diff --git a/bitmask/bitmask.go b/bitmask/bitmask.go
index 4080e3b..5d3ac7f 100644
--- a/bitmask/bitmask.go
+++ b/bitmask/bitmask.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package bitmask
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 	"math/bits"
 )
 
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ func (m *MaskBit) Bytes(trim bool) (b []byte) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Copy returns a pointer to a (new) copy of a MaskBit.
+func (m *MaskBit) Copy() (newM *MaskBit) {
+
+	newM = new(MaskBit)
+	*newM = *m
+
+	return
+}
+
 // Value returns the current raw uint value of a MaskBit.
 func (m *MaskBit) Value() (v uint) {