diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-flags.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-flags.tt
index 68a5796969..b94958b7ab 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-flags.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-flags.tt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 [% INCLUDE 'members-toolbar.inc' %]
 
+
 <form id="flag_form" method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/members/member-flags.pl">
     [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
     <input type="hidden" name="member" id="borrowernumber" value="[% patron.borrowernumber | html %]" />
@@ -58,12 +59,22 @@
             <a id="UncheckAllFlags" class="btn btn-link" href="#">
                 <i class="fa fa-times"></i> Clear all
             </a>
+
+            <div class="btn-group">
+                <button id="copyPermissions" class="btn btn-link"><i class="fa fa-copy"></i> Copy settings</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><span class="caret"></span></button>
+                <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+                    <li><a id="clearCopied" href="#">Forget copied settings</a></li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+
+            <a href="#" id="pastePermissions" class="btn btn-link disabled"><i class="fa fa-paste"></i> Paste settings</a>
             <div class="btn-group pull-right">
                 Filter: <input type="text" name="permissions_filter" id="permissions_filter" size="20" />
                 <a href="#" id="clear_filter" style="display:none"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></a>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="permissions">
+        <div class="permissions page-section">
             [% FOREACH loo IN loop %]
                 [% IF ( loo.expand ) %]
                     <div id="parent-flag-[% loo.flag | html %]" class="open parent">
@@ -272,8 +283,57 @@
                     }
                 }
             });
+
+            if( copied = getCopiedPermissions() ){
+                $("#pastePermissions").removeClass("disabled");
+            }
+
+            /* write to the clipboard now */
+            $("#copyPermissions").on("click", function(e){
+                e.preventDefault();
+                let flags = new Object();
+                $("#flag_form input:checkbox").each(function(){
+                    flags[ $(this).attr('id') ] = $(this).prop("checked");
+                });
+                formText = JSON.stringify( flags );
+                localStorage.setItem("copiedPermissions", formText );
+                toggleBtnIcon( $(this), "fa-copy", "fa-check" );
+                $("#pastePermissions").removeClass("disabled");
+            });
+
+            $("#pastePermissions").on("click", function(e){
+                e.preventDefault();
+                $(".toggleall_on").click();
+                let copiedPermissions = getCopiedPermissions();
+
+                let checkBox;
+                let checked;
+                for( const permission in copiedPermissions ){
+                    checkBox = `${permission}`;
+                    checked = `${copiedPermissions[permission]}` == "true" ? true : false;
+                    $("#" + checkBox).prop("checked", checked );
+                }
+            });
+
+            $("#clearCopied").on("click", function(e){
+                e.preventDefault();
+                localStorage.removeItem("copiedPermissions");
+                $("#pastePermissions").addClass("disabled");
+            });
         });
 
+        function getCopiedPermissions(){
+            const copied = localStorage.getItem("copiedPermissions");
+            let copiedPermissions;
+            try {
+                copiedPermissions = JSON.parse( copied );
+                return copiedPermissions;
+            } catch ( ex ){
+                console.error("Bad parse: ", ex.message );
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         function setLibrarian(){
             $('input[name="flag"]').each(function() {
                 if($(this).attr('id') != "flag-0" && !$(this).hasClass('superlib') ){
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
index e424f2870b..71db55ae88 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ function logOut() {
     localStorage.removeItem("bibs_selected");
     localStorage.removeItem("patron_search_selections");
     localStorage.removeItem("item_search_selections");
+    localStorage.removeItem("copiedPermissions");
 }
 
 function openHelp() {
@@ -787,3 +788,20 @@ function selectBsTabByHash(tabs_container_id) {
         $("#" + tabs_container_id + " a:first").tab("show");
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Fades out a Font Awesome icon, fades in a replacement, and back
+ * @param {object} element - jQuery object representing the icon's container
+ * @param {string} start - The icon which will be temporarily replaced
+ * @param {string} replacement - The icon which will be the temporary replacement
+ */
+function toggleBtnIcon( element, start, replacement ){
+    let icon = element.find( "." + start );
+    icon.fadeOut( 1000, function(){
+        $(this).removeClass( start ).addClass( replacement ).fadeIn( 1000, function(){
+            $(this).fadeOut( 1000, function(){
+                $(this).removeClass( replacement ).addClass( start ).fadeIn( 1000 );
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}