diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
index 7945fa53a..a0bae2c99 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
@@ -556,15 +556,21 @@ class Page(MP_Node, ClusterableModel, Indexed):
         new_self.save()
         new_self._update_descendant_url_paths(old_url_path, new_url_path)
 
-    def copy(self, recursive=False, **update_fields):
+    def copy(self, recursive=False, to=None, **update_fields):
         page_copy = Page.objects.get(id=self.id).specific
         page_copy.pk = None
         page_copy.id = None
+        page_copy.depth = None
+        page_copy.numchild = 0
+        page_copy.path = None
 
         for field, value in update_fields.items():
             setattr(page_copy, field, value)
 
-        page_copy = self.add_sibling(instance=page_copy)
+        if to:
+            page_copy = to.add_child(instance=page_copy)
+        else:
+            page_copy = self.add_sibling(instance=page_copy)
 
         # Copy child objects
         if hasattr(self._meta, 'child_relations'):
@@ -573,7 +579,8 @@ class Page(MP_Node, ClusterableModel, Indexed):
 
         # Copy child pages
         if recursive:
-            pass
+            for child_page in self.get_children():
+                child_page.copy(recursive=True, to=page_copy)
 
         return page_copy
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
index 86df5bf7c..fd45ca260 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ class TestCopyPage(TestCase):
         # Check that new_about_us is a different page
         self.assertNotEqual(about_us.id, new_about_us.id)
 
+        # Check that the url path was updated
+        self.assertEqual(new_about_us.url_path, '/home/new-about-us/')
+
     def test_copy_page_copies_child_objects(self):
         christmas_event = EventPage.objects.get(url_path='/home/events/christmas/')
 
@@ -268,3 +271,6 @@ class TestCopyPage(TestCase):
         # Check that the event exists in both places
         self.assertNotEqual(new_christmas_event, None, "Child pages weren't copied")
         self.assertNotEqual(old_christmas_event, None, "Child pages were removed from original page")
+
+        # Check that the url path was updated
+        self.assertEqual(new_christmas_event.url_path, '/home/new-events-index/christmas/')