diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a6e9af49..b39cb3c36 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ add_library(app-lib
   ui_context.cpp
   util/autocrop.cpp
   util/clipboard.cpp
+  util/create_cel_copy.cpp
   util/expand_cel_canvas.cpp
   util/filetoks.cpp
   util/msk_file.cpp
diff --git a/src/app/cmd/copy_cel.cpp b/src/app/cmd/copy_cel.cpp
index 0576870e7..5ba9e6f33 100644
--- a/src/app/cmd/copy_cel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/cmd/copy_cel.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "app/cmd/set_cel_data.h"
 #include "app/cmd/unlink_cel.h"
 #include "app/document.h"
+#include "app/util/create_cel_copy.h"
 #include "doc/cel.h"
 #include "doc/layer.h"
 #include "doc/primitives.h"
@@ -109,11 +110,12 @@ void CopyCel::onExecute()
       executeAndAdd(new cmd::RemoveCel(dstCel));
 
     if (srcCel) {
-      if (createLink)
+      if (createLink) {
         dstCel = Cel::createLink(srcCel);
+        dstCel->setFrame(m_dstFrame);
+      }
       else
-        dstCel = Cel::createCopy(srcCel);
-      dstCel->setFrame(m_dstFrame);
+        dstCel = create_cel_copy(srcCel, dstSprite, m_dstFrame);
 
       executeAndAdd(new cmd::AddCel(dstLayer, dstCel));
     }
diff --git a/src/app/cmd/move_cel.cpp b/src/app/cmd/move_cel.cpp
index 59aac8d69..95248afdf 100644
--- a/src/app/cmd/move_cel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/cmd/move_cel.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "app/cmd/set_cel_frame.h"
 #include "app/cmd/unlink_cel.h"
 #include "app/document.h"
+#include "app/util/create_cel_copy.h"
 #include "doc/cel.h"
 #include "doc/layer.h"
 #include "doc/primitives.h"
@@ -118,8 +119,7 @@ void MoveCel::onExecute()
       executeAndAdd(new cmd::SetCelFrame(srcCel, m_dstFrame));
     }
     else {
-      dstCel = Cel::createCopy(srcCel);
-      dstCel->setFrame(m_dstFrame);
+      dstCel = create_cel_copy(srcCel, dstSprite, m_dstFrame);
 
       executeAndAdd(new cmd::AddCel(dstLayer, dstCel));
       executeAndAdd(new cmd::ClearCel(srcCel));
diff --git a/src/app/document.cpp b/src/app/document.cpp
index eea86b51a..ec0df837a 100644
--- a/src/app/document.cpp
+++ b/src/app/document.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "app/file/format_options.h"
 #include "app/flatten.h"
 #include "app/pref/preferences.h"
+#include "app/util/create_cel_copy.h"
 #include "base/memory.h"
 #include "base/mutex.h"
 #include "base/scoped_lock.h"
@@ -364,7 +365,9 @@ void Document::copyLayerContent(const Layer* sourceLayer0, Document* destDoc, La
         newCel->setFrame(sourceCel->frame());
       }
       else {
-        newCel.reset(Cel::createCopy(sourceCel));
+        newCel.reset(create_cel_copy(sourceCel,
+                                     destLayer->sprite(),
+                                     sourceCel->frame()));
         linked.insert(std::make_pair(sourceCel->data()->id(), newCel.get()));
       }
 
diff --git a/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.cpp b/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d0fb2283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Aseprite
+// Copyright (C) 2001-2015  David Capello
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "base/unique_ptr.h"
+#include "doc/cel.h"
+#include "doc/image.h"
+#include "doc/sprite.h"
+#include "render/render.h"
+
+namespace app {
+
+using namespace doc;
+
+Cel* create_cel_copy(const Cel* srcCel,
+                     const Sprite* dstSprite,
+                     const frame_t dstFrame)
+{
+  base::UniquePtr<Cel> dstCel(
+    new Cel(dstFrame,
+            ImageRef(Image::create(dstSprite->pixelFormat(),
+                                   srcCel->image()->width(),
+                                   srcCel->image()->height()))));
+
+  render::composite_image(
+    dstCel->image(), srcCel->image(),
+    srcCel->sprite()->palette(srcCel->frame()), // TODO add dst palette
+    0, 0, 255, BlendMode::SRC);
+
+  dstCel->setPosition(srcCel->position());
+  dstCel->setOpacity(srcCel->opacity());
+
+  return dstCel.release();
+}
+
+} // namespace app
diff --git a/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.h b/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7c787f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/util/create_cel_copy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Aseprite
+// Copyright (C) 2001-2015  David Capello
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+#ifndef APP_UTIL_CREATE_CEL_COPY_H_INCLUDED
+#define APP_UTIL_CREATE_CEL_COPY_H_INCLUDED
+#pragma once
+
+#include "doc/frame.h"
+
+namespace doc {
+  class Cel;
+  class Sprite;
+}
+
+namespace app {
+
+  Cel* create_cel_copy(const Cel* srcCel,
+                       const Sprite* dstSprite,
+                       const frame_t dstFrame);
+
+} // namespace app
+
+#endif