diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js b/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
index d30de1045f..282c6083d9 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
@@ -183,15 +183,33 @@ SelectionManager = (function() {
 
     that.duplicateSelection = function() {
         var duplicatedEntityIDs = [];
+		var entityIDsNeedingNewParent = [];
+		var oldEntityToNewEntityID = [];
         Object.keys(that.savedProperties).forEach(function(otherEntityID) {
             var properties = that.savedProperties[otherEntityID];
             if (!properties.locked && (!properties.clientOnly || properties.owningAvatarID === MyAvatar.sessionUUID)) {
+				var newEntityID = Entities.addEntity(properties);
                 duplicatedEntityIDs.push({
-                    entityID: Entities.addEntity(properties),
+                    entityID: newEntityID,
                     properties: properties
                 });
+				if (properties.parentID !== Uuid.NULL) {
+					entityIDsNeedingNewParent[newEntityID] = properties.parentID;
+				}
+				oldEntityToNewEntityID[otherEntityID] = newEntityID;
             }
         });
+		Object.keys(entityIDsNeedingNewParent).forEach(function(entityIDNeedingNewParent) {
+			var oldParentID = entityIDsNeedingNewParent[entityIDNeedingNewParent];
+			var newParentID = oldEntityToNewEntityID[oldParentID];
+			Entities.editEntity(entityIDNeedingNewParent, { parentID: newParentID });
+			for (var i = 0; i < duplicatedEntityIDs.length; i++) {
+				var duplicatedEntity = duplicatedEntityIDs[i];
+				if (duplicatedEntity.entityID === entityIDNeedingNewParent) {
+					duplicatedEntity.properties.parentID = newParentID;
+				}
+			}
+		});
         return duplicatedEntityIDs;
     };