diff --git a/ext/gd/gd.c b/ext/gd/gd.c
index cdfaaeedaeb7f..4908ff8c01607 100644
--- a/ext/gd/gd.c
+++ b/ext/gd/gd.c
@@ -203,6 +203,19 @@ void php_gd_assign_libgdimageptr_as_extgdimage(zval *val, gdImagePtr image)
 	php_gd_exgdimage_from_zobj_p(Z_OBJ_P(val))->image = image;
 }
 
+#if GD_MAJOR_VERSION > 2 || (GD_MAJOR_VERSION == 2 && (GD_MINOR_VERSION > 2 || (GD_MINOR_VERSION == 2 && GD_RELEASE_VERSION >= 3)))
+static zend_object *php_gd_clone(zend_object *zobj)
+{
+	gdImagePtr oldim = php_gd_exgdimage_from_zobj_p(zobj)->image;
+	gdImagePtr newim = gdImageClone(oldim);
+    zval znew;
+
+	php_gd_assign_libgdimageptr_as_extgdimage(&znew, newim);
+
+	return Z_OBJ(znew);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void php_gd_object_minit_helper(void)
 {
 	gd_image_ce = register_class_GdImage();
@@ -210,7 +223,11 @@ static void php_gd_object_minit_helper(void)
 
 	/* setting up the object handlers for the GdImage class */
 	memcpy(&php_gd_image_object_handlers, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
-	php_gd_image_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+#if GD_MAJOR_VERSION > 2 || (GD_MAJOR_VERSION == 2 && (GD_MINOR_VERSION > 2 || (GD_MINOR_VERSION == 2 && GD_RELEASE_VERSION >= 3)))
+	php_gd_image_object_handlers.clone_obj = php_gd_clone;
+#else
+    php_gd_image_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+#endif
 	php_gd_image_object_handlers.free_obj = php_gd_image_object_free;
 	php_gd_image_object_handlers.get_constructor = php_gd_image_object_get_constructor;
 	php_gd_image_object_handlers.compare = zend_objects_not_comparable;
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_cloning.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_cloning.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed8b2021b478a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_cloning.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--TEST--
+Checks that GdImage instances can be cloned from gd > 2.2.3
+--EXTENSIONS--
+gd
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (version_compare(GD_VERSION, '2.2.3', '<')) die("Skipped: GdImage is not clonable before gd 2.2.3"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$foo = imagecreatetruecolor(32, 32);
+$bar = clone $foo;
+
+$red = imagecolorallocate($foo, 255, 0, 0);
+imagefill($foo, 0, 0, $red);
+
+$green = imagecolorallocate($bar, 0, 255, 0);
+imagefill($bar, 0, 0, $green);
+
+var_dump(imagecolorat($foo, 0, 0) === $red);
+var_dump(imagecolorat($bar, 0, 0) === $green);
+
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_prevent_cloning.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_prevent_cloning.phpt
index 426f7d9c48f6c..fbf201f0fcc16 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_prevent_cloning.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/gdimage_prevent_cloning.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Checks that GdImage instances cannot be cloned
 --EXTENSIONS--
 gd
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (version_compare(GD_VERSION, '2.2.3', '>=')) die("Skipped: GdImage is clonable from gd 2.2.3"); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php