diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 6462014..3636812 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ function field_collection_field_settings_form($field, $instance) {
  */
 function field_collection_field_insert($host_entity_type, $host_entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, &$items) {
   foreach ($items as &$item) {
-    if (isset($item['entity'])) {
+    if (!empty($item)) {
       if ($entity = field_collection_field_get_entity($item)) {
         if (!empty($entity->is_new)) {
           $entity->setHostEntity($host_entity_type, $host_entity, LANGUAGE_NONE, FALSE);
@@ -902,6 +902,26 @@ function field_collection_field_insert($host_entity_type, $host_entity, $field,
           'value' => $entity->item_id,
           'revision_id' => $entity->revision_id,
         );
+        if ($entity = field_collection_field_get_entity($item)) {
+          if (!empty($host_entity->is_new) && empty($entity->is_new)) {
+            // If the host entity is new but we have a field_collection that is not
+            // new, it means that its host is being cloned. Thus we need to clone
+            // the field collection entity as well.
+            $new_entity = clone $entity;
+            $new_entity->item_id = NULL;
+            $new_entity->revision_id = NULL;
+            $new_entity->is_new = TRUE;
+            $entity = $new_entity;
+          }
+          if (!empty($entity->is_new)) {
+            $entity->setHostEntity($host_entity_type, $host_entity, LANGUAGE_NONE, FALSE);
+          }
+          $entity->save(TRUE);
+          $item = array(
+            'value' => $entity->item_id,
+            'revision_id' => $entity->revision_id,
+          );
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1660,14 +1680,14 @@ function field_collection_field_widget_render_required($element) {
  * FAPI validation of an individual field collection element.
  */
 function field_collection_field_widget_embed_validate($element, &$form_state, $complete_form) {
-  $instance = field_widget_instance($element, $form_state);
-  $field = field_widget_field($element, $form_state);
+  $instance = @field_widget_instance($element, $form_state);
+  $field = @field_widget_field($element, $form_state);
   $field_parents = $element['#field_parents'];
   $field_name = $element['#field_name'];
   $language = $element['#language'];
 
   $field_state = field_form_get_state($field_parents, $field_name, $language, $form_state);
-  $field_collection_item = $field_state['entity'][$element['#delta']];
+  $field_collection_item = $element['#entity'];
 
   // Attach field API validation of the embedded form.
   field_attach_form_validate('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state);
@@ -1911,3 +1931,19 @@ function field_collection_devel_generate($object, $field, $instance, $bundle) {
 
   return array('value' => $field_collection->item_id);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_attach_presave()
+ */
+function field_collection_field_attach_presave($entity_type, $entity) {
+  // Clear the item_id on the field collection entity before saving in order to force creation of a new field
+  // collection rather than overwriting the original
+  if (empty($entity->is_new)) {
+    if ($entity_type == 'field_collection_item') {
+      if (isset($entity->item_id)) {
+        $entity->item_id = '';
+        $entity->save(TRUE);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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