diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/DropCapSpecifier.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/DropCapSpecifier.java
index 5f008acded..191325805d 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/DropCapSpecifier.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/DropCapSpecifier.java
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ public final class DropCapSpecifier
         this._fdct = fdct;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public DropCapSpecifier clone()
+    {
+        return new DropCapSpecifier( _fdct );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals( Object obj )
     {