diff --git a/lib/srv6.c b/lib/srv6.c
index 62eacbdd7556..ffb932096f63 100644
--- a/lib/srv6.c
+++ b/lib/srv6.c
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ struct srv6_locator_chunk *srv6_locator_chunk_alloc(void)
 	return chunk;
 }
 
+void srv6_locator_copy(struct srv6_locator *copy,
+		       const struct srv6_locator *locator)
+{
+	strlcpy(copy->name, locator->name, sizeof(locator->name));
+	copy->prefix = locator->prefix;
+	copy->block_bits_length = locator->block_bits_length;
+	copy->node_bits_length = locator->node_bits_length;
+	copy->function_bits_length = locator->function_bits_length;
+	copy->argument_bits_length = locator->argument_bits_length;
+	copy->algonum = locator->algonum;
+	copy->current = locator->current;
+	copy->status_up = locator->status_up;
+	copy->flags = locator->flags;
+}
+
 void srv6_locator_free(struct srv6_locator *locator)
 {
 	if (locator) {
diff --git a/lib/srv6.h b/lib/srv6.h
index 846c536f46e9..53ddaf34bff9 100644
--- a/lib/srv6.h
+++ b/lib/srv6.h
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ extern struct srv6_locator_chunk *srv6_locator_chunk_alloc(void);
 extern void srv6_locator_free(struct srv6_locator *locator);
 extern void srv6_locator_chunk_list_free(void *data);
 extern void srv6_locator_chunk_free(struct srv6_locator_chunk **chunk);
+extern void srv6_locator_copy(struct srv6_locator *copy,
+			      const struct srv6_locator *locator);
 json_object *srv6_locator_chunk_json(const struct srv6_locator_chunk *chunk);
 json_object *srv6_locator_json(const struct srv6_locator *loc);
 json_object *srv6_locator_detailed_json(const struct srv6_locator *loc);