diff --git a/include/osg/CopyOp b/include/osg/CopyOp
index eff881fee..7ad159b18 100644
--- a/include/osg/CopyOp
+++ b/include/osg/CopyOp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class OSG_EXPORT CopyOp
         inline CopyOp(CopyFlags flags=SHALLOW_COPY):_flags(flags) {}
         virtual ~CopyOp() {}
 
+        void setCopyFlags(CopyFlags flags) { _flags = flags; }
+        CopyFlags getCopyFlags() const { return _flags; }
+
         virtual Referenced*     operator() (const Referenced* ref) const;
         virtual Object*         operator() (const Object* obj) const;
         virtual Node*           operator() (const Node* node) const;
diff --git a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
index 0473ee573..5a6df8a14 100644
--- a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ Geometry::Geometry(const Geometry& geometry,const CopyOp& copyop):
     {
         _vertexAttribList.push_back(ArrayData(*vitr, copyop));
     }
+
+    if ((copyop.getCopyFlags() & osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ARRAYS))
+    {
+        if (_useVertexBufferObjects)
+        {
+            // copying of arrays doesn't set up buffer objects so we'll need to force
+            // Geometry to assign these, we'll do this by switching off VBO's then renabling them.
+            setUseVertexBufferObjects(false);
+            setUseVertexBufferObjects(true);
+        }
+    }
+    
 }
 
 Geometry::~Geometry()