diff --git a/python/pyarts/workspace/workspace.py b/python/pyarts/workspace/workspace.py
index c1a5bd5e26..7a5ffe2a84 100644
--- a/python/pyarts/workspace/workspace.py
+++ b/python/pyarts/workspace/workspace.py
@@ -373,3 +373,9 @@ def __delattr__(self, attr):
             raise AttributeError("You cannot delete __class__")
 
         getattr(self, attr).delete_level()
+    
+    def __copy__(self):
+        return Workspace(super().__copy__())
+    
+    def __deepcopy__(self, *args):
+        return Workspace(super().__deepcopy__(*args))
diff --git a/python/test/workspace/test_workspace.py b/python/test/workspace/test_workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7685eea065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/test/workspace/test_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""
+Test handling of workspace of the Python interface.
+"""
+import copy
+import pytest
+import pyarts
+from pyarts.workspace import Workspace, arts_agenda
+from pyarts.arts import Index
+
+class TestWorkspace:
+    def setup_method(self):
+        pass
+    
+    def test_copy(self):
+        ws = Workspace()
+        ws.aaavar = Index(5)
+        
+        ws2 = copy.copy(ws)
+        ws2.aaavar = 6
+        
+        assert ws2.aaavar.value == ws.aaavar.value
+    
+    def test_deepcopy(self):
+        ws = Workspace()
+        ws.aaavar = Index(5)
+        
+        ws2 = copy.deepcopy(ws)
+        ws2.aaavar = 6
+        
+        assert ws2.aaavar.value != ws.aaavar.value
+    
+    def test_copy_agenda(self):
+        ws = Workspace()
+        ws.aaavar = Index(5)
+        
+        @arts_agenda(ws=ws, set_agenda=True)
+        def test_agenda(ws):
+            ws.Print(ws.aaavar, 0)
+        ws.AgendaExecute(ws.test_agenda)
+        
+        ws2 = copy.deepcopy(ws)
+        ws2.aaavar = 4
+        ws2.AgendaExecute(ws2.test_agenda)
+        
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ta = TestWorkspace()
+    ta.setup_method()
+    ta.test_copy()
+    ta.test_deepcopy()
+    ta.test_copy_agenda()
+    
diff --git a/src/agenda_class.cc b/src/agenda_class.cc
index 3b9d7f98a0..73f6403aad 100644
--- a/src/agenda_class.cc
+++ b/src/agenda_class.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "global_data.h"
 #include "messages.h"
 #include "methods.h"
+#include "tokval.h"
 #include "workspace_ng.h"
 
 MRecord::MRecord() : moutput(), minput(), msetvalue(), mtasks() {}
@@ -911,3 +912,82 @@ ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const MRecord& a) {
   a.print(os, "");
   return os;
 }
+
+ArrayOfAgenda deepcopy_if(Workspace& ws, const ArrayOfAgenda& agendas) {
+  ArrayOfAgenda out;
+  for (auto& ag : agendas) out.push_back(ag.deepcopy_if(ws));
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Method to share indices of variables from one workspace to another
+ArrayOfIndex make_same_wsvs(Workspace& ws_out,
+                            const Workspace& ws_in,
+                            const ArrayOfIndex& vars) {
+  ArrayOfIndex out;
+
+  out.reserve(vars.size());
+  for (auto& v : vars) {
+
+    // Set the value position
+    if (v < ws_out.nelem()) {
+      if (ws_in.wsv_data_ptr->at(v).Name() ==
+              ws_out.wsv_data_ptr->at(v).Name() and
+          ws_in.wsv_data_ptr->at(v).Group() ==
+              ws_out.wsv_data_ptr->at(v).Group()) {
+        out.push_back(v);  // This is the only tested path!
+      } else {
+        out.push_back(ws_out.add_wsv(ws_in.wsv_data_ptr->at(v)));
+      }
+    } else {
+      out.push_back(ws_out.add_wsv(ws_in.wsv_data_ptr->at(v)));
+    }
+
+    // Update if the wsv holds an agenda default value
+    if (auto& wsv = ws_out.wsv_data_ptr->at(out.back()); wsv.has_defaults()) {
+      auto& val = wsv.default_value();
+      if (wsv.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<Agenda>)
+        wsv.update_default_value(Agenda(val).deepcopy_if(ws_out));
+      else if (wsv.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<ArrayOfAgenda>)
+        wsv.update_default_value(deepcopy_if(ws_out, val));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return out;
+}
+
+MRecord MRecord::deepcopy_if(Workspace& workspace) const {
+  if (mtasks.has_same_origin(workspace)) return *this;
+
+  MRecord out(workspace);
+  out.mid = mid;
+  out.moutput = make_same_wsvs(workspace, mtasks.workspace(), moutput);
+  out.minput = make_same_wsvs(workspace, mtasks.workspace(), minput);
+
+  // Must update if the value is an agenda
+  if (msetvalue.holdsAgenda()) {
+    out.msetvalue = Agenda(msetvalue).deepcopy_if(workspace);
+  } else if (msetvalue.holdsArrayOfAgenda()) {
+    out.msetvalue = ::deepcopy_if(workspace, msetvalue);
+  } else {
+    out.msetvalue = msetvalue;
+  }
+
+  out.mtasks = mtasks.deepcopy_if(workspace);
+  out.minternal = minternal;
+
+  return out;
+}
+
+Agenda Agenda::deepcopy_if(Workspace& workspace) const {
+  if (has_same_origin(workspace)) return *this;
+
+  Agenda out(workspace);
+  out.mname = mname;
+  for (auto& method : mml) out.mml.push_back(method.deepcopy_if(workspace));
+  out.moutput_push = make_same_wsvs(workspace, *ws, moutput_push);
+  out.moutput_dup = make_same_wsvs(workspace, *ws, moutput_dup);
+  out.main_agenda = main_agenda;
+  out.mchecked = mchecked;
+
+  return out;
+}
diff --git a/src/agenda_class.h b/src/agenda_class.h
index 1d370ecefb..6e12e58945 100644
--- a/src/agenda_class.h
+++ b/src/agenda_class.h
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ class Agenda final {
   [[nodiscard]] Workspace& workspace() {return *ws;}
   [[nodiscard]] const Workspace& workspace() const {return *ws;}
 
+  //! Creates a deep copy of the agenda if necessary (i.e., different workspace)!
+  Agenda deepcopy_if(Workspace&) const;
+
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<Workspace> ws;      /*!< The workspace upon which this Agenda lives. */
   String mname;       /*!< Agenda name. */
@@ -153,6 +156,9 @@ class MRecord {
   [[nodiscard]] const TokVal& SetValue() const { return msetvalue; }
   [[nodiscard]] const Agenda& Tasks() const { return mtasks; }
 
+  //! Creates a deep copy of the method if necessary (i.e., different workspace)!
+  MRecord deepcopy_if(Workspace&) const;
+
   //! Indicates the origin of this method.
   /*!
     Returns true if this method originates from a controlfile and false
@@ -222,4 +228,7 @@ class MRecord {
 /** An array of Agenda. */
 using ArrayOfAgenda = Array<Agenda>;
 
+//! Same as Agenda member method but for an entire array
+ArrayOfAgenda deepcopy_if(Workspace& ws, const ArrayOfAgenda& agendas);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/make_tokval.cc b/src/make_tokval.cc
index 7ee099b122..0813c0af37 100644
--- a/src/make_tokval.cc
+++ b/src/make_tokval.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ concept ArtsTypeConstRef = ArtsType<T> and std::is_same_v<std::add_const_t<std::
 template <typename T>
 concept ArtsTypeBase = ArtsType<T> and std::is_same_v<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, T>;
 
+template <ArtsTypeBase> struct WorkspaceGroupIndex { static constexpr Index value=-1; };
+)--";
+
+  for (Index i = 0; i < global_data::wsv_groups.nelem(); i++)
+    file_h << "template <> struct WorkspaceGroupIndex<"
+           << global_data::wsv_groups[i]
+           << "> { static constexpr Index value=" << i << "; };\n";
+
+  file_h << R"--(
+template <ArtsTypeBase T> inline constexpr Index WorkspaceGroupIndexValue = WorkspaceGroupIndex<T>::value;
+
 class TokVal {
   void * ptr{nullptr};
 public:
diff --git a/src/python_interface/py_workspace.cpp b/src/python_interface/py_workspace.cpp
index 291eec3292..9678b40aa7 100644
--- a/src/python_interface/py_workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/python_interface/py_workspace.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ void py_workspace(py::module_& m,
          }),
          py::arg("verbosity") = 0,
          py::arg("agenda_verbosity") = 0)
+      .def(py::init([](Workspace& w) {return new Workspace{w};}))
+      .def(
+          "__copy__",
+          [](Workspace& w) -> Workspace { return w; },
+          py::is_operator())
+      .def(
+          "__deepcopy__",
+          [](Workspace& w, py::dict&) {
+            return w.deepcopy();
+          },
+          py::is_operator())
       .def("execute_controlfile",
            [](Workspace& w, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
              std::unique_ptr<Agenda> a{parse_agenda(w, 
diff --git a/src/workspace_ng.cc b/src/workspace_ng.cc
index c1aadf6bfe..60f35ddc37 100644
--- a/src/workspace_ng.cc
+++ b/src/workspace_ng.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ void Workspace::pop(Index i) {
 
 void Workspace::swap(Workspace &other) noexcept {
   ws.swap(other.ws);
+  wsv_data_ptr.swap(other.wsv_data_ptr);
+  WsvMap_ptr.swap(other.WsvMap_ptr);
+  std::swap(original_workspace, other.original_workspace);
 }
 
 bool Workspace::is_initialized(Index i) const {
@@ -131,3 +134,49 @@ Workspace::Workspace()
     }
   }
 }
+
+std::shared_ptr<Workspace> Workspace::deepcopy() {
+  std::shared_ptr<Workspace> out{new Workspace{}};
+  out->wsv_data_ptr = std::shared_ptr<Workspace::wsv_data_type>(
+      new Workspace::wsv_data_type{*wsv_data_ptr});
+  out->WsvMap_ptr = std::shared_ptr<Workspace::WsvMap_type>(
+      new Workspace::WsvMap_type{*WsvMap_ptr});
+  out->ws.resize(nelem());
+
+  for (Index i = 0; i < out->nelem(); i++) {
+    auto &wsv_data = out->wsv_data_ptr->operator[](i);
+
+    if (depth(i) > 0) {
+      // Set the WSV by copying the top value
+      out->ws[i].emplace(WorkspaceVariableStruct{
+          workspace_memory_handler.duplicate(
+              wsv_data_ptr->operator[](i).Group(), ws[i].top().wsv),
+          is_initialized(i)});
+
+      // Copy the agenda to the new workspace
+      if (wsv_data.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<Agenda>) {
+        Agenda *ag = static_cast<Agenda *>(out->operator[](i).get());
+        *ag = ag->deepcopy_if(*out);
+      } else if (wsv_data.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<ArrayOfAgenda>) {
+        for (auto &a :
+             *static_cast<ArrayOfAgenda *>(out->operator[](i).get())) {
+          a = a.deepcopy_if(*out);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If we have any default agenda types, we must copy them to the new workspace as well
+    if (wsv_data.has_defaults()) {
+      if (wsv_data.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<Agenda>) {
+        wsv_data.update_default_value(
+            Agenda(wsv_data.default_value()).deepcopy_if(*out));
+      }
+      if (wsv_data.Group() == WorkspaceGroupIndexValue<ArrayOfAgenda>) {
+        wsv_data.update_default_value(
+            deepcopy_if(*out, wsv_data.default_value()));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return out;
+}
diff --git a/src/workspace_ng.h b/src/workspace_ng.h
index 366ce12c97..92848bdd31 100644
--- a/src/workspace_ng.h
+++ b/src/workspace_ng.h
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ class Workspace final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Workspace> {
   /** Workspace variable container. */
   Array<WorkspaceVariable> ws;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<Array<WsvRecord>> wsv_data_ptr;
+  using wsv_data_type = Array<WsvRecord>;
+  std::shared_ptr<wsv_data_type> wsv_data_ptr;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<map<String, Index>> WsvMap_ptr;
+  using WsvMap_type = map<String, Index>;
+  std::shared_ptr<WsvMap_type> WsvMap_ptr;
 
   Workspace* original_workspace;
 
@@ -198,7 +200,11 @@ class Workspace final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Workspace> {
     outstream << (*wsv_data_ptr)[i].Name() << "(" << i << ") ";
   }
 
+  //! Get a shared pointer to the object
   std::shared_ptr<Workspace> shared_ptr() {return shared_from_this();}
+
+  //! Gets a full copy that owns all the data (only gets the top of the stack)
+  std::shared_ptr<Workspace> deepcopy();
 };
 
 template <class T>
diff --git a/src/wsv_aux.h b/src/wsv_aux.h
index e47be90917..618c6e23a5 100644
--- a/src/wsv_aux.h
+++ b/src/wsv_aux.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class WsvRecord {
   [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<void> get_copy() const;
 
   [[nodiscard]] const TokVal& default_value() const { return defval; }
+  void update_default_value(ArtsType auto&& v) {defval=std::forward<decltype(v)>(v);}
 
  private:
   String mname;