diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/list/projects-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/list/projects-list.controller.js
index f129fe5f7a..2fc7a60794 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/list/projects-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/list/projects-list.controller.js
@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ export default ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$log', 'Rest', 'Alert',
             }
         });
 
+        $scope.copyProject = project => {
+            Wait('start');
+            new Project('get', project.id)
+                .then(model => model.copy())
+                .then(({ id }) => {
+                    const params = { project_id: id };
+                    $state.go('projects.edit', params, { reload: true });
+                })
+                .catch(({ data, status }) => {
+                    const params = { hdr: 'Error!', msg: `Call to copy failed. Return status: ${status}` };
+                    ProcessErrors($scope, data, status, null, params);
+                })
+                .finally(() => Wait('stop'));
+        };
+
         $scope.showSCMStatus = function(id) {
             // Refresh the project list
             var project = Find({ list: $scope.projects, key: 'id', val: id });
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.list.js
index 7c445408b8..5bec3aefad 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.list.js
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
                 dataPlacement: 'top',
                 ngShow: "project.summary_fields.user_capabilities.schedule"
             },
+            copy: {
+                label: i18n._('Copy'),
+                ngClick: 'copyProject(project)',
+                "class": 'btn-danger btn-xs',
+                awToolTip: i18n._('Copy project'),
+                dataPlacement: 'top',
+                // requires future  api rbac changes
+                //ngShow: 'project.summary_fields.user_capabilities.copy'
+            },
             edit: {
                 ngClick: "editProject(project.id)",
                 awToolTip: i18n._('Edit the project'),