diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
index 04455ea..09313ec 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
@@ -87,15 +87,16 @@
     "clearImage"  -> trim(label("Clear image" ,boolean()))
   )(EditGroupForm.apply)
 
-  case class RepositoryCreationForm(owner: String, name: String, description: Option[String], isPrivate: Boolean, createReadme: Boolean)
+  case class RepositoryCreationForm(owner: String, name: String, description: Option[String], isPrivate: Boolean, initOption: String, sourceUrl: Option[String])
   case class ForkRepositoryForm(owner: String, name: String)
 
   val newRepositoryForm = mapping(
-    "owner"        -> trim(label("Owner"          , text(required, maxlength(100), identifier, existsAccount))),
-    "name"         -> trim(label("Repository name", text(required, maxlength(100), repository, uniqueRepository))),
-    "description"  -> trim(label("Description"    , optional(text()))),
-    "isPrivate"    -> trim(label("Repository Type", boolean())),
-    "createReadme" -> trim(label("Create README"  , boolean()))
+    "owner" -> trim(label("Owner", text(required, maxlength(100), identifier, existsAccount))),
+    "name" -> trim(label("Repository name", text(required, maxlength(100), repository, uniqueRepository))),
+    "description" -> trim(label("Description", optional(text()))),
+    "isPrivate" -> trim(label("Repository Type", boolean())),
+    "initOption" -> trim(label("Initialize option", text(required))),
+    "sourceUrl" -> trim(label("Source git repository URL", optional(text()))) // TODO required if initOption is "COPY"
   )(RepositoryCreationForm.apply)
 
   val forkRepositoryForm = mapping(
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@
     LockUtil.lock(s"${form.owner}/${form.name}"){
       if(getRepository(form.owner, form.name).isEmpty){
         // Create the repository
-        createRepository(context.loginAccount.get, form.owner, form.name, form.description, form.isPrivate, form.createReadme)
+        createRepository(context.loginAccount.get, form.owner, form.name, form.description, form.isPrivate, form.initOption, form.sourceUrl)
 
         // Call hooks
         PluginRegistry().getRepositoryHooks.foreach(_.created(form.owner, form.name))
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryCreationService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryCreationService.scala
index 2aa4196..e32e99c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryCreationService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryCreationService.scala
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 package gitbucket.core.service
 
+import java.nio.file.Files
+
 import gitbucket.core.model.Profile.profile.blockingApi._
 import gitbucket.core.util.SyntaxSugars._
 import gitbucket.core.util.Directory._
 import gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil
 import gitbucket.core.model.Account
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git
 import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCache
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.{FileMode, Constants}
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.{Constants, FileMode}
 
 trait RepositoryCreationService {
   self: AccountService with RepositoryService with LabelsService with WikiService with ActivityService with PrioritiesService =>
 
-  def createRepository(loginAccount: Account, owner: String, name: String, description: Option[String], isPrivate: Boolean, createReadme: Boolean)
-                      (implicit s: Session) {
+  def createRepository(loginAccount: Account, owner: String, name: String, description: Option[String],
+    isPrivate: Boolean, createReadme: Boolean)(implicit s: Session): Unit = {
+    createRepository(loginAccount, owner, name, description, isPrivate, if (createReadme) "README" else "EMPTY", None)
+  }
+
+  def createRepository(loginAccount: Account, owner: String, name: String, description: Option[String],
+    isPrivate: Boolean, initOption: String, sourceUrl: Option[String])(implicit s: Session): Unit = {
     val ownerAccount  = getAccountByUserName(owner).get
     val loginUserName = loginAccount.userName
 
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@
     val gitdir = getRepositoryDir(owner, name)
     JGitUtil.initRepository(gitdir)
 
-    if(createReadme){
+    if (initOption == "README") {
       using(Git.open(gitdir)){ git =>
         val builder  = DirCache.newInCore.builder()
         val inserter = git.getRepository.newObjectInserter()
@@ -61,6 +69,18 @@
       }
     }
 
+    if (initOption == "COPY") {
+      sourceUrl.foreach { url =>
+        val dir = Files.createTempDirectory(s"gitbucket-${owner}-${name}").toFile
+        println("Cloning to " + dir.getAbsolutePath)
+        Git.cloneRepository().setBare(true).setURI(url).setDirectory(dir).setCloneAllBranches(true).call()
+        using(Git.open(dir)) { git =>
+          git.push().setRemote(gitdir.toURI.toString).setPushAll().setPushTags().call()
+        }
+        FileUtils.deleteQuietly(dir)
+      }
+    }
+
     // Create Wiki repository
     createWikiRepository(loginAccount, owner, name)
 
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/account/newrepo.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/account/newrepo.scala.html
index d094a55..d645317 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/account/newrepo.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/account/newrepo.scala.html
@@ -59,28 +59,28 @@
       </fieldset>
       <fieldset class="border-top">
         <label class="radio">
-          <input type="radio" name="createRepository" value="EMPTY" checked/>
+          <input type="radio" name="initOption" value="EMPTY" checked/>
           <span class="strong">Create an empty repository</span>
           <div class="normal muted">
             Create an empty repository. You have to initialize by yourself initially.
           </div>
         </label>
         <label class="radio">
-          <input type="radio" name="createRepository" value="README"/>
+          <input type="radio" name="initOption" value="README"/>
           <span class="strong">Initialize this repository with a README</span>
           <div class="normal muted">
             Create a repository which has README.md. You can clone the repository immediately.
           </div>
         </label>
         <label class="radio">
-          <input type="radio" name="createRepository" value="COPY"/>
+          <input type="radio" name="initOption" value="COPY"/>
           <span class="strong">Copy existing git repository</span>
           <div class="normal muted">
             Create new repository from existing git repository.
           </div>
         </label>
       </fieldset>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="existingRepositoryUrl" id="existingRepositoryUrl" disabled/>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="sourceUrl" id="sourceUrl" disabled placeholder="Source git repository URL..."/>
       <fieldset class="border-top form-actions">
         <input type="submit" class="btn btn-success" value="Create repository"/>
       </fieldset>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   $('#owner-dropdown span.strong').html($(this).find('span').html());
 });
 
-$('input[name=createRepository]').click(function(){
-  $('#existingRepositoryUrl').prop('disabled', $('input[name=createRepository]:checked').val() != 'COPY');
+$('input[name=initOption]').click(function () {
+  $('#sourceUrl').prop('disabled', $('input[name=initOption]:checked').val() != 'COPY');
 });
 </script>