler->error("Updating ".join(',',@address));
     #each object checks the ref and then either updates or passes it to the correct child.  New objects will have an index of -1.
     my $message = $self->survey->update(\@address,$responses);
@@ -263,6 +268,19 @@ $self->session->errorHandler->error("Updating ".join(',',@address));
     return $self->www_loadSurvey({address => \@address});
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub copyObject{
+    my ($self,$address) = @_;
+
+    $self->loadSurveyJSON();
+
+    $address = $self->survey->copy($address);#each object checks the ref and then either updates or passes it to the correct child.  New objects will have an index of -1.
+
+    $self->saveSurveyJSON();
+    #The parent address of the deleted object is returned.
+
+    return $self->www_loadSurvey({address => $address});
+}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub deleteObject{
@@ -274,7 +292,12 @@ sub deleteObject{
 
     $self->saveSurveyJSON();
     #The parent address of the deleted object is returned.
-    pop(@{$address}) unless @$address == 1 and $$address[0] == 0;
+    if(@$address == 1){
+        $$address[0] = 0;
+    }else{
+        pop(@{$address});# unless @$address == 1 and $$address[0] == 0;
+    }
+$self->session->errorHandler->error("returning ".join(',',@$address));
 
     return $self->www_loadSurvey({address => $address, message=>$message});
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/SurveyJSON.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/SurveyJSON.pm
index c7d56673c..5d3ee40b9 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/SurveyJSON.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/SurveyJSON.pm
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ sub update{
         $object->{$key} = $ref->{$key} if(defined $$ref{$key});
     }
 }
+
+
 #determine what to add and add it.
 # ref should contain all the information for the new
 sub insertObject{
@@ -193,6 +195,25 @@ $self->log("Inserting ".join(',',@$address));
 $self->log("Finished inserting ");
 
 }
+
+sub copy{
+    my ($self,$address) = @_;
+    if(@$address == 1){
+            my %newSection = %{$self->section($address)};
+            push(@{$self->sections}, \%newSection);
+            return [$#{$self->sections}];
+$self->log("copying here $$address[0] :".$#{$self->sections});
+    }elsif(@$address == 2){
+$self->log("copying question $$address[0] $$address[1]");
+            my %newQuestion = %{$self->question($address)};
+            push( @{$self->questions($address)}, \%newQuestion);
+            $$address[1] = $#{$self->questions($address)};
+$self->log("to $$address[0] $$address[1]");
+            return $address;
+    }
+}
+
+
 sub remove{
     my ($self,$address,$movingOverride) = @_;
     if(@$address == 1){
diff --git a/survey_templates.wgpkg b/survey_templates.wgpkg
index d6a776e96..ee9fbb6ae 100644
Binary files a/survey_templates.wgpkg and b/survey_templates.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Survey/editsurvey/object.js b/www/extras/wobject/Survey/editsurvey/object.js
index 7c7090178..cf67d07d1 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Survey/editsurvey/object.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Survey/editsurvey/object.js
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ Survey.ObjectTemplate = new function(){
 
         document.getElementById('edit').innerHTML = html;
 
-        var butts = [ { text:"Submit", handler:function(){this.submit();}, isDefault:true }, { text:"Cancel", handler:function(){this.cancel();}}, 
-                {text:"Delete", handler:function(){document.getElementById('delete').value = 1; this.submit();}}
+        var butts = [ 
+                { text:"Submit", handler:function(){this.submit();}, isDefault:true }, 
+                { text:"Copy", handler:function(){document.getElementById('copy').value = 1; this.submit();}},
+                { text:"Cancel", handler:function(){this.cancel();}}, 
+                { text:"Delete", handler:function(){document.getElementById('delete').value = 1; this.submit();}}
             ];
 
         var form = new YAHOO.widget.Dialog(type,