diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
index a4301ad0e09..733387c3322 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ WiFiClient::WiFiClient(int fd):_connected(true),_timeout(WIFI_CLIENT_DEF_CONN_TI
     _rxBuffer.reset(new WiFiClientRxBuffer(fd));
 }
 
+WiFiClient::WiFiClient(WiFiClient& other)
+{
+  *this = other;
+}
+
 WiFiClient::~WiFiClient()
 {
     stop();
diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
index b18f9324209..dd396a11cdf 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class WiFiClient : public ESPLwIPClient
     WiFiClient *next;
     WiFiClient();
     WiFiClient(int fd);
+    WiFiClient(WiFiClient& other);
     ~WiFiClient();
     int connect(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port);
     int connect(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port, int32_t timeout_ms);