diff --git a/lib/aasm/aasm.rb b/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
index ea913ab3..07852d00 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ def aasm(name=:default)
     @aasm[name.to_sym] ||= AASM::InstanceBase.new(self, name.to_sym)
   end
 
+  def initialize_dup(other)
+    @aasm = {}
+    super
+  end
+
 private
 
   # Takes args and a from state and removes the first
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 58fd663d..4f0c650c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require 'aasm'
 require 'rspec'
 require 'aasm/rspec'
+require 'pry'
 
 # require 'ruby-debug'; Debugger.settings[:autoeval] = true; debugger; rubys_debugger = 'annoying'
 # require 'ruby-debug/completion'
diff --git a/spec/unit/api_spec.rb b/spec/unit/api_spec.rb
index 56cadd67..e16850df 100644
--- a/spec/unit/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/api_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@
   it "uses the provided method even if persisted" do
     expect(ProvidedAndPersistedState.new.aasm.current_state).to eql :gamma
   end
+
+  context "after dup" do
+    it "uses the persistence storage" do
+      source = PersistedState.create!
+      copy = source.dup
+      copy.save!
+
+      copy.release!
+
+      expect(source.aasm_state).to eql 'alpha'
+      expect(source.aasm.current_state).to eql :alpha
+
+      source2 = PersistedState.find(source.id)
+      expect(source2.reload.aasm_state).to eql 'alpha'
+      expect(source2.aasm.current_state).to eql :alpha
+
+      expect(copy.aasm_state).to eql 'beta'
+      expect(copy.aasm.current_state).to eql :beta
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "writing and persisting the current state" do