diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
index 8ca32035..b703f1df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.boydti.fawe.logging.rollback.RollbackOptimizedHistory;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.*;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.brush.visualization.VirtualWorld;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.changeset.*;
+import com.boydti.fawe.object.clipboard.ReadOnlyClipboard;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.clipboard.WorldCopyClipboard;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.collection.LocalBlockVectorSet;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.exception.FaweException;
@@ -363,6 +364,19 @@ public class EditSession extends AbstractDelegateExtent implements HasFaweQueue,
         this(world, null, null, null, null, null, true, null, null, null, blockBag, eventBus, event);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Lazily copy a region
+     *
+     * @param region
+     * @return
+     */
+    public BlockArrayClipboard lazyCopy(Region region) {
+        WorldCopyClipboard faweClipboard = new WorldCopyClipboard(this, region);
+        BlockArrayClipboard weClipboard = new BlockArrayClipboard(region, faweClipboard);
+        weClipboard.setOrigin(region.getMinimumPoint());
+        return weClipboard;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The limit for this specific edit (blocks etc)
      *