diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40d5d16..63c7931 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 components
 todo.TODO
+/*.sublime-*
diff --git a/src/angular-dragdrop.js b/src/angular-dragdrop.js
index 5522936..d211bb3 100644
--- a/src/angular-dragdrop.js
+++ b/src/angular-dragdrop.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ var jqyoui = angular.module('ngDragDrop', []).service('ngDragDropService', ['$ti
           if (dragSettings.index > dropSettings.index) {
             temp = dragModelValue[dragSettings.index];
             for (var i = dragSettings.index; i > dropSettings.index; i--) {
-              dropModelValue[i] = angular.copy(dropModelValue[i - 1]);
+              dropModelValue[i] = dragSettings.deepCopy ? angular.copy(dropModelValue[i - 1]) : dropModelValue[i - 1];
               dropModelValue[i - 1] = {};
               dropModelValue[i][dragSettings.direction] = 'left';
             }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ var jqyoui = angular.module('ngDragDrop', []).service('ngDragDropService', ['$ti
           } else {
             temp = dragModelValue[dragSettings.index];
             for (var i = dragSettings.index; i < dropSettings.index; i++) {
-              dropModelValue[i] = angular.copy(dropModelValue[i + 1]);
+              dropModelValue[i] = dragSettings.deepCopy ? angular.copy(dropModelValue[i + 1]) : dropModelValue[i + 1];
               dropModelValue[i + 1] = {};
               dropModelValue[i][dragSettings.direction] = 'right';
             }
diff --git a/test/spec/tests.js b/test/spec/tests.js
index 04ef134..2fe4fdf 100644
--- a/test/spec/tests.js
+++ b/test/spec/tests.js
@@ -200,4 +200,70 @@ describe('Service: ngDragDropService', function() {
     timeout.flush();
     expect(scope.list.map(function(item) { return item.title; }).join('')).toBe('NNLIIE');
   });
+
+  it('should not deep copy dragged element by default', function(){
+    var itemA = { 'title': 'A' };
+    var itemB = { 'title': 'B' };
+    var itemC = { 'title': 'C' };
+    scope.list = [
+      itemA,
+      itemB,
+      itemC
+    ];
+    var copy = scope.list.slice();
+    ngDragDropService.draggableScope = ngDragDropService.droppableScope = scope;
+    ngDragDropService.invokeDrop(
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 2}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 2, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\'}">' + scope.list[2].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 0}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 0, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\'}">' + scope.list[0].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      document.createEvent('Event'),
+      {}
+    );
+    timeout.flush();
+    expect(copy[0]).toBe(scope.list[1]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not deep copy dragged element when settings specify not to', function(){
+    var itemA = { 'title': 'A' };
+    var itemB = { 'title': 'B' };
+    var itemC = { 'title': 'C' };
+    scope.list = [
+      itemA,
+      itemB,
+      itemC
+    ];
+    var copy = scope.list.slice();
+    ngDragDropService.draggableScope = ngDragDropService.droppableScope = scope;
+    ngDragDropService.invokeDrop(
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 2}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 2, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\', deepCopy:false}">' + scope.list[2].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 0}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 0, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\', deepCopy:false}">' + scope.list[0].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      document.createEvent('Event'),
+      {}
+    );
+    timeout.flush();
+    expect(copy[0]).toBe(scope.list[1]);
+  });
+
+  it('should deep copy dragged element when settings specify so', function(){
+    var itemA = { 'title': 'A' };
+    var itemB = { 'title': 'B' };
+    var itemC = { 'title': 'C' };
+    scope.list = [
+      itemA,
+      itemB,
+      itemC
+    ];
+    var copy = scope.list.slice();
+    ngDragDropService.draggableScope = ngDragDropService.droppableScope = scope;
+    ngDragDropService.invokeDrop(
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 2}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 2, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\', deepCopy:true}">' + scope.list[2].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      $('<div data-drop="true" data-drag="true" ng-model="list" jqyoui-droppable="{index: 0}" jqyoui-draggable="{index: 0, insertInline: true, direction:\'jqyouiDirection\', deepCopy:true}">' + scope.list[0].title + '</div>').data('$scope', scope),
+      document.createEvent('Event'),
+      {}
+    );
+    timeout.flush();
+    expect(copy[0]).not.toBe(scope.list[1]);
+    for(var prop in copy[0]){
+      expect(copy[0][prop]).toBe(scope.list[1][prop]);
+    }
+  });
 });
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