diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index c5c98d6fd..87cb01661 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   menu_item :settings, :only => :settings
   menu_item :projects, :only => [:index, :new, :copy, :create]
 
-  before_action :find_project, :except => [ :index, :autocomplete, :list, :new, :create, :copy ]
-  before_action :authorize, :except => [ :index, :autocomplete, :list, :new, :create, :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy]
+  before_action :find_project, :except => [ :index, :autocomplete, :list, :new, :create ]
+  before_action :authorize, :except => [ :index, :autocomplete, :list, :new, :create, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy]
   before_action :authorize_global, :only => [:new, :create]
-  before_action :require_admin, :only => [ :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy ]
+  before_action :require_admin, :only => [ :archive, :unarchive, :destroy ]
   accept_rss_auth :index
   accept_api_auth :index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy
   require_sudo_mode :destroy
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def copy
+    @project = nil # Reset because source project was set in @project for authorize.
     @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.sorted.to_a
     @trackers = Tracker.sorted.to_a
     @source_project = Project.find(params[:id])
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index de99eeabe..a8aca1291 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_subprojects, @project) %>
     <%= link_to l(:label_subproject_new), new_project_path(:parent_id => @project), :class => 'icon icon-add' %>
   <% end %>
+  <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:copy_project, @project) %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:button_copy), copy_project_path(@project), :class => 'icon icon-copy') %>
+  <% end %>
   <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:close_project, @project) %>
     <% if @project.active? %>
       <%= link_to l(:button_close), close_project_path(@project), :data => {:confirm => l(:text_are_you_sure)}, :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-lock' %>
diff --git a/lib/redmine.rb b/lib/redmine.rb
index 9ecca63c3..065a197cd 100644
--- a/lib/redmine.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
   map.permission :manage_members, {:projects => :settings, :members => [:index, :show, :new, :create, :edit, :update, :destroy, :autocomplete]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :manage_versions, {:projects => :settings, :versions => [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :close_completed, :destroy]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :add_subprojects, {:projects => [:new, :create]}, :require => :member
+  map.permission :copy_project, {:projects => [:copy]}, :require => :member
   # Queries
   map.permission :manage_public_queries, {:queries => [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :destroy]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :save_queries, {:queries => [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :destroy]}, :require => :loggedin
diff --git a/test/fixtures/roles.yml b/test/fixtures/roles.yml
index 13433874e..527815b47 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/roles.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/roles.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ roles_001:
     - :edit_project
     - :close_project
     - :select_project_modules
+    - :copy_project
     - :manage_members
     - :manage_versions
     - :manage_categories
diff --git a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
index 6be670566..84fa8e1eb 100644
--- a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
@@ -1087,8 +1087,19 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
-  def test_get_copy
+  def test_get_copy_by_admin_user
     @request.session[:user_id] = 1 # admin
+    orig = Project.find(1) # Login user is no member
+    get(:copy, :params => {:id => orig.id})
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select 'textarea[name=?]', 'project[description]', :text => orig.description
+    assert_select 'input[name=?][value=?]', 'project[enabled_module_names][]', 'issue_tracking', 1
+  end
+
+  def test_get_copy_by_non_admin_user_with_copy_project_permission
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 3
+    Role.find(2).add_permission! :copy_project
     orig = Project.find(1)
     get(:copy, :params => {:id => orig.id})
     assert_response :success
@@ -1097,6 +1108,14 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_select 'input[name=?][value=?]', 'project[enabled_module_names][]', 'issue_tracking', 1
   end
 
+  def test_get_copy_by_non_admin_user_without_copy_project_permission_should_respond_with_403
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 3
+    Role.find(2).remove_permission! :copy_project
+    orig = Project.find(1)
+    get(:copy, :params => {:id => orig.id})
+    assert_response 403
+  end
+
   def test_get_copy_with_invalid_source_should_respond_with_404
     @request.session[:user_id] = 1
     get(:copy, :params => {:id => 99})