diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
index 2745b5602..899f54894 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
@@ -102,3 +102,11 @@ impl Drop for AbortHandle {
         self.raw.drop_abort_handle();
     }
 }
+
+impl Clone for AbortHandle {
+    /// Returns a cloned `AbortHandle` that can be used to remotely abort this task.
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        self.raw.ref_inc();
+        Self::new(self.raw)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
index a0604505c..fc1e40890 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,29 @@ fn drop_abort_handle2() {
     handle.assert_dropped();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn drop_abort_handle_clone() {
+    let (ad, handle) = AssertDrop::new();
+    let (notified, join) = unowned(
+        async {
+            drop(ad);
+            unreachable!()
+        },
+        NoopSchedule,
+        Id::next(),
+    );
+    let abort = join.abort_handle();
+    let abort_clone = abort.clone();
+    drop(join);
+    handle.assert_not_dropped();
+    drop(notified);
+    handle.assert_not_dropped();
+    drop(abort);
+    handle.assert_not_dropped();
+    drop(abort_clone);
+    handle.assert_dropped();
+}
+
 // Shutting down through Notified works
 #[test]
 fn create_shutdown1() {