diff --git a/headers/os/codec/MetaData.h b/headers/os/codec/MetaData.h
index d2b707b688..9347610b2b 100644
--- a/headers/os/codec/MetaData.h
+++ b/headers/os/codec/MetaData.h
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ public:
 	const BMessage*		Message();
 
 	BMetaData&			operator=(const BMetaData& other);
+						BMetaData(const BMetaData&);
 
 private:
 	// TODO: padding
 	BMessage*			fMessage;
 
-						BMetaData(const BMetaData&);
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/codec/MetaData.cpp b/src/kits/codec/MetaData.cpp
index b19f97ff72..bfb155a598 100644
--- a/src/kits/codec/MetaData.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/codec/MetaData.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ BMetaData::BMetaData()
 }
 
 
+BMetaData::BMetaData(const BMetaData& data)
+	:
+	fMessage(NULL)
+{
+	fMessage = new BMessage(*data.fMessage);
+}
+
+
 BMetaData::BMetaData(const BMessage& msg)
 	:
 	fMessage(NULL)