diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_orm.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_orm.py
index 0c877a43622..f4bde99f0e6 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_orm.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_orm.py
@@ -220,17 +220,27 @@ class TestInherits(common.TransactionCase):
     @mute_logger('openerp.models')
     def test_copy(self):
         """ copying a user should automatically copy its partner, too """
-        foo_id = self.user.create(self.cr, UID, {'name': 'Foo', 'login': 'foo', 'password': 'foo'})
+        foo_id = self.user.create(self.cr, UID, {
+            'name': 'Foo',
+            'login': 'foo',
+            'password': 'foo',
+            'supplier': True,
+        })
         foo_before, = self.user.read(self.cr, UID, [foo_id])
         del foo_before['__last_update']
-        bar_id = self.user.copy(self.cr, UID, foo_id, {'login': 'bar', 'password': 'bar'})
+        bar_id = self.user.copy(self.cr, UID, foo_id, {
+            'login': 'bar',
+            'password': 'bar',
+        })
         foo_after, = self.user.read(self.cr, UID, [foo_id])
         del foo_after['__last_update']
 
         self.assertEqual(foo_before, foo_after)
 
         foo, bar = self.user.browse(self.cr, UID, [foo_id, bar_id])
+        self.assertEqual(bar.name, 'Foo (copy)')
         self.assertEqual(bar.login, 'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(foo.supplier, bar.supplier)
         self.assertNotEqual(foo.id, bar.id)
         self.assertNotEqual(foo.partner_id.id, bar.partner_id.id)
 
diff --git a/openerp/models.py b/openerp/models.py
index 09df8bff56b..cd8af9b6606 100644
--- a/openerp/models.py
+++ b/openerp/models.py
@@ -2862,10 +2862,15 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         for parent_model, parent_field in cls._inherits.iteritems():
             parent = cls.pool[parent_model]
             for name, field in parent._fields.iteritems():
+                # inherited fields are implemented as related fields, with the
+                # following specific properties:
+                #  - reading inherited fields should not bypass access rights
+                #  - copy inherited fields iff their original field is copied
                 fields[name] = field.new(
                     inherited=True,
                     related=(parent_field, name),
                     related_sudo=False,
+                    copy=field.copy,
                 )
 
         # add inherited fields that are not redefined locally