diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 8145cb7..b6597a7 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "SparseMatricesCSR"
 uuid = "a0a7dd2c-ebf4-11e9-1f05-cf50bc540ca1"
 authors = ["Víctor Sande <vsande@cimne.upc.edu>", "Francesc Verdugo <fverdugo@cimne.upc.edu>"]
-version = "0.6.8"
+version = "0.6.9"
 
 [deps]
 LinearAlgebra = "37e2e46d-f89d-539d-b4ee-838fcccc9c8e"
diff --git a/src/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl b/src/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
index a74849c..978157d 100644
--- a/src/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
+++ b/src/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
@@ -206,3 +206,7 @@ function Base.convert(
   utrian = convert(SparseMatrixCSR{Bi,Tv,Ti},a.uppertrian)
   SymSparseMatrixCSR(utrian)
 end
+
+function Base.copy(a::SymSparseMatrixCSR{Bi,T,Ti}) where {Bi,T,Ti}
+   SymSparseMatrixCSR{Bi,T,Ti}(copy(a.uppertrian))
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl b/test/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
index 3ace5d2..5d5df82 100644
--- a/test/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
+++ b/test/SymSparseMatrixCSR.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function test_csr(Bi,Tv,Ti)
     @test CSR == CSC
     CSR = symsparsecsr(copy(I),copy(J),copy(V);symmetrize=true)
     @test CSR == CSC
+    CSR = copy(symsparsecsr(copy(I),copy(J),copy(V);symmetrize=true))
+    @test CSR == CSC
   end
 
   CSR = symsparsecsr(Val(Bi),I_up,J_up,V_up)