diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
index 69d9bf9645..4dc7e3584f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ DynamicObject::DynamicObject()
 {
 }
 
+DynamicObject::DynamicObject (const DynamicObject& other)
+    : properties (other.properties)
+{
+}
+
 DynamicObject::~DynamicObject()
 {
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
index e6d547d91c..b10c21292a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ class JUCE_API  DynamicObject  : public ReferenceCountedObject
 public:
     //==============================================================================
     DynamicObject();
-
-    /** Destructor. */
-    virtual ~DynamicObject();
+    DynamicObject (const DynamicObject&);
+    ~DynamicObject();
 
     typedef ReferenceCountedObjectPtr<DynamicObject> Ptr;