diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpbase.def b/libgimpbase/gimpbase.def
index 99fd9caeef..a9da5c968a 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpbase.def
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpbase.def
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gimp_units_to_points
 	gimp_utf8_strtrim
 	gimp_value_array_append
+	gimp_value_array_copy
 	gimp_value_array_get_type
 	gimp_value_array_index
 	gimp_value_array_insert
diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.c b/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.c
index eb21d2fd85..971e77b234 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.c
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.c
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ gimp_value_array_new_from_types_valist (gchar   **error_msg,
   return value_array;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gimp_value_array_copy:
+ * @value_array: #GimpValueArray to copy
+ *
+ * Return an exact copy of a #GimpValueArray by duplicating all its values.
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated #GimpValueArray.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.0
+ */
+GimpValueArray *
+gimp_value_array_copy (const GimpValueArray *value_array)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value_array != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return gimp_value_array_new_from_values (value_array->values,
+                                           value_array->n_values);
+}
+
 /**
  * gimp_value_array_new_from_values:
  * @values: (array length=n_values): The #GValue elements
diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.h b/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.h
index ec27cbb48e..2ca4cf7704 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.h
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpvaluearray.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ GimpValueArray * gimp_value_array_new_from_values
                                            (const GValue *values,
                                             gint          n_values);
 
+GimpValueArray * gimp_value_array_copy     (const GimpValueArray *value_array);
+
 GimpValueArray * gimp_value_array_ref      (GimpValueArray       *value_array);
 void             gimp_value_array_unref    (GimpValueArray       *value_array);