diff --git a/internal/app/api/wwapid/wwapid.go b/internal/app/api/wwapid/wwapid.go
index 5042b8c7..1d5419eb 100644
--- a/internal/app/api/wwapid/wwapid.go
+++ b/internal/app/api/wwapid/wwapid.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/container"
 	apinode "github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/version"
 	warewulfconf "github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/version"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -157,6 +157,25 @@ func (s *apiServer) ContainerBuild(ctx context.Context, request *wwapiv1.Contain
 	return
 }
 
+// ContainerCopy duplicates a container.
+func (s *apiServer) ContainerCopy(ctx context.Context, request *wwapiv1.ContainerCopyParameter) (response *wwapiv1.ContainerListResponse, err error) {
+
+	// Parameter checks.
+	if request == nil {
+		return response, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "nil request")
+	}
+
+	if request.ContainerSource == "" {
+		return response, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "nil request.ContainerSource")
+	}
+
+	if request.ContainerDestination == "" {
+		return response, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "nil request.ContainerDest")
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // ContainerDelete deletes one or more containers from Warewulf.
 func (s *apiServer) ContainerDelete(ctx context.Context, request *wwapiv1.ContainerDeleteParameter) (response *emptypb.Empty, err error) {
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3499f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package copy
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/container"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+
+	if len(args) > 2 {
+		wwlog.Warn("cp only requires 2 arguments but you provided %d arguments. Hence, they will be ignored.", len(args))
+	}
+
+	cdp := &wwapiv1.ContainerCopyParameter{
+		ContainerSource:      args[0],
+		ContainerDestination: args[1],
+	}
+
+	if !container.DoesSourceExist(cdp.ContainerSource) {
+		wwlog.Error("Container's source doesn't exists: %s", cdp.ContainerSource)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !container.ValidName(cdp.ContainerDestination) {
+		wwlog.Error("Container name contains illegal characters : %s", cdp.ContainerDestination)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if container.DoesSourceExist(cdp.ContainerDestination) {
+		wwlog.Error("An other container with name: %s already exists in sources.", cdp.ContainerDestination)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = container.Duplicate(cdp.ContainerSource, cdp.ContainerDestination)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("could not duplicate image: %s", err.Error())
+		wwlog.Error(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	wwlog.Info("Container %s successfully duplicated as %s", cdp.ContainerSource, cdp.ContainerDestination)
+	return
+
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5490adce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package copy
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/container"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+		Use:                   "cp CONTAINER NEW_NAME",
+		Short:                 "Copy an existing container",
+		Long:                  "This command will duplicate an imported container image.",
+		RunE:                  CobraRunE,
+		Args:                  cobra.MinimumNArgs(2),
+		ValidArgsFunction: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+			if len(args) != 0 {
+				return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+			}
+			list, _ := container.ListSources()
+			return list, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Nothing to do here
+}
+
+// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
+func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return baseCmd
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
index 363f82b5..6ffcf279 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package container
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/build"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/copy"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/imprt"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(delete.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(show.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(syncuser.GetCommand())
+	baseCmd.AddCommand(copy.GetCommand())
 
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto b/internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto
index 83b844c5..e83389f4 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ message ContainerDeleteParameter {
 	repeated string containerNames = 1;
 }
 
+// ContainerCopyParameter contains 2 inputs : first one for the source container name and second one for the duplicated container name.
+message ContainerCopyParameter {
+	repeated string containerSourceName = 1;
+	repeated string containerDestName = 1;
+
+}
+
 // ContainerImportParameter has all input for importing a container.
 message ContainerImportParameter{
 	string source = 1; // container source uri
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go b/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go
index f13faca9..a3d34f7d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ func (x *ContainerDeleteParameter) GetContainerNames() []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type ContainerCopyParameter struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	ContainerSource string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=ContainerSource,proto3" json:"ContainerSource,omitempty"`
+	ContainerDestination string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=ContainerDestination,proto3" json:"ContainerDestination,omitempty"`
+}
+
+
 // ContainerImportParameter has all input for importing a container.
 type ContainerImportParameter struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
diff --git a/internal/pkg/container/build.go b/internal/pkg/container/build.go
index cd3e45d9..e9392d82 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/container/build.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/container/build.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Build(name string, buildForce bool) error {
 	}
 
 	err := util.BuildFsImage(
-		"VNFS container " + name,
+		"VNFS container "+name,
 		rootfsPath,
 		imagePath,
 		[]string{"*"},
diff --git a/internal/pkg/container/util.go b/internal/pkg/container/util.go
index 48211710..67ff9c48 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/container/util.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/container/util.go
@@ -48,14 +48,22 @@ func ListSources() ([]string, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func ValidSource(name string) bool {
-	fullPath := RootFsDir(name)
+func DoesContainerExists(name string) bool {
+	fullPath := ImageFile(name)
+	return util.IsFile(fullPath)
+}
 
+func DoesSourceExist(name string) bool {
+	fullPath := RootFsDir(name)
+	return util.IsDir(fullPath)
+}
+
+func ValidSource(name string) bool {
 	if !ValidName(name) {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if !util.IsDir(fullPath) {
+	if !DoesSourceExist(name) {
 		wwlog.Verbose("Location is not a VNFS source directory: %s", name)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -73,6 +81,23 @@ func DeleteSource(name string) error {
 	return os.RemoveAll(fullPath)
 }
 
+func Duplicate(name string, destination string) error {
+	fullPathImageSource := RootFsDir(name)
+
+	wwlog.Info("Copying sources...")
+	err := ImportDirectory(fullPathImageSource, destination)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	wwlog.Info("Building container: %s", destination)
+	err = Build(destination, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 /*
 Delete the image of a container
 */