diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
index 7cbd7d8898..a1e736e124 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
@@ -145,6 +145,36 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap.prototype =
         this.spiralTileLoad();
 
     },
+    
+    /**
+     * @param {Object} obj
+     * 
+     * @returns An exact clone of this OpenLayers.Layer.Grid
+     * @type OpenLayers.Layer.Grid
+     */
+    clone: function (obj) {
+        
+        if (obj == null) {
+            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap(this.name,
+                                            this.url,
+                                            this.params,
+                                            this.options);
+        }
+
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        obj = OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
+        if (this.tileSize != null) {
+            obj.tileSize = this.tileSize.clone();
+        }
+        
+        // we do not want to copy reference to grid, so we make a new array
+        obj.grid = new Array();
+
+        return obj;
+    },    
+
 
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap"
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_KaMap.html b/tests/Layer/test_KaMap.html
index 579d761b0f..de11585e9f 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_KaMap.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_KaMap.html
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
      */
 
     function test_10_Layer_KaMap_clone(t) {
-        t.plan(4);
+        t.plan(5);
         
         var options = {tileSize: new OpenLayers.Size(500,50)};
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', options);
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
         t.eq( clone.tileSize.w, 500, "changing layer.tileSize does not change clone.tileSize -- a fresh copy was made, not just copied reference");
 
         t.eq( clone.alpha, layer.alpha, "alpha copied correctly");
+        
+        t.eq( clone.CLASS_NAME, "OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap", "Clone is a ka-map layer");
 
         layer.grid = null;
     }