diff --git a/lib/springboard/client/uri.rb b/lib/springboard/client/uri.rb
index fe34946..3a256f7 100644
--- a/lib/springboard/client/uri.rb
+++ b/lib/springboard/client/uri.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class URI
       #
       # @return [URI]
       def self.parse(value)
-        return value if value.is_a?(self)
+        return value.dup if value.is_a?(self)
         new(::Addressable::URI.parse(value))
       end
 
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ def initialize(uri)
         @uri = uri
       end
 
+      ##
+      # Clones the URI object
+      #
+      # @return [URI]
+      def dup
+        self.class.new(@uri.dup)
+      end
+
       ##
       # Returns a new URI with the given subpath appended to it. Ensures a single
       # forward slash between the URI's path and the given subpath.
diff --git a/spec/springboard/client/resource_spec.rb b/spec/springboard/client/resource_spec.rb
index d4622d3..9572022 100644
--- a/spec/springboard/client/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/springboard/client/resource_spec.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
         it "should add bracket notation for array parameters" do
           expect(resource.__send__(method, :somearray => [1, 2, 3]).uri.to_s).to eq("/some/path?somearray[]=1&somearray[]=2&somearray[]=3")
         end
+
+        it "should return a new resource without modifying the existing URI" do
+          new_resource = resource.query(per_page: 1)
+          expect(new_resource.uri.to_s).to eq("/some/path?per_page=1")
+          expect(resource.uri.to_s).to eq("/some/path")
+        end
       end
 
       describe "when called without arguments" do
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  %w{count each each_page}.each do |method|
+  %w{each each_page}.each do |method|
     describe method do
       it "should call the client's #{method} method with the resource's URI" do
         expect(client).to receive(method).with(resource.uri)
@@ -134,6 +140,37 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "count" do
+    let(:response_data) {
+      {
+        :status => 200,
+        :body => {total: 123}.to_json
+      }
+    }
+
+    it "should call the client's count method with the resource's URI" do
+      expect(client).to receive('count').with(resource.uri)
+      resource.__send__('count')
+    end
+
+    it "should set the per_page query string param to 1" do
+      request_stub = stub_request(:get, "#{base_url}/some/path?page=1&per_page=1").to_return(response_data)
+      resource.count
+      expect(request_stub).to have_been_requested
+    end
+
+    it "should return the resource count" do
+      request_stub = stub_request(:get, "#{base_url}/some/path?page=1&per_page=1").to_return(response_data)
+      expect(resource.count).to eq(123)
+    end
+
+    it "should not modify the original resource URI" do
+      request_stub = stub_request(:get, "#{base_url}/some/path?page=1&per_page=1").to_return(response_data)
+      resource.count
+      expect(resource.uri.to_s).to eq("/some/path")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "first" do
     let(:response_data) {
       {
@@ -152,6 +189,12 @@
       request_stub = stub_request(:get, "#{base_url}/some/path?page=1&per_page=1").to_return(response_data)
       expect(resource.first).to eq({"id" => "Me first!"})
     end
+
+    it "should not modify the original resource URI" do
+      request_stub = stub_request(:get, "#{base_url}/some/path?page=1&per_page=1").to_return(response_data)
+      resource.first
+      expect(resource.uri.to_s).to eq("/some/path")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "embed" do
diff --git a/spec/springboard/client/uri_spec.rb b/spec/springboard/client/uri_spec.rb
index 872ad74..1e760b0 100644
--- a/spec/springboard/client/uri_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/springboard/client/uri_spec.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,38 @@
   end
 
   describe "parse" do
-    it "should return a URI based on the given string" do
-      uri = described_class.parse('/some_path')
-      expect(uri).to be_a(described_class)
-      expect(uri.to_s).to eq('/some_path')
+    describe "when called with a URI object" do
+      it "should return a cloned URI object" do
+        parsed_uri = described_class.parse(uri)
+        expect(uri.class).to eq(parsed_uri.class)
+        expect(uri.object_id).not_to eq(parsed_uri.object_id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when called with a URI string" do
+      it "should return a URI based on the given string" do
+        uri = described_class.parse('/some_path')
+        expect(uri).to be_a(described_class)
+        expect(uri.to_s).to eq('/some_path')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "dup" do
+    it "should return a duplicate URI object" do
+      dup_uri = uri.dup
+      expect(uri.class).to eq(dup_uri.class)
+      expect(uri.to_s).to eq(dup_uri.to_s)
+      expect(uri.object_id).not_to eq(dup_uri.object_id)
+    end
+
+    describe "when mutating the copy" do
+      it "should not affect the original" do
+        dup_uri = uri.dup
+        dup_uri.query_values = {per_page: 1}
+        expect(uri.to_s).to eq('/relative/path')
+        expect(dup_uri.to_s).to eq('/relative/path?per_page=1')
+      end
     end
   end