diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooAbsRealLValue.h b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooAbsRealLValue.h
index 38b27cb402285..849a33509d47d 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooAbsRealLValue.h
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooAbsRealLValue.h
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ class RooAbsRealLValue : public RooAbsReal, public RooAbsLValue {
   // Get fit range limits
 
   /// Retrieve binning configuration with given name or default binning.
-  virtual const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) const = 0 ;
+  virtual const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) const = 0 ;
   /// Retrieve binning configuration with given name or default binning.
-  virtual RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) = 0 ;
+  virtual RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) = 0 ;
   /// Check if binning with given name has been defined.
   virtual bool hasBinning(const char* name) const = 0 ;
   bool inRange(const char* name) const override ;
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooErrorVar.h b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooErrorVar.h
index 086a9f2fe6c97..2b35f8be518a1 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooErrorVar.h
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooErrorVar.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class RooErrorVar : public RooAbsRealLValue {
 
   void setBins(Int_t nBins);
   void setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name=nullptr) ;
-  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) const override ;
-  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) override ;
+  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) const override ;
+  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) override ;
   bool hasBinning(const char* name) const override ;
   std::list<std::string> getBinningNames() const override ;
 
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooLinearVar.h b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooLinearVar.h
index 720d7f6008f5b..1170e32ffa80b 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooLinearVar.h
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooLinearVar.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class RooLinearVar : public RooAbsRealLValue {
 
   // Jacobian and limits
   bool hasBinning(const char* name) const override ;
-  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) const override ;
-  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) override  ;
+  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) const override ;
+  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) override  ;
   std::list<std::string> getBinningNames() const override;
 
   double jacobian() const override ;
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooRealVar.h b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooRealVar.h
index 3261b18d632ee..971c5b906d7ae 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooRealVar.h
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/inc/RooRealVar.h
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ class RooRealVar : public RooAbsRealLValue {
   RooErrorVar* errorVar() const ;
 
   // Set/get finite fit range limits
-  void setMin(const char* name, double value) ;
-  void setMax(const char* name, double value) ;
-  void setRange(const char* name, double min, double max) ;
-  void setRange(const char* name, RooAbsReal& min, RooAbsReal& max) ;
+  void setMin(const char* name, double value, bool shared=true) ;
+  void setMax(const char* name, double value, bool shared=true) ;
+  void setRange(const char* name, double min, double max, bool shared=true) ;
+  void setRange(const char* name, RooAbsReal& min, RooAbsReal& max, bool shared=true) ;
   inline void setMin(double value) { setMin(nullptr,value) ; }
   inline void setMax(double value) { setMax(nullptr,value) ; }
   /// Set the limits of the default range.
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ class RooRealVar : public RooAbsRealLValue {
   /// Set parameterised limits of the default range. See setRange(const char*, RooAbsReal&, RooAbsReal&).
   inline void setRange(RooAbsReal& min, RooAbsReal& max) { setRange(nullptr,min,max) ; }
 
-  void setBins(Int_t nBins, const char* name=nullptr);
-  void setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name=nullptr) ;
+  void setBins(Int_t nBins, const char* name=nullptr, bool shared=true);
+  void setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name=nullptr, bool shared=true) ;
 
   // RooAbsRealLValue implementation
   bool hasBinning(const char* name) const override ;
-  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) const override ;
-  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false) override ;
+  const RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) const override ;
+  RooAbsBinning& getBinning(const char* name=nullptr, bool verbose=true, bool createOnTheFly=false, bool shared=true) override ;
   std::list<std::string> getBinningNames() const override ;
 
   /// remove a named binning (or a named range, which are stored internally as binnings)
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooErrorVar.cxx b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooErrorVar.cxx
index fb6f2a6063fc5..68c44a1173e5b 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooErrorVar.cxx
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooErrorVar.cxx
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ bool RooErrorVar::hasBinning(const char* name) const
 /// Return binning with given name. If no binning exists with such a name, clone the default
 /// binning on the fly if so requested
 
-const RooAbsBinning& RooErrorVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly) const
+const RooAbsBinning& RooErrorVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly, bool shared) const
 {
-  return const_cast<RooErrorVar*>(this)->getBinning(name,verbose,createOnTheFly) ;
+  return const_cast<RooErrorVar*>(this)->getBinning(name,verbose,createOnTheFly, shared) ;
 }
 
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const RooAbsBinning& RooErrorVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, boo
 /// Return binning with given name. If no binning exists with such a name, clone the default
 /// binning on the fly if so requested
 
-RooAbsBinning& RooErrorVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool /*verbose*/, bool createOnTheFly)
+RooAbsBinning& RooErrorVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool /*verbose*/, bool createOnTheFly, bool)
 {
   // Return default (normalization) binning and range if no name is specified
   if (name==nullptr) {
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooLinearVar.cxx b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooLinearVar.cxx
index 8ac0d36104a5c..07bae788acb4f 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooLinearVar.cxx
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooLinearVar.cxx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void RooLinearVar::writeToStream(std::ostream& os, bool compact) const
 /// binning exists on the input variable, it will also exist on this linear transformation,
 /// and a binning adaptor object is created on the fly.
 
- RooAbsBinning& RooLinearVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly)
+ RooAbsBinning& RooLinearVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly, bool)
 {
   // Normalization binning
   if (name==nullptr) {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void RooLinearVar::writeToStream(std::ostream& os, bool compact) const
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Const version of getBinning()
 
-const RooAbsBinning& RooLinearVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly) const
+const RooAbsBinning& RooLinearVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly, bool) const
 {
   return const_cast<RooLinearVar*>(this)->getBinning(name,verbose,createOnTheFly) ;
 }
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooRealVar.cxx b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooRealVar.cxx
index 3044763dc6b84..6e15aca664d08 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooRealVar.cxx
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/src/RooRealVar.cxx
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ RooErrorVar* RooRealVar::errorVar() const
 
 bool RooRealVar::hasBinning(const char* name) const
 {
-  return sharedProp()->_altBinning.find(name) != sharedProp()->_altBinning.end();
+  return sharedProp()->_altBinning.find(name) != sharedProp()->_altBinning.end() || _altNonSharedBinning.find(name) != _altNonSharedBinning.end();
 }
 
 
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ bool RooRealVar::hasBinning(const char* name) const
 /// a reference to the default binning is returned. If verbose is true a message
 /// is printed if a binning is created on the fly.
 
-const RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly) const
+const RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly, bool shared) const
 {
-  return const_cast<RooRealVar*>(this)->getBinning(name, verbose, createOnTheFly) ;
+  return const_cast<RooRealVar*>(this)->getBinning(name, verbose, createOnTheFly, shared) ;
 }
 
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ const RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool
 /// a reference to the default binning is returned. If verbose is true a message
 /// is printed if a binning is created on the fly.
 
-RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly)
+RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool createOnTheFly, bool shared)
 {
   // Return default (normalization) binning and range if no name is specified
   if (name==nullptr) {
@@ -410,7 +410,11 @@ RooAbsBinning& RooRealVar::getBinning(const char* name, bool verbose, bool creat
     coutI(Eval) << "RooRealVar::getBinning(" << GetName() << ") new range named '"
       << name << "' created with default bounds" << std::endl ;
   }
-  sharedProp()->_altBinning[name] = binning;
+  if(shared) {
+    sharedProp()->_altBinning[name] = binning;
+  } else {
+    _altNonSharedBinning[name].reset(binning);
+  }
 
   return *binning ;
 }
@@ -474,14 +478,14 @@ void RooRealVar::removeRange(const char* name) {
 /// Create a uniform binning under name 'name' for this variable.
 /// \param[in] nBins Number of bins. The limits are taken from the currently set limits.
 /// \param[in] name Optional name. If name is null, install as default binning.
-void RooRealVar::setBins(Int_t nBins, const char* name) {
-  setBinning(RooUniformBinning(getMin(name),getMax(name),nBins),name);
+void RooRealVar::setBins(Int_t nBins, const char* name, bool shared) {
+  setBinning(RooUniformBinning(getMin(name),getMax(name),nBins),name,shared);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Add given binning under name 'name' with this variable. If name is null,
 /// the binning is installed as the default binning.
-void RooRealVar::setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name)
+void RooRealVar::setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name, bool shared)
 {
   std::unique_ptr<RooAbsBinning> newBinning( binning.clone() );
 
@@ -500,7 +504,7 @@ void RooRealVar::setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name)
     newBinning->SetName(name) ;
     newBinning->SetTitle(name) ;
     newBinning->insertHook(*this) ;
-    if (newBinning->isShareable()) {
+    if (newBinning->isShareable() && shared) {
       sharedProp()->_altBinning[name] = newBinning.release();
     } else {
       _altNonSharedBinning[name] = std::move(newBinning);
@@ -514,10 +518,10 @@ void RooRealVar::setBinning(const RooAbsBinning& binning, const char* name)
 /// Set minimum of name range to given value. If name is null
 /// minimum of default range is set
 
-void RooRealVar::setMin(const char* name, double value)
+void RooRealVar::setMin(const char* name, double value, bool shared)
 {
   // Set new minimum of fit range
-  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,true,true) ;
+  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,true,true,shared) ;
 
   // Check if new limit is consistent
   if (value >= getMax()) {
@@ -544,10 +548,10 @@ void RooRealVar::setMin(const char* name, double value)
 /// Set maximum of name range to given value. If name is null
 /// maximum of default range is set
 
-void RooRealVar::setMax(const char* name, double value)
+void RooRealVar::setMax(const char* name, double value, bool shared)
 {
   // Set new maximum of fit range
-  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,true,true) ;
+  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,true,true,shared) ;
 
   // Check if new limit is consistent
   if (value < getMin()) {
@@ -579,12 +583,12 @@ void RooRealVar::setMax(const char* name, double value)
 /// plotting). If the name is `nullptr`, the function sets the limits of the default range.
 /// \param[in] min Miniminum of the range.
 /// \param[in] max Maximum of the range.
-void RooRealVar::setRange(const char* name, double min, double max)
+void RooRealVar::setRange(const char* name, double min, double max, bool shared)
 {
-  bool exists = name == nullptr || sharedProp()->_altBinning.count(name) > 0;
+  bool exists = name == nullptr || sharedProp()->_altBinning.count(name) > 0 || _altNonSharedBinning.count(name) > 0;
 
   // Set new fit range
-  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,false,true) ;
+  RooAbsBinning& binning = getBinning(name,false,true,shared) ;
 
   // Check if new limit is consistent
   if (min>max) {
@@ -610,10 +614,10 @@ void RooRealVar::setRange(const char* name, double min, double max)
 /// Set or modify a parameterised range, i.e., a range the varies in dependence
 /// of parameters.
 /// See setRange() for more details.
-void RooRealVar::setRange(const char* name, RooAbsReal& min, RooAbsReal& max)
+void RooRealVar::setRange(const char* name, RooAbsReal& min, RooAbsReal& max, bool shared)
 {
   RooParamBinning pb(min,max,100) ;
-  setBinning(pb,name) ;
+  setBinning(pb,name,shared) ;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/roofit/roofitcore/test/testRooRealVar.cxx b/roofit/roofitcore/test/testRooRealVar.cxx
index 54f398e1124be..281d8aeca9f07 100644
--- a/roofit/roofitcore/test/testRooRealVar.cxx
+++ b/roofit/roofitcore/test/testRooRealVar.cxx
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ TEST(RooRealVar, AlternativeBinnings)
   var.removeBinning("uniform");
   EXPECT_FALSE( var.hasBinning("uniform") );
 
+  // test creating and removing non-shared binnings/ranges
+  EXPECT_FALSE( var.hasRange("myRange") );
+  var.setRange("myRange",0,1,false);
+  EXPECT_TRUE( var.hasRange("myRange") );
+  std::unique_ptr<RooRealVar> var2(dynamic_cast<RooRealVar*>(var.clone()));
+  var2->setRange("myRange",1,2);
+  EXPECT_EQ( var.getMin("myRange"), 0. ); // still has old range, because not shared
+  EXPECT_EQ( var2->getMin("myRange"), 1. );
+  var2->removeBinning("myRange");
+  EXPECT_FALSE( var2->hasRange("myRange") );
+  EXPECT_TRUE( var.hasRange("myRange") );
+
 }
 
 /// ROOT-10781