diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py b/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
index 019983885442..7826d8a50ef0 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ def from_pb(cls, cluster_pb, client):
         result._update_from_pb(cluster_pb)
         return result
 
+    def copy(self):
+        """Make a copy of this cluster.
+
+        Copies the local data stored as simple types but does not copy the
+        current state of any operations with the Cloud Bigtable API. Also
+        copies the client attached to this instance.
+
+        :rtype: :class:`.Cluster`
+        :returns: A copy of the current cluster.
+        """
+        new_client = self._client.copy()
+        return self.__class__(self.zone, self.cluster_id, new_client,
+                              display_name=self.display_name,
+                              serve_nodes=self.serve_nodes)
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         """Cluster name used in requests.
diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py b/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
index b8efe60e76ec..01b1f49fe344 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ def test_constructor_non_default(self):
         self.assertEqual(cluster.serve_nodes, serve_nodes)
         self.assertTrue(cluster._client is client)
 
+    def test_copy(self):
+        project = 'PROJECT'
+        zone = 'zone'
+        cluster_id = 'cluster-id'
+        display_name = 'display_name'
+        serve_nodes = 8
+
+        client = _Client(project)
+        cluster = self._makeOne(zone, cluster_id, client,
+                                display_name=display_name,
+                                serve_nodes=serve_nodes)
+        new_cluster = cluster.copy()
+
+        # Make sure the client got copied to a new instance.
+        self.assertFalse(new_cluster._client is client)
+        self.assertEqual(new_cluster._client.__dict__,
+                         client.__dict__)
+
+        # Just replace the client on the new_cluster so we can
+        # check cluster equality.
+        new_cluster._client = client
+        self.assertFalse(cluster is new_cluster)
+        self.assertEqual(cluster, new_cluster)
+
     def test_table_factory(self):
         from gcloud.bigtable.table import Table
 
@@ -80,7 +104,7 @@ def test_from_pb_success(self):
         cluster_pb = data_pb2.Cluster(
             name=cluster_name,
             display_name=cluster_id,
-            serve_nodes=3,
+            serve_nodes=331,
         )
 
         klass = self._getTargetClass()
@@ -325,3 +349,7 @@ def __init__(self, project, timeout_seconds=None):
         self.project = project
         self.project_name = 'projects/' + self.project
         self.timeout_seconds = timeout_seconds
+
+    def copy(self):
+        from copy import deepcopy
+        return deepcopy(self)