diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
index 9e2f77301c..99d8a6e35e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    void copyPropertiesFrom (const SharedObject& source, UndoManager* const undoManager)
+    {
+        for (int i = properties.size(); --i >= 0;)
+            if (! source.properties.contains (properties.getName (i)))
+                removeProperty (properties.getName (i), undoManager);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < source.properties.size(); ++i)
+            setProperty (source.properties.getName(i), source.properties.getValueAt(i), undoManager);
+    }
+
     ValueTree getChildWithName (const Identifier& typeToMatch) const
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); ++i)
@@ -783,6 +793,14 @@ Identifier ValueTree::getPropertyName (const int index) const
                              : object->properties.getName (index);
 }
 
+void ValueTree::copyPropertiesFrom (const ValueTree& source, UndoManager* const undoManager)
+{
+    if (source.object == nullptr)
+        removeAllProperties (undoManager);
+    else if (object != nullptr)
+        object->copyPropertiesFrom (*(source.object), undoManager);
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 class ValueTreePropertyValueSource  : public Value::ValueSource,
                                       private ValueTree::Listener
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
index 1dbb112759..25c3636b58 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ public:
     */
     Value getPropertyAsValue (const Identifier& name, UndoManager* undoManager);
 
+    /** Overwrites all the properties in this tree with the properties of the source tree.
+        Any properties that already exist will be updated; and new ones will be added, and
+        any that are not present in the source tree will be removed.
+    */
+    void copyPropertiesFrom (const ValueTree& source, UndoManager* undoManager);
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns the number of child nodes belonging to this one.
         @see getChild