diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
index fe5937b2c9..830891ac14 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,21 @@ MidiFile::~MidiFile()
 {
 }
 
+MidiFile::MidiFile (const MidiFile& other)
+    : timeFormat (other.timeFormat)
+{
+    tracks.addCopiesOf (other.tracks);
+}
+
+MidiFile& MidiFile::operator= (const MidiFile& other)
+{
+    timeFormat = other.timeFormat;
+    tracks.clear();
+    tracks.addCopiesOf (other.tracks);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
 void MidiFile::clear()
 {
     tracks.clear();
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.h
index 7f98fc3217..d653e48e29 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.h
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ public:
     /** Destructor. */
     ~MidiFile();
 
+    /** Creates a copy of another MidiFile. */
+    MidiFile (const MidiFile& other);
+
+    /** Copies from another MidiFile object */
+    MidiFile& operator= (const MidiFile& other);
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns the number of tracks in the file.
         @see getTrack, addTrack
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ private:
     void readNextTrack (const uint8*, int size);
     void writeTrack (OutputStream&, int trackNum);
 
-    JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (MidiFile)
+    JUCE_LEAK_DETECTOR (MidiFile)
 };