diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index 9b16b9d8..5aad8ce4 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ class PreparedRequest(RequestEncodingMixin, RequestHooksMixin):
         p = PreparedRequest()
         p.method = self.method
         p.url = self.url
-        p.headers = self.headers.copy()
-        p._cookies = self._cookies.copy()
+        p.headers = self.headers.copy() if self.headers is not None else None
+        p._cookies = self._cookies.copy() if self._cookies is not None else None
         p.body = self.body
         p.hooks = self.hooks
         return p
diff --git a/test_requests.py b/test_requests.py
index 4871dc51..f3c93723 100755
--- a/test_requests.py
+++ b/test_requests.py
@@ -1369,6 +1369,34 @@ def test_data_argument_accepts_tuples(list_of_tuples):
         )
         assert p.body == urlencode(data)
 
+def assert_copy(p, p_copy):
+    for attr in ('method', 'url', 'headers', '_cookies', 'body', 'hooks'):
+        assert getattr(p, attr) == getattr(p_copy, attr)
+
+def test_prepared_request_empty_copy():
+    p = PreparedRequest()
+    assert_copy(p, p.copy())
+
+def test_prepared_request_no_cookies_copy():
+    p = PreparedRequest()
+    p.prepare(
+        method='GET',
+        url='http://www.example.com',
+        data='foo=bar',
+        hooks=default_hooks()
+    )
+    assert_copy(p, p.copy())
+
+def test_prepared_request_complete_copy():
+    p = PreparedRequest()
+    p.prepare(
+        method='GET',
+        url='http://www.example.com',
+        data='foo=bar',
+        hooks=default_hooks(),
+        cookies={'foo': 'bar'}
+    )
+    assert_copy(p, p.copy())
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()