diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/buttons_particle.py b/release/scripts/ui/buttons_particle.py
index b0be974727a..dcc93bd9c75 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/buttons_particle.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/buttons_particle.py
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@ class PARTICLE_PT_render(ParticleButtonsPanel):
 				col = row.column()
 				subrow = col.row()
 				subcol = subrow.column(align=True)
+				subcol.itemO("particle.dupliob_copy", icon='ICON_ZOOMIN', text="")
+				subcol.itemO("particle.dupliob_remove", icon='ICON_ZOOMOUT', text="")
 				subcol.itemO("particle.dupliob_move_up", icon='VICON_MOVE_UP', text="")
 				subcol.itemO("particle.dupliob_move_down", icon='VICON_MOVE_DOWN', text="")
 				
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/physics/particle_object.c b/source/blender/editors/physics/particle_object.c
index 1dc08a162b7..34e2b062e98 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/physics/particle_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/physics/particle_object.c
@@ -386,6 +386,90 @@ void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_move_up(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
 }
 
+/********************** particle dupliweight operators *********************/
+
+static int copy_particle_dupliob_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
+{
+	PointerRNA ptr = CTX_data_pointer_get_type(C, "particle_system", &RNA_ParticleSystem);
+	ParticleSystem *psys= ptr.data;
+	ParticleSettings *part;
+	ParticleDupliWeight *dw;
+
+	if(!psys)
+		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+	part = psys->part;
+	for(dw=part->dupliweights.first; dw; dw=dw->next) {
+		if(dw->flag & PART_DUPLIW_CURRENT) {
+			dw->flag &= ~PART_DUPLIW_CURRENT;
+			dw = MEM_dupallocN(dw);
+			dw->flag |= PART_DUPLIW_CURRENT;
+			BLI_addhead(&part->dupliweights, dw);
+
+			WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_OBJECT|ND_DRAW, NULL);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_copy(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+	/* identifiers */
+	ot->name= "Copy Particle Dupliob";
+	ot->idname= "PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_copy";
+	ot->description="Duplicate the current dupliobject.";
+	
+	/* api callbacks */
+	ot->exec= copy_particle_dupliob_exec;
+
+	/* flags */
+	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
+}
+
+static int remove_particle_dupliob_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
+{
+	PointerRNA ptr = CTX_data_pointer_get_type(C, "particle_system", &RNA_ParticleSystem);
+	ParticleSystem *psys= ptr.data;
+	ParticleSettings *part;
+	ParticleDupliWeight *dw;
+
+	if(!psys)
+		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+
+	part = psys->part;
+	for(dw=part->dupliweights.first; dw; dw=dw->next) {
+		if(dw->flag & PART_DUPLIW_CURRENT) {
+			BLI_remlink(&part->dupliweights, dw);
+			MEM_freeN(dw);
+			break;
+		}
+
+	}
+	dw = part->dupliweights.last;
+
+	if(dw)
+		dw->flag |= PART_DUPLIW_CURRENT;
+
+	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_OBJECT|ND_DRAW, NULL);
+	
+	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_remove(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+	/* identifiers */
+	ot->name= "Remove Particle Dupliobject";
+	ot->idname= "PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_remove";
+	ot->description="Remove the selected dupliobject.";
+	
+	/* api callbacks */
+	ot->exec= remove_particle_dupliob_exec;
+
+	/* flags */
+	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
+}
+
 /************************ move down particle dupliweight operator *********************/
 
 static int dupliob_move_down_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_intern.h b/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_intern.h
index 3847ec8032a..a930d8663dd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_intern.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_intern.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void PARTICLE_OT_target_move_down(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void PARTICLE_OT_connect_hair(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void PARTICLE_OT_disconnect_hair(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
+void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_copy(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
+void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_remove(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_move_up(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_move_down(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_ops.c
index 0ebbfa6b701..ee46279d567 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/physics/physics_ops.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ static void operatortypes_particle(void)
 	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_connect_hair);
 	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_disconnect_hair);
 
+	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_copy);
+	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_remove);
 	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_move_up);
 	WM_operatortype_append(PARTICLE_OT_dupliob_move_down);
 }