diff --git a/src/mixins/itext_behavior.mixin.js b/src/mixins/itext_behavior.mixin.js
index b0dfd09c..0c6493ec 100644
--- a/src/mixins/itext_behavior.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/itext_behavior.mixin.js
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
       }
       for (var i = 0, len = _chars.length; i < len; i++) {
         if (useCopiedStyle) {
-          style = fabric.copiedTextStyle[i];
+          style = fabric.util.object.clone(fabric.copiedTextStyle[i], true);
         }
         this.insertChar(_chars[i], i < len - 1, style);
       }
diff --git a/src/mixins/itext_key_behavior.mixin.js b/src/mixins/itext_key_behavior.mixin.js
index 30ac2711..5dfaef86 100644
--- a/src/mixins/itext_key_behavior.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/itext_key_behavior.mixin.js
@@ -198,12 +198,7 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.IText.prototype, /** @lends fabric.IText.protot
     }
 
     fabric.copiedText = selectedText;
-    fabric.copiedTextStyle = fabric.util.object.clone(
-      this.getSelectionStyles(
-        this.selectionStart,
-        this.selectionEnd
-      )
-    );
+    fabric.copiedTextStyle = this.getSelectionStyles(this.selectionStart, this.selectionEnd);
     e.stopImmediatePropagation();
     e.preventDefault();
     this._copyDone = true;
diff --git a/test/unit/itext_key_behaviour.js b/test/unit/itext_key_behaviour.js
index ae106802..72eb4f8b 100644
--- a/test/unit/itext_key_behaviour.js
+++ b/test/unit/itext_key_behaviour.js
@@ -235,5 +235,22 @@
     equal(iText.selectionEnd, 31, 'should not move');
     selection = 0;
   });
-
+  test('copy and paste', function() {
+    var event = { stopImmediatePropagation: function(){}, preventDefault: function(){} };
+    var iText = new fabric.IText('test', { styles: { 0: { 0: { fill: 'red' }, 1: { fill: 'blue' }}}});
+    iText.selectionStart = 0;
+    iText.selectionEnd = 2;
+    iText.copy(event);
+    equal(fabric.copiedText, 'te', 'it copied first 2 characters');
+    equal(fabric.copiedTextStyle[0], iText.styles[0][0], 'style is referenced');
+    equal(fabric.copiedTextStyle[1], iText.styles[0][1], 'style is referenced');
+    iText.selectionStart = 0;
+    iText.selectionEnd = 0;
+    iText.paste(event);
+    equal(iText.text, 'tetest', 'text has been copied');
+    notEqual(iText.styles[0][0], iText.styles[0][2], 'style is not referenced');
+    notEqual(iText.styles[0][1], iText.styles[0][3], 'style is not referenced');
+    deepEqual(iText.styles[0][0], iText.styles[0][2], 'style is copied');
+    deepEqual(iText.styles[0][1], iText.styles[0][3], 'style is copied');
+  });
 })();