diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
index 1c15ba1..f4ad9a7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
@@ -331,12 +331,7 @@ public function dropTable($table) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function copyTable($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' => $destination)));
-    }
+    parent::copyTable($source, $destination);
     $info = $this->getPrefixInfo($destination);
     return $this->connection->query('CREATE TABLE `' . $info['table'] . '` LIKE {' . $source . '}');
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
index 135b502..e6a3ba8 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
@@ -352,12 +352,7 @@ function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function copyTable($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' => $destination)));
-    }
+    parent::copyTable($source, $destination);
     $info = $this->getPrefixInfo($destination);
     return $this->connection->query('CREATE TABLE `' . $info['table'] . '` (LIKE {' . $source . '} INCLUDING ALL)');
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
index f78cfe7..24dbe19 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
@@ -276,12 +276,7 @@ public function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function copyTable($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' => $destination)));
-    }
+    parent::copyTable($source, $destination);
     $this->createTable($destination, $this->introspectSchema($source));
   }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
index 16f7ec9..2a24ced 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public function fieldExists($table, $column) {
   abstract public function dropTable($table);
 
   /**
-   * Copies a table.
+   * Copies the structure of a table without copying the content.
    *
    * @param string $source
    *   The name of the table to be used as source.
@@ -417,8 +417,20 @@ public function fieldExists($table, $column) {
    *
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Database\StatementInterface
    *   The result of the executed query.
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Database\SchemaObjectExistsException
+   *   Thrown when the source table does not exist.
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Database\SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException
+   *   Thrown when the destination table already exists.
    */
-  abstract public function copyTable($source, $destination);
+  public function copyTable($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)));
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Add a new field to a table.
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
index 4845751..4c0085b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ function testSchema() {
     $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table2', 'test_field');
     $this->assertTrue($index_exists, 'Index was renamed.');
 
+    // Copy the schema of the table.
+    db_copy_table('test_table2', 'test_table3');
+
+    // Index should be copied.
+    $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table3', 'test_field');
+    $this->assertTrue($index_exists, 'Index was copied.');
+
+    // Data should still exist on the old table but not on the new one.
+    $count = db_select('test_table2')->countQuery()->execute()->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 1, 'The old table still has its content.');
+    $count = db_select('test_table3')->countQuery()->execute()->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 0, 'The new table has no content.');
+
     // We need the default so that we can insert after the rename.
     db_field_set_default('test_table2', 'test_field', 0);
     $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert into the old table failed.');
@@ -154,9 +167,9 @@ function testSchema() {
    */
   function tryInsert($table = 'test_table') {
     try {
-       db_insert($table)
-         ->fields(array('id' => mt_rand(10, 20)))
-         ->execute();
+      db_insert($table)
+        ->fields(array('id' => mt_rand(10, 20)))
+        ->execute();
       return TRUE;
     }
     catch (\Exception $e) {
@@ -227,8 +240,8 @@ function testUnsignedColumns() {
   function tryUnsignedInsert($table_name, $column_name) {
     try {
       db_insert($table_name)
-         ->fields(array($column_name => -1))
-         ->execute();
+        ->fields(array($column_name => -1))
+        ->execute();
       return TRUE;
     }
     catch (\Exception $e) {