diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
index 4021b8935..697d20cd2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 
 (function(){
 
-  // Initialize new experiment form
-  function initializeNewExperimentModal(){
-    $("#new-experiment")
+  // Create ajax hook on given 'element', which should return modal with 'id' =>
+  // show that modal
+  function initializeModal(element, id){
+    $(element)
     .on("ajax:beforeSend", function(){
       animateSpinner();
     })
     .on("ajax:success", function(e, data){
       $('body').append($.parseHTML(data.html));
-      $('#new-experiment-modal').modal('show',{
+      $(id).modal('show',{
         backdrop: true,
         keyboard: false,
       });
@@ -25,33 +26,30 @@
     });
   }
 
-  // Initialize edit experiment form
-  function initializeEditExperimentsModal(){
+  // Initialize dropdown actions on experiment:
+  // - edit
+  // - clone
+  function initializeDropdownActions(){
+    // { buttonClass: modalName } mappings
+    // click on buttonClass summons modalName dialog
+    modals = {
+      '.edit-experiment': '#edit-experiment-modal-',
+      '.clone-experiment': '#clone-experiment-modal-'
+    }
+
     $.each($(".experiment-panel"), function(){
-      var id = '#edit-experiment-modal-' + $(this).data('id');
-      $(this)
-      .on("ajax:beforeSend", function(){
-        animateSpinner();
-      })
-      .on("ajax:success", function(e, data){
-        console.log("request success");
-        $('body').append($.parseHTML(data.html));
-        $(id).modal('show',{
-          backdrop: true,
-          keyboard: false,
-        });
-      })
-      .on("ajax:error", function() {
-        animateSpinner(null, false);
-        // TODO
-      })
-      .on("ajax:complete", function(){
-        animateSpinner(null, false);
+      var $expPanel = $(this);
+      $.each(modals, function(buttonClass, modalName) {
+        var id = modalName + $expPanel.data('id');
+        initializeModal($expPanel.find(buttonClass), id);
       });
     });
   }
 
-  // init modals
-  initializeNewExperimentModal();
-  initializeEditExperimentsModal();
+  // Bind modal to new-experiment action
+  initializeModal($("#new-experiment"), '#new-experiment-modal');
+
+  // Bind modal to all actions listed on dropdown accesible from experiment
+  // panel
+  initializeDropdownActions();
 })();
diff --git a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
index 897ab6285..9411e1a4d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
                 only: [:canvas, :module_archive]
   before_action :check_module_archive_permissions,
                 only: [:module_archive]
+  before_action :check_experiment_clone_permissions,
+                only: [:clone_modal, :clone]
 
   # except parameter could be used but it is not working.
   layout :choose_layout
@@ -86,6 +88,24 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  # GET: clone_modal_experiment_path(id)
+  def clone_modal
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.json do
+        render json: {
+          html: render_to_string(
+            partial: 'clone_modal.html.erb'
+          )
+        }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # POST: clone_experiment(id)
+  def clone
+    redirect_to project_path(@experiment.project)
+  end
+
   def module_archive
   end
 
@@ -134,6 +154,10 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
     render_403 unless can_view_experiment_archive(@experiment)
   end
 
+  def check_experiment_clone_permissions
+    render_403 unless can_clone_experiment(@experiment)
+  end
+
   def choose_layout
     action_name.in?(%w(index archive)) ? 'main' : 'fluid'
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb b/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
index 2755551d5..7f591b896 100644
--- a/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ module PermissionHelper
   def can_view_experiment_samples(experiment)
     can_view_samples(experiment.project.organization)
   end
+
+  def can_clone_experiment(experiment)
+    is_user_or_higher_of_project(experiment.project)
+  end
+
+  def can_move_experiment(experiment)
+    is_user_or_higher_of_project(experiment.project)
+  end
   # ---- WORKFLOW PERMISSIONS ----
 
   def can_edit_canvas(experiment)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show/_experiment.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show/_experiment.html.erb
index 36b576b0f..667ea63ef 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show/_experiment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show/_experiment.html.erb
@@ -16,16 +16,24 @@
         <ul class="dropdown-menu"
             aria-labelledby="exActionsMenu-<%= experiment.id %>">
           <% if can_create_experiment(@project) %>
-          <li><%= link_to t('experiments.edit.panel_label'),
-                        edit_project_experiment_url(@project, experiment),
-                        remote: true,
-                        type: 'button' %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('experiments.edit.panel_label'),
+                          edit_project_experiment_url(@project, experiment),
+                          remote: true,
+                          type: 'button',
+                          class: 'edit-experiment' %></li>
+          <% end %>
+          <% if can_clone_experiment(experiment) %>
+            <li><%= link_to t('experiments.clone.label_title'),
+                          clone_modal_experiment_url(experiment),
+                          remote: true,
+                          type: 'button',
+                          class: 'clone-experiment' %></li>
           <% end %>
           <% if can_archive_experiment(experiment) %>
-          <li><%= link_to t('experiments.archive.label_title'),
-                        archive_experiment_url(experiment),
-                        type: 'button',
-                        data: { confirm: t('experiments.canvas.archive_confirm') } %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('experiments.archive.label_title'),
+                          archive_experiment_url(experiment),
+                          type: 'button',
+                          data: { confirm: t('experiments.canvas.archive_confirm') } %></li>
           <% end %>
         </ul>
       </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index f07e32fc1..34d2f1b92 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -615,6 +615,10 @@ en:
       success_flash: "Successfully archived experiment %{experiment}"
       error_flash: 'Could not archive the experiment.'
       label_title: 'Archive'
+    clone:
+      modal_title: 'Clone experiment %{experiment}'
+      label_title: 'Clone'
+      modal_submit: 'Clone'
     canvas:
       archive_confirm: "Are you sure to archive this experiment?"
       actions: 'Actions'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 17a14c84d..ea3507ba2 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       post 'canvas', to: 'canvas#update' # Save updated canvas action
       get 'module_archive' # Module archive for single experiment
       get 'archive' # archive experiment
+      get 'clone_modal' # return modal with clone options
+      post 'clone' # clone experiment
       get 'samples' # Samples for single project
       # Renders sample datatable for single project (ajax action)
       post 'samples_index'