diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index b6c72a314..177fdeb38 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     if @copy
       @attachments_present = @issues.detect {|i| i.attachments.any?}.present?
       @subtasks_present = @issues.detect {|i| !i.leaf?}.present?
+      @watchers_present = User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issue_watchers, @projects) && Watcher.where(:watchable_type => 'Issue', :watchable_id => @issues.map(&:id)).exists?
     end
 
     @safe_attributes = edited_issues.map(&:safe_attribute_names).reduce(:&)
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     attributes = parse_params_for_bulk_update(params[:issue])
     copy_subtasks = (params[:copy_subtasks] == '1')
     copy_attachments = (params[:copy_attachments] == '1')
+    copy_watchers = (params[:copy_watchers] == '1')
 
     if @copy
       unless User.current.allowed_to?(:copy_issues, @projects)
@@ -292,6 +294,9 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
       unless User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issues, target_projects)
         raise ::Unauthorized
       end
+      unless User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issue_watchers, @projects)
+        copy_watchers = false
+      end
     else
       unless @issues.all?(&:attributes_editable?)
         raise ::Unauthorized
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
         issue = orig_issue.copy({},
           :attachments => copy_attachments,
           :subtasks => copy_subtasks,
+          :watchers => copy_watchers,
           :link => link_copy?(params[:link_copy])
         )
       else
@@ -484,7 +490,8 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
         @link_copy = link_copy?(params[:link_copy]) || request.get?
         @copy_attachments = params[:copy_attachments].present? || request.get?
         @copy_subtasks = params[:copy_subtasks].present? || request.get?
-        @issue.copy_from(@copy_from, :attachments => @copy_attachments, :subtasks => @copy_subtasks, :link => @link_copy)
+        @copy_watchers = User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issue_watchers, @project)
+        @issue.copy_from(@copy_from, :attachments => @copy_attachments, :subtasks => @copy_subtasks, :watchers => @copy_watchers, :link => @link_copy)
         @issue.parent_issue_id = @copy_from.parent_id
       rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
         render_404
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index f08e73d24..fc96e909c 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
         attachement.copy(:container => self)
       end
     end
+    unless options[:watchers] == false
+      self.watcher_user_ids = issue.watcher_user_ids.dup
+    end
     @copied_from = issue
     @copy_options = options
     self
diff --git a/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
index 23817f875..7e10d03b6 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
@@ -108,19 +108,30 @@
 </p>
 <% end %>
 
-<% if @copy && @attachments_present %>
-<%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_attachments', '0' %>
+<% if @copy && (@attachments_present || @subtasks_present || @watchers_present) %>
 <p>
-  <label for='copy_attachments'><%= l(:label_copy_attachments) %></label>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'copy_attachments', '1', params[:copy_attachments] != '0' %>
-</p>
-<% end %>
-
-<% if @copy && @subtasks_present %>
-<%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_subtasks', '0' %>
-<p>
-  <label for='copy_subtasks'><%= l(:label_copy_subtasks) %></label>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'copy_subtasks', '1', params[:copy_subtasks] != '0' %>
+  <label><%= l(:button_copy) %></label>
+  <% if @attachments_present %>
+    <label class="block">
+      <%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_attachments', '0' %>
+      <%= check_box_tag 'copy_attachments', '1', params[:copy_attachments] != '0' %>
+      <%= l(:label_attachment_plural) %>
+    </label>
+  <% end %>
+  <% if @subtasks_present %>
+    <label class="block">
+      <%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_subtasks', '0' %>
+      <%= check_box_tag 'copy_subtasks', '1', params[:copy_subtasks] != '0' %>
+      <%= l(:label_subtask_plural) %>
+    </label>
+  <% end %>
+  <% if @watchers_present %>
+    <label class="block">
+      <%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_watchers', '0' %>
+      <%= check_box_tag 'copy_watchers', '1',  params[:copy_watchers] != '0' %>
+      <%= l(:label_issue_watchers) %>
+    </label>
+  <% end %>
 </p>
 <% end %>
 
diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index 6c025123d..dacbd370e 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -3065,6 +3065,16 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_select 'input[type=checkbox][name=copy_subtasks][checked=checked][value="1"]'
   end
 
+  def test_new_as_copy_should_preserve_watchers
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+    user = User.generate!
+    Watcher.create!(:watchable => Issue.find(1), :user => user)
+    get :new, :project_id => 1, :copy_from => 1
+
+    assert_select 'input[type=checkbox][name=?][checked=checked]', 'issue[watcher_user_ids][]', 1
+    assert_select 'input[type=checkbox][name=?][checked=checked][value=?]', 'issue[watcher_user_ids][]', user.id.to_s
+  end
+
   def test_new_as_copy_with_invalid_issue_should_respond_with_404
     @request.session[:user_id] = 2
     get :new, :project_id => 1, :copy_from => 99999
@@ -4725,6 +4735,20 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_equal count, copy.descendants.count
   end
 
+  def test_bulk_copy_should_allow_copying_the_subtasks
+    Watcher.create!(:watchable => Issue.find(1), :user => User.find(3))
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+
+    assert_difference 'Issue.count' do
+      post :bulk_update, :ids => [1], :copy => '1', :copy_watchers => '1',
+           :issue => {
+             :project_id => ''
+           }
+    end
+    copy = Issue.order(:id => :desc).first
+    assert_equal 1, copy.watchers.count
+  end
+
   def test_bulk_copy_should_not_copy_selected_subtasks_twice
     issue = Issue.generate_with_descendants!
     count = issue.descendants.count