diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 64df05744..22df84b99 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -3829,7 +3829,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype.clone = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (libraryID, ski
 	// Regular item
 	if (this.isRegularItem()) {
 		yield this.loadCreators();
-		newItem.setCreators(newItem.getCreators());
+		newItem.setCreators(this.getCreators());
 	}
 	else {
 		yield this.loadNote();
diff --git a/test/tests/itemTest.js b/test/tests/itemTest.js
index 0472a03a4..14d3f8181 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTest.js
@@ -424,6 +424,23 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 		})
 	})
 	
+	describe("#clone()", function () {
+		// TODO: Expand to other data
+		it("should copy creators", function* () {
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('book');
+			item.setCreators([
+				{
+					firstName: "A",
+					lastName: "Test",
+					creatorType: 'author'
+				}
+			]);
+			yield item.save();
+			var newItem = yield item.clone();
+			assert.sameDeepMembers(item.getCreators(), newItem.getCreators());
+		})
+	})
+	
 	describe("#toJSON()", function () {
 		it("should output only fields with values in default mode", function* () {
 			var itemType = "book";