diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.html b/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.html
index df3e6ba99..393b58246 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.html
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.html
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
           <button type="button" (click)="onRestore()" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Restore Previous Version">
             <span class="material-icons md-20 blue">restore</span>
           </button>
+          <button type="button" (click)="onCopy()" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Copy" class="btn btn-default">
+            <span class="material-icons md-20 green-blue">content_copy</span>
+          </button>
           <button type="button" (click)="removeClassification()" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Delete" class="btn btn-default">
             <span class="material-icons md-20 red">delete</span>
           </button>
         </div>
         <h4 class="panel-header">{{classification.name}}&nbsp; [{{classification.type}}]
-          <span *ngIf="action=== 0" class="badge warning"> {{badgeMessage}}</span>
+          <span *ngIf="action" class="badge warning"> {{badgeMessage}}</span>
         </h4>
       </div>
 
@@ -30,9 +33,9 @@
               <!-- KEY -->
               <div class="form-group required">
                 <label for="classification-key" class="control-label">Key</label>
-                <input type="text" required #key="ngModel" [disabled]="action!== 0" class="form-control"
+                <input type="text" required #key="ngModel" [disabled]="!action" class="form-control"
                        id="classification-key" placeholder="Key" [(ngModel)]="classification.key" name="classification.key">
-                <taskana-field-error-display *ngIf="action === 0" [displayError]="!isFieldValid('classification.key')"
+                <taskana-field-error-display *ngIf="action" [displayError]="!isFieldValid('classification.key')"
                   [validationTrigger]="this.toogleValidationMap.get('classification.key')" errorMessage="* Key is required">
                 </taskana-field-error-display>
               </div>
diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.ts b/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.ts
index acaec8c3b..60d4affe9 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/components/classification-details/classification-details.component.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import { ClassificationCategoryImages,
 import { CreateClassification,
   RemoveSelectedClassification,
   RestoreSelectedClassification,
-  SaveClassification } from '../../../shared/store/classification-store/classification.actions';
+  SaveClassification,
+  SetActiveAction } from '../../../shared/store/classification-store/classification.actions';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'taskana-classification-details',
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ export class ClassificationDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           this.classification = { ...initialClassification };
         });
         this.badgeMessage = 'Creating new classification';
+      } else if (this.action === ACTION.COPY) {
+        this.badgeMessage = `Copying Classification: ${this.classification.name}`;
       } else {
         this.badgeMessage = '';
       }
@@ -131,6 +134,11 @@ export class ClassificationDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  onCopy() {
+    this.store.dispatch(new SetActiveAction(ACTION.COPY));
+    this.classification.key = '';
+  }
+
   selectCategory(category: string) {
     this.classification.category = category;
   }
@@ -157,7 +165,8 @@ export class ClassificationDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   private async onSave() {
     this.requestInProgressService.setRequestInProgress(true);
-    if (this.action === ACTION.CREATE) {
+    if (this.action) {
+      this.classification.classificationId = null; // in case the id has been set, but a new classification should be created
       this.store.dispatch(
         new CreateClassification(this.classification)
       ).pipe(take(1)).subscribe(store => {