diff --git a/aqhome/ipc2/message.c b/aqhome/ipc2/message.c
index 587d85b..58bb1ed 100644
--- a/aqhome/ipc2/message.c
+++ b/aqhome/ipc2/message.c
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ AQH_MESSAGE *AQH_Message_new(void)
 
 
 
+AQH_MESSAGE *AQH_Message_dup(const AQH_MESSAGE *origMsg)
+{
+  if (origMsg) {
+    AQH_MESSAGE *msg;
+
+    msg=AQH_Message_new();
+    if (origMsg->msgPointer && origMsg->msgSize) {
+      AQH_Message_SetData(msg, origMsg->msgPointer, origMsg->msgSize);
+      msg->usedSize=origMsg->usedSize;
+    }
+    return msg;
+  }
+  else
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+
 void AQH_Message_IncRef(AQH_MESSAGE *msg)
 {
   if (msg && msg->refCount)
diff --git a/aqhome/ipc2/message.h b/aqhome/ipc2/message.h
index 2f15b7e..f39d47d 100644
--- a/aqhome/ipc2/message.h
+++ b/aqhome/ipc2/message.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ GWEN_INHERIT_FUNCTION_LIB_DEFS(AQH_MESSAGE, AQHOME_API)
 
 
 AQHOME_API AQH_MESSAGE *AQH_Message_new(void);
+AQHOME_API AQH_MESSAGE *AQH_Message_dup(const AQH_MESSAGE *origMsg);
 AQHOME_API void AQH_Message_IncRef(AQH_MESSAGE *msg);
 AQHOME_API void AQH_Message_free(AQH_MESSAGE *msg);