diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec0326d8e..fdeb03458 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ target/
 
 # IDE
 .idea/
+.vscode/
 
 # External Libraries
 wger/core/static/yarn
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ node_modules
 # Virtual envs
 venv
 venv-wger
+.python-version
 
 # Dummy translation files to copy to react or flutter repo
 /wger/i18n.tsx
@@ -75,3 +77,6 @@ venv-wger
 /wger/app_en.arb
 /coverage.lcov
 /media/
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index abb43eee3..7a0bb3a90 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Developers
 * Bernardo Koen - https://github.com/BernardoKoen
 * Gabriel Liss - https://github.com/gabeliss
 * Alexandra Rhodes - https://github.com/arhodes130
+* Ben Southcott - https://github.com/blsouthcott
 
 Translators
 -----------
diff --git a/wger/nutrition/tests/test_plan.py b/wger/nutrition/tests/test_plan.py
index bf6abbf9b..76cc191c5 100644
--- a/wger/nutrition/tests/test_plan.py
+++ b/wger/nutrition/tests/test_plan.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # along with Workout Manager.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Django
-from django.urls import reverse
+from django.urls import reverse, resolve
 
 # wger
 from wger.core.tests import api_base_test
@@ -189,3 +189,41 @@ class PlanApiTestCase(api_base_test.ApiBaseResourceTestCase):
     private_resource = True
     special_endpoints = ('nutritional_values', )
     data = {'description': 'The description', 'language': 1}
+
+
+class PlanCopyTestCase(WgerTestCase):
+
+    def test_copy_plan(self):
+        """ 
+        Tests making a copy of a meal plan
+        """
+        self.user_login()
+        orig_plan = NutritionPlan.objects.get(pk=2)
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("nutrition:plan:copy", kwargs={"pk": 2}))
+        copied_plan_pk = int(resolve(response.url).kwargs["id"])
+        copied_plan = NutritionPlan.objects.get(pk=copied_plan_pk)
+
+        # fields for each object to test for equality
+        plan_fields = ("user", "language", "description", "has_goal_calories",)
+        meal_fields = ("name", "time", "order",)
+        meal_item_fields = ("ingredient", "weight_unit", "order", "amount",)
+
+        # test each Plan's fields are equal
+        for field in plan_fields:
+            self.assertEqual(getattr(orig_plan, field), getattr(copied_plan, field))
+
+        orig_plan_meals = orig_plan.meal_set.all()
+        copied_plan_meals = copied_plan.meal_set.all()
+        
+        for meal_cnt, orig_meal in enumerate(orig_plan_meals):
+            # test that the fields are equal for each Meal for each Plan
+            for field in meal_fields:
+                self.assertEqual(getattr(orig_meal, field), getattr(copied_plan_meals[meal_cnt], field))
+
+            orig_plan_meal_items = orig_plan_meals[meal_cnt].mealitem_set.all()
+            copied_plan_meal_items = copied_plan_meals[meal_cnt].mealitem_set.all()
+
+            # test that the fields are equal for each MealItem for each Meal
+            for item_cnt, orig_meal_item in enumerate(orig_plan_meal_items):
+                for field in meal_item_fields:
+                    self.assertEqual(getattr(orig_meal_item, field), getattr(copied_plan_meal_items[item_cnt], field))
diff --git a/wger/nutrition/views/plan.py b/wger/nutrition/views/plan.py
index cae8300ca..14369f67b 100644
--- a/wger/nutrition/views/plan.py
+++ b/wger/nutrition/views/plan.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     MEALITEM_WEIGHT_GRAM,
     MEALITEM_WEIGHT_UNIT,
 )
-from wger.nutrition.models import NutritionPlan
+from wger.nutrition.models import NutritionPlan, Meal, MealItem
 from wger.utils.generic_views import (
     WgerDeleteMixin,
     WgerFormMixin,
@@ -203,33 +203,40 @@ def copy(request, pk):
     Copy the nutrition plan
     """
 
-    plan = get_object_or_404(NutritionPlan, pk=pk, user=request.user)
+    orig_plan = get_object_or_404(NutritionPlan, pk=pk, user=request.user)
 
-    # Copy plan
-    meals = plan.meal_set.all()
-
-    plan_copy = plan
-    plan_copy.pk = None
+    # make new Plan, Meal, and MealItem objects using the values for the fields from the original object
+    plan_copy = NutritionPlan(
+        user=orig_plan.user,
+        language=orig_plan.language,
+        description=orig_plan.description,
+        has_goal_calories=orig_plan.has_goal_calories
+    )
     plan_copy.save()
 
-    # Copy the meals
-    for meal in meals:
-        meal_items = meal.mealitem_set.all()
-
-        meal_copy = meal
-        meal_copy.pk = None
-        meal_copy.plan = plan_copy
+    orig_meals = orig_plan.meal_set.all()
+    for orig_meal in orig_meals:
+        meal_copy = Meal(
+            plan=plan_copy,
+            name=orig_meal.name,
+            time=orig_meal.time,
+            order=orig_meal.order
+        )
         meal_copy.save()
 
-        # Copy the individual meal entries
-        for item in meal_items:
-            item_copy = item
-            item_copy.pk = None
-            item_copy.meal = meal_copy
-            item.save()
+        orig_meal_items = orig_meal.mealitem_set.all()
+        for orig_meal_item in orig_meal_items:
+            meal_item_copy = MealItem(
+                meal=meal_copy,
+                ingredient=orig_meal_item.ingredient,
+                weight_unit=orig_meal_item.weight_unit,
+                order=orig_meal_item.order,
+                amount=orig_meal_item.amount
+            )
+            meal_item_copy.save()
 
     # Redirect
-    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('nutrition:plan:view', kwargs={'id': plan.id}))
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('nutrition:plan:view', kwargs={'id': plan_copy.id}))
 
 
 def export_pdf(request, id, uidb64=None, token=None):