diff --git a/common/include/villas/list.h b/common/include/villas/list.h
index 98647d53c..09e4f1aa4 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/list.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/list.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ ssize_t vlist_index(struct vlist *l, void *value);
 /** Extend the list to the given length by filling new slots with given value. */
 void vlist_extend(struct vlist *l, size_t len, void *val);
 
+/** Shallow copy a list. */
+int vlist_copy(struct vlist *dst, const struct vlist *src);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/common/lib/list.c b/common/lib/list.c
index 40cfeca4b..533ed5e14 100644
--- a/common/lib/list.c
+++ b/common/lib/list.c
@@ -245,3 +245,20 @@ void vlist_extend(struct vlist *l, size_t len, void *val)
 	while (vlist_length(l) < len)
 		vlist_push(l, val);
 }
+
+int vlist_copy(struct vlist *dst, const struct vlist *src)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = vlist_init(dst);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < vlist_length(src); i++) {
+		void *p = vlist_at(src, i);
+
+		vlist_push(dst, p);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}