diff --git a/src/statsd_client.cpp b/src/statsd_client.cpp
index 1fbadfa..b34aea0 100644
--- a/src/statsd_client.cpp
+++ b/src/statsd_client.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ StatsdClient::StatsdClient(const string& host, int port, const string& ns)
     config(host, port, ns);
     srandom(time(NULL));
 }
+       
+StatsdClient::StatsdClient(const StatsdClient &original)
+{
+  // Must create our own storage for ClientData object; don't share original's
+  d = new _StatsdClientData;
+  *d = *original.d;
+
+  // Don't share original's socket, either.
+  d->init = false;
+  d->sock = -1;
+}
 
 StatsdClient::~StatsdClient()
 {
diff --git a/src/statsd_client.h b/src/statsd_client.h
index 9e97e83..9b0224d 100644
--- a/src/statsd_client.h
+++ b/src/statsd_client.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct _StatsdClientData;
 class StatsdClient {
     public:
         StatsdClient(const std::string& host="127.0.0.1", int port=8125, const std::string& ns = "");
+        StatsdClient(const StatsdClient &original);
         ~StatsdClient();
 
     public: