diff --git a/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h b/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
index 854a92ed7e..249b487d0f 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 class DynamicBuffer {
 public:
-	DynamicBuffer(size_t initialSize = 0);
+	DynamicBuffer(size_t initialSize = 1);
 	~DynamicBuffer();
+
+	DynamicBuffer(const DynamicBuffer& buffer);
 	
 	// InitCheck() should be called to guarantee the object initialization
 	// didn't fail. If it does not return B_OK, the initialization failed.
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 	void PrintToStream();
 
 private:
-	status_t _GrowToFit(size_t size);
+	status_t _GrowToFit(size_t size, bool exact = false);
 	
 	unsigned char* fBuffer;
 	size_t fBufferSize;
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
index d9f148698d..6f96f8088c 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 
 #include "DynamicBuffer.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include <Errors.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
 
+#include <new>
 
 DynamicBuffer::DynamicBuffer(size_t initialSize) :
 	fBuffer(NULL),
@@ -38,6 +41,26 @@ DynamicBuffer::~DynamicBuffer()
 }
 
 
+DynamicBuffer::DynamicBuffer(const DynamicBuffer& buffer) :
+	fBuffer(NULL),
+	fBufferSize(0),
+	fDataStart(0),
+	fDataEnd(0),
+	fInit(B_NO_INIT)
+{
+	fInit = buffer.fInit;
+	if (fInit == B_OK) {
+		status_t result = _GrowToFit(buffer.fBufferSize, true);
+		if (result == B_OK) {
+			memcpy(fBuffer, buffer.fBuffer, fBufferSize);
+			fDataStart = buffer.fDataStart;
+			fDataEnd = buffer.fDataEnd;
+		} else
+			fInit = result;
+	}
+}
+
+
 status_t
 DynamicBuffer::InitCheck() const
 {
@@ -114,12 +137,16 @@ DynamicBuffer::PrintToStream()
 
 
 status_t
-DynamicBuffer::_GrowToFit(size_t size)
+DynamicBuffer::_GrowToFit(size_t size, bool exact)
 {
 	if (size <= fBufferSize - fDataEnd)
 		return B_OK;
-	
-	size_t newSize = (fBufferSize + size) * 2;
+
+	size_t newSize;
+	if (!exact)	
+		newSize = (fBufferSize + size) * 2;
+	else
+		newSize = size;
 
 	unsigned char* newBuffer = new (std::nothrow) unsigned char[newSize];
 	if (newBuffer == NULL)