diff --git a/tests/snippets/list.py b/tests/snippets/list.py
index 65a031c63..cc12ded4c 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/list.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/list.py
@@ -67,3 +67,11 @@ except OverflowError:
     pass
 else:
     assert False, "OverflowError was not raised"
+
+x = [[], 2, {}]
+y = x.copy()
+assert x is not y
+assert x == y
+assert all(a is b for a, b in zip(x, y))
+y.append(4)
+assert x != y
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
index 10d5ccf34..8612d1f81 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ fn list_clear(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     Ok(vm.get_none())
 }
 
+fn list_copy(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
+    arg_check!(vm, args, required = [(zelf, Some(vm.ctx.list_type()))]);
+    let elements = get_elements(zelf);
+    Ok(vm.ctx.new_list(elements.clone()))
+}
+
 fn list_count(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     arg_check!(
         vm,
@@ -439,6 +445,7 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "__doc__", context.new_str(list_doc.to_string()));
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "append", context.new_rustfunc(list_append));
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "clear", context.new_rustfunc(list_clear));
+    context.set_attr(&list_type, "copy", context.new_rustfunc(list_copy));
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "count", context.new_rustfunc(list_count));
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "extend", context.new_rustfunc(list_extend));
     context.set_attr(&list_type, "index", context.new_rustfunc(list_index));