diff --git a/src/Threading/LocalObject.php b/src/Threading/LocalObject.php
index 20a1f51..2f21280 100644
--- a/src/Threading/LocalObject.php
+++ b/src/Threading/LocalObject.php
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ class LocalObject implements \Serializable
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handles cloning, which creates clones the local object and creates a new
+     * local object handle.
+     */
+    public function __clone()
+    {
+        $object = clone $this->deref();
+        $this->__construct($object);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets information about the object for debugging purposes.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Threading/LocalObjectTest.php b/tests/Threading/LocalObjectTest.php
index 1bde671..ec6dedc 100644
--- a/tests/Threading/LocalObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/Threading/LocalObjectTest.php
@@ -91,4 +91,14 @@ class LocalObjectTest extends TestCase
         $thread->start(PTHREADS_INHERIT_INI);
         $thread->join();
     }
+
+    public function testCloneIsNewObject()
+    {
+        $object = new \stdClass();
+        $local = new LocalObject($object);
+        $clone = clone $local;
+        $this->assertNotSame($local, $clone);
+        $this->assertNotSame($object, $clone->deref());
+        $this->assertNotEquals($local->__debugInfo()['id'], $clone->__debugInfo()['id']);
+    }
 }