diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index 8b0e8350d6af..627d8b96c54e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -529,7 +529,18 @@ def __call__(self, X, alpha=None, bytes=False):
         if vtype == 'scalar':
             rgba = tuple(rgba[0, :])
         return rgba
-
+    
+    def __copy__(self):
+        """Create new object with the same class and update attributes
+        If object is initialized, copy the elements of _lut list
+        """
+        cls = self.__class__
+        newCMapObj = cls.__new__(cls)
+        newCMapObj.__dict__.update(self.__dict__)
+        if self._isinit:
+            newCMapObj._lut = np.copy(self._lut)
+        return newCMapObj
+    
     def set_bad(self, color='k', alpha=None):
         """Set color to be used for masked values.
         """
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
index 0d1243c94552..5cfc5a2a3c42 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
+import copy
 import six
 import itertools
 import warnings
@@ -44,6 +45,32 @@ def test_resample():
     assert_array_almost_equal(lc3([0, 0.5, 1]), expected)
 
 
+def test_colormap_copy():
+    cm = plt.cm.Reds
+    cm([-1, 0, .5, np.nan, np.inf])
+    cm.set_bad('y')
+    cm2 = copy.copy(cm)
+    cm2.set_bad('b')
+    cm.set_under('k')
+    cm2.set_under('r')
+    cm.set_over('c')
+    cm2.set_over('m')
+    
+    expected1 = plt.cm.Reds
+    expected2 = plt.cm.Reds
+    expected1([-1, 0, .5, np.nan, np.inf])
+    expected2([-1, 0, .5, np.nan, np.inf])
+    expected1.set_bad('y')
+    expected2.set_bad('b')
+    expected1.set_under('k')
+    expected2.set_under('r')
+    expected1.set_over('c')
+    expected2.set_over('m')
+    
+    assert_array_equal(cm._lut, expected1._lut)
+    assert_array_equal(cm2._lut, expected2._lut)
+
+
 def test_colormap_endian():
     """
     Github issue #1005: a bug in putmask caused erroneous