diff --git a/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php b/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
index d1a64b7a4b4..a1fcc56d27d 100644
--- a/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
+++ b/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
@@ -244,6 +244,73 @@ public function import_survey($sSessionKey, $sImportData, $sImportDataType, $sNe
     }
 
     /**
+     * RPC Routine to copy a survey.
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param string $sSessionKey Auth credentials
+     * @param int $iSurveyID_org Id of the source survey
+     * @param string $sNewname name of the new survey
+     * @return On success: new $iSurveyID in array['newsid']. On failure array with error information
+     * */
+    public function copy_survey($sSessionKey, $iSurveyID_org, $sNewname )
+    {
+        $iSurveyID = (int) $iSurveyID_org;
+        if (!$this->_checkSessionKey($sSessionKey)) return array('status' => 'Invalid session key');
+        $aData['bFailed'] = false; // Put a var for continue
+        if (!$iSurveyID)
+        {
+            $aData['sErrorMessage'] = "No survey ID has been provided. Cannot copy survey";
+            $aData['bFailed'] = true;
+        }
+        elseif(!Survey::model()->findByPk($iSurveyID))
+        {
+            $aData['sErrorMessage'] = "Invalid survey ID";
+            $aData['bFailed'] = true;
+        }
+        elseif (!Permission::model()->hasSurveyPermission($iSurveyID, 'surveycontent', 'export') && !Permission::model()->hasSurveyPermission($iSurveyID, 'surveycontent', 'export'))
+        {
+            $aData['sErrorMessage'] = "You don't have sufficient permissions.";
+            $aData['bFailed'] = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $aExcludes = array();
+            $sNewSurveyName = $sNewname;
+            $aExcludes['dates'] = true;
+            $btranslinksfields=true;
+            Yii::app()->loadHelper('export');
+            $copysurveydata = surveyGetXMLData($iSurveyID, $aExcludes);
+            if($copysurveydata)
+            {
+                Yii::app()->loadHelper('admin/import');
+                $aImportResults = XMLImportSurvey('', $copysurveydata, $sNewSurveyName,NULL,$btranslinksfields);
+                if (isset($aExcludes['conditions']))
+                {
+                    Question::model()->updateAll(array('relevance'=>'1'),'sid='.$aImportResults['newsid']);
+                    QuestionGroup::model()->updateAll(array('grelevance'=>'1'),'sid='.$aImportResults['newsid']);
+                }
+                if (!isset($aExcludes['permissions']))
+                {
+                    Permission::model()->copySurveyPermissions($iSurveyID,$aImportResults['newsid']);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $aData['bFailed']=true;
+            }
+        }
+        if($aData['bFailed'])
+        {
+            return array('status' => 'Copy failed','error'=> $aData['sErrorMessage']);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return array('status' => 'OK','newsid'=>$aImportResults['newsid']);
+        }
+    }
+  
+    /**
+    * RPC Routine to get survey properties.
     * Get properties of a survey 
     *
     * All internal properties of a survey are available.