diff --git a/loopy/kernel/__init__.py b/loopy/kernel/__init__.py
index 5b192934c8f56ccf364d1b9ba58d81fa8c28ff63..8806cf19b63a71512b8c5e052f96f3f53fbfc023 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/__init__.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/__init__.py
@@ -1436,6 +1436,23 @@ class LoopKernel(ImmutableRecordWithoutPickling):
 
     # }}}
 
+    # {{{ Copying loop kernels
+
+    def copy(self, **kwargs):
+        from loopy.kernel.creation import (resolve_dependencies,
+                                           needs_dependency_resolution,
+                                           )
+        ret = ImmutableRecordWithoutPickling.copy(self, **kwargs)
+
+        # resolve_dependencies is also implemented through LoopKernel.copy,
+        # so we need to check for its necessity to avoid an infinite loop
+        if needs_dependency_resolution(ret):
+            return resolve_dependencies(ret)
+        else:
+            return ret
+
+    # }}}
+
 # }}}
 
 # vim: foldmethod=marker
diff --git a/loopy/kernel/creation.py b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
index 024d97c3fed14e9917f9c21be0f17f555947f600..712d036a1fc7f5c1d6d390170b27ee59159d719a 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/creation.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
@@ -1573,6 +1573,18 @@ def resolve_dependencies(knl):
 
     return knl.copy(instructions=new_insns)
 
+
+def needs_dependency_resolution(knl):
+    from loopy.match import MatchExpressionBase
+    for insn in knl.instructions:
+        for dep in insn.depends_on:
+            if isinstance(dep, MatchExpressionBase) or "*" in dep:
+                return True
+        for nosync, _ in insn.no_sync_with:
+            if isinstance(nosync, MatchExpressionBase) or "*" in nosync:
+                return True
+    return False
+
 # }}}