diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/CharacterRun.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/CharacterRun.java
index db9826347..b125daa0a 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/CharacterRun.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/CharacterRun.java
@@ -520,6 +520,18 @@ public class CharacterRun
     _props.setIco24(colour24);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * clone the CharacterProperties object associated with this
+   * characterRun so that you can apply it to another CharacterRun
+   */
+  public CharacterProperties cloneProperties() {
+    try {
+       return (CharacterProperties)_props.clone();
+    } catch(java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+       throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    } 
+  }
+
   /**
    * Used to create a deep copy of this object.
    *
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java
index 51130fb72..a15adb6b1 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java
@@ -453,6 +453,19 @@ public class Paragraph
     _papx.updateSprm(SPRM_FTTP, val);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * clone the ParagraphProperties object associated with this Paragraph so
+   * that you can apply the same properties to another paragraph.
+   * 
+   */
+  public ParagraphProperties cloneProperties() {
+    try {
+       return (ParagraphProperties)_props.clone();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+       throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   public Object clone()
     throws CloneNotSupportedException
   {