diff --git a/src/common/redux/workspaces/actions.js b/src/common/redux/workspaces/actions.js
index eb7da0b31..0f872949d 100644
--- a/src/common/redux/workspaces/actions.js
+++ b/src/common/redux/workspaces/actions.js
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ export const deleteWorkspace = function(name) {
   };
 };
 
+export const CLONE_WORKSPACE = `${prefix}/CLONE_WORKSPACE`;
+export const cloneWorkspace = function(name, cloneName) {
+  return function(dispatch) {
+    dispatch({ type: CLONE_WORKSPACE, name, cloneName });
+
+    ipcRenderer.send(CLONE_WORKSPACE, name, cloneName);
+  };
+};
+
 export const SET_CURRENT_WORKSPACE = `${prefix}/SET_CURRENT_WORKSPACE`;
 export const setCurrentWorkspace = function(workspace, contractCache) {
   return { type: SET_CURRENT_WORKSPACE, workspace, contractCache };
diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index b0e570f18..b47610aac 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   GET_CONTRACT_DETAILS,
   OPEN_NEW_WORKSPACE_CONFIG,
   PROJECT_UPDATED,
+  CLONE_WORKSPACE,
 } from "../common/redux/workspaces/actions";
 
 import {
@@ -481,6 +482,20 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    ipcMain.on(CLONE_WORKSPACE, async (event, name, cloneName) => {
+      const sourceWorkspace = workspaceManager.get(name);
+      if (sourceWorkspace) {
+        sourceWorkspace.clone(cloneName);
+
+        workspaceManager.bootstrap();
+
+        mainWindow.webContents.send(
+          SET_WORKSPACES,
+          workspaceManager.getNonDefaultNames(),
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
     ipcMain.on(DELETE_WORKSPACE, async (event, name) => {
       const tempWorkspace = workspaceManager.get(name);
       if (tempWorkspace) {
diff --git a/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js b/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
index 2765ea7a7..35db7fd2c 100644
--- a/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
+++ b/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fse from "fs-extra";
+import UUID from "uuid";
 
 import WorkspaceSettings from "../settings/WorkspaceSettings";
 import ContractCache from "../contracts/ContractCache";
@@ -117,6 +118,40 @@ class Workspace {
       // a solution here
     }
   }
+
+  clone(cloneName) {
+    const sanitizedName = Workspace.getSanitizedName(cloneName);
+    const configDirectory = path.join(this.workspaceDirectory, "..", "..");
+    const cloneDirectory = path.join(
+      configDirectory,
+      "workspaces",
+      sanitizedName,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      // copy workspace directory, make sure not to overwrite any existing data
+      fse.copySync(this.workspaceDirectory, cloneDirectory, {
+        overwrite: false,
+        errorOnExist: true,
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Failed to copy directory. Most likely target already exists
+      // TODO: Handle this error more gracefully/provide user feedback
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // update settings of cloned workspace to match new location
+    const db_path = path.join(cloneDirectory, "chaindata");
+    let settings = new WorkspaceSettings(cloneDirectory, db_path);
+    settings.bootstrap();
+    // set new db_path
+    settings.set("server.db_path", db_path);
+    // generate new uuid
+    settings.set("uuid", UUID.v4());
+    // set new name
+    settings.set("name", cloneName);
+    return new Workspace(cloneName, configDirectory);
+  }
 }
 
 export default Workspace;
diff --git a/src/renderer/icons/clone-regular.svg b/src/renderer/icons/clone-regular.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c14f573e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/icons/clone-regular.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="far" data-icon="clone" class="svg-inline--fa fa-clone fa-w-16" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="#e4a663" d="M464 0H144c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48v48H48c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48v320c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h320c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48v-48h48c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zM362 464H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V150a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h42v224c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h224v42a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zm96-96H150a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V54a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h308a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v308a6 6 0 0 1-6 6z"></path></svg>
diff --git a/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.js b/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.js
index 2f96aea1d..dfc53a7e5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.js
+++ b/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   openDefaultWorkspace,
   openNewWorkspaceConfig,
   deleteWorkspace,
+  cloneWorkspace,
 } from "../../../common/redux/workspaces/actions";
 import UpdateNotification from "../auto-update/UpdateNotification";
 import ErrorModal from "../../components/modal/ErrorModal";
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import Logo from "../../icons/logo.svg";
 import ChainIcon from "../../icons/chain.svg";
 import MenuIcon from "../../icons/list.svg";
 import TrashIcon from "../../icons/trash-icon.svg";
+import CloneIcon from "../../icons/clone-regular.svg";
 
 class HomeScreen extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -33,8 +35,21 @@ class HomeScreen extends Component {
     this.props.dispatch(openWorkspace(workspaceName));
   }
 
+  handleCloneWorkspace(e) {
+    const workspaceName = e.currentTarget.parentElement.querySelector("span").innerText;
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    document.activeElement.blur();
+
+    // Future improvement: Create modal dialog asking for new name
+    // For now, just go with hardcoded extension
+    const cloneName = workspaceName + "-clone";
+    this.props.dispatch(cloneWorkspace(workspaceName, cloneName));
+  }
+
   handleDeleteWorkspace(e) {
-    const workspaceName = e.currentTarget.previousSibling.innerText;
+    const workspaceName = e.currentTarget.parentElement.querySelector("span").innerText;
     e.stopPropagation();
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -79,8 +94,16 @@ class HomeScreen extends Component {
           <li key={workspaceName}>
             <button onClick={this.selectWorkspace.bind(this)}>
               <span>{workspaceName}</span>
+              <div
+                className="CloneWorkspace"
+                title="Clone workspace"
+                onClick={this.handleCloneWorkspace.bind(this)}
+              >
+                <CloneIcon/>
+              </div>
               <div
                 className="DeleteWorkspace"
+                title="Remove workspace"
                 onClick={this.handleDeleteWorkspace.bind(this)}
               >
                 <TrashIcon />
diff --git a/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.scss b/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.scss
index 50b7de864..8547d1b98 100644
--- a/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/screens/startup/HomeScreen.scss
@@ -133,7 +133,16 @@
                 &:last-child {
                   margin-bottom: 0;
                 }
-    
+
+                .CloneWorkspace {
+                  opacity: 0;
+                  width: 1.3rem;
+                  vertical-align: middle;
+                  transition: all .3s;
+                  position: absolute;
+                  right: 3rem;
+                }
+
                 .DeleteWorkspace {
                   opacity: 0;
                   width: 1.3rem;
@@ -146,8 +155,8 @@
                 &:hover, &:focus, &:active {
                   color: #fbf1ec;
                   background: #5f474e;
-    
-                  .DeleteWorkspace {
+
+                  .DeleteWorkspace, .CloneWorkspace {
                     opacity: 1;
     
                     &:hover, &:focus {
diff --git a/test/mocha/workspaces/clone-workspace.subtest.js b/test/mocha/workspaces/clone-workspace.subtest.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6ed79cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha/workspaces/clone-workspace.subtest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import Workspace from "../../../src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace";
+import temp from "temp";
+import assert from "assert";
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import ganacheLib from "ganache-core";
+import Web3 from "web3";
+
+describe("Clone Workspace", () => {
+  let configDirectory = "/";
+  let workspace;
+  let clonedWorkspace;
+  const cloneName = "cloned workspace";
+
+  before("create folder where workspace will live", async () => {
+    temp.track();
+    configDirectory = temp.mkdirSync("ganache-temp-workspaces");
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(configDirectory, "workspaces"));
+  });
+
+  before("created and bootstrapped new workspace", async () => {
+    workspace = new Workspace("Temp Workspace", configDirectory);
+    workspace.bootstrap();
+  });
+
+  it("did not clone workspace into existing directory", async () => {
+    clonedWorkspace = workspace.clone(workspace.name);
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      clonedWorkspace,
+      undefined,
+      "Workspace was cloned into existing directory",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("cloned workspace without error", async () => {
+    clonedWorkspace = workspace.clone(cloneName);
+    assert(
+      fs.existsSync(clonedWorkspace.workspaceDirectory),
+      "Cloned workspace directory wasn't created",
+    );
+    const settingsFile = path.join(
+      clonedWorkspace.workspaceDirectory,
+      "Settings",
+    );
+    assert(
+      fs.existsSync(settingsFile),
+      "Cloned Workspace Settings file wasn't created",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("applied correct settings to cloned workspace", async () => {
+    assert.notEqual(
+      clonedWorkspace.settings.get("uuid"),
+      workspace.settings.get("uuid"),
+      "The uuid of the cloned workspace should be different from the original",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      clonedWorkspace.name,
+      cloneName,
+      "Cloned workspace should have the correct name set",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      clonedWorkspace.settings.get("name"),
+      cloneName,
+      "Cloned workspace settings should have correct name set",
+    );
+    assert.notEqual(
+      workspace.settings.get("server.db_path"),
+      clonedWorkspace.settings.get("server.db_path"),
+      "Cloned workspace db_path is the same like original workspace",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      clonedWorkspace.settings.get("server.db_path"),
+      path.join(clonedWorkspace.workspaceDirectory, "chaindata"),
+      "Cloned workspace db_path is not correct",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      clonedWorkspace.settings.get("server.mnemonic"),
+      workspace.settings.get("server.mnemonic"),
+      "Mnemeonic of cloned workspace is different from original",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("started and stopped cloned workspace with no errors", done => {
+    var web3 = new Web3();
+    web3.setProvider(ganacheLib.provider(clonedWorkspace.settings.getAll()));
+
+    web3.eth.getAccounts(function(err, result) {
+      if (err) return done(err);
+      assert(
+        result.length,
+        10,
+        "The number of accounts created should be 10 (the default)",
+      );
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/mocha/workspaces/workspaces.test.js b/test/mocha/workspaces/workspaces.test.js
index d55dd92a0..e21978ef9 100644
--- a/test/mocha/workspaces/workspaces.test.js
+++ b/test/mocha/workspaces/workspaces.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 describe("Workspaces", function() {
   require("./new-workspace.subtest");
+  require("./clone-workspace.subtest");
   require("./workspace-manager.subtest");
 });