diff --git a/core/includes/database.inc b/core/includes/database.inc
index 75f6a96..b974f2e 100644
--- a/core/includes/database.inc
+++ b/core/includes/database.inc
@@ -680,6 +680,19 @@ function db_rename_table($table, $new_name) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Copies the structure of a table.
+ *
+ * @param $source
+ *   The name of the table to be copied.
+ * @param $destination
+ *   The name for the new table.
+ */
+function db_copy_table($source, $destination) {
+  return Database::getConnection()->schema()->copyTable($source, $destination);
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Drops a table.
  *
  * @param $table
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
index 5788bef..0c8116e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
@@ -327,6 +327,17 @@ public function dropTable($table) {
     return TRUE;
   }
 
+  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
+    if (!$this->tableExists($source)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @source doesn't exist.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    if ($this->tableExists($destination)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectExistsException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @destination already exists.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    $info = $this->getPrefixInfo($destination);
+    return $this->connection->query('CREATE TABLE `' . $info['table'] . '` LIKE {' . $source . '}');
+  }
+
   public function addField($table, $field, $spec, $keys_new = array()) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(t("Cannot add field @table.@field: table doesn't exist.", array('@field' => $field, '@table' => $table)));
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
index e2798e1..7d7e67c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
     $this->connection->query('ALTER TABLE {' . $table . '} RENAME TO ' . $prefixInfo['table']);
   }
 
+  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
+    if (!$this->tableExists($source)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @source doesn't exist.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    if ($this->tableExists($destination)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectExistsException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @destination already exists.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    $info = $this->getPrefixInfo($destination);
+    return $this->connection->query('CREATE TABLE `' . $info['table'] . '` (LIKE {' . $source . '} INCLUDING ALL)');
+  }
+
   public function dropTable($table) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
index f8050cd..6d34779 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
@@ -272,6 +272,16 @@ public function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
     }
   }
 
+  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
+    if (!$this->tableExists($source)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @source doesn't exist.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    if ($this->tableExists($destination)) {
+      throw new SchemaObjectExistsException(t("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @destination already exists.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
+    }
+    $this->createTable($destination, $this->introspectSchema($source));
+  }
+
   public function dropTable($table) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       return FALSE;