diff --git a/web_timeline/__manifest__.py b/web_timeline/__manifest__.py
index fe367e268..aa741f411 100644
--- a/web_timeline/__manifest__.py
+++ b/web_timeline/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
     'name': "Web timeline",
     'summary': "Interactive visualization chart to show events in time",
-    "version": "12.0.1.0.5",
+    "version": "12.0.1.1.0",
     "development_status": "Production/Stable",
     'author': 'ACSONE SA/NV, '
               'Tecnativa, '
diff --git a/web_timeline/static/src/css/web_timeline.css b/web_timeline/static/src/css/web_timeline.css
index d32d3616e..6d1244f93 100644
--- a/web_timeline/static/src/css/web_timeline.css
+++ b/web_timeline/static/src/css/web_timeline.css
@@ -29,3 +29,20 @@
     left: 0px;
     top: 0px;
 }
+
+.oe_timeline_view .vis-item .oe_timeline_duplicate_button {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0px;
+    left: -24px;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    line-height: 24px;
+}
+
+.oe_timeline_view .vis-item .oe_timeline_duplicate_button:hover {
+    color: #FFF;
+    background-color: #000;
+}
diff --git a/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_controller.js b/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_controller.js
index 1e2969fed..3cb8fb4ae 100644
--- a/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_controller.js
+++ b/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_controller.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineController', function (require) {
             onRemove: '_onRemove',
             onMove: '_onMove',
             onAdd: '_onAdd',
+            onDuplicate: '_onDuplicate'
         }),
 
         /**
@@ -133,6 +134,25 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineController', function (require) {
             }
         },
 
+        /**
+         * Gets triggered when a timeline item is duplicated (triggered by the TimelineRenderer).
+         *
+         * @private
+         */
+        _onDuplicate: function (event) {
+            var self = this;
+            return this._rpc({
+                model: this.model.modelName,
+                method: 'copy',
+                args: [event.data.id],
+                context: this.getSession().user_context,
+            })
+            .then(function (res_id) {
+                self.create_completed([res_id]);
+                event.data.callback();
+            });
+        },
+
         /**
          * Gets triggered when a timeline item is moved (triggered by the TimelineRenderer).
          *
diff --git a/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_renderer.js b/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_renderer.js
index 4a0038ce6..6bcb2538d 100644
--- a/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_renderer.js
+++ b/web_timeline/static/src/js/timeline_renderer.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineRenderer', function (require) {
 
 
     var _t = core._t;
+    var qweb = core.qweb;
 
     var TimelineRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
         template: "TimelineView",
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineRenderer', function (require) {
             'click .oe_timeline_button_scale_week': '_onScaleWeekClicked',
             'click .oe_timeline_button_scale_month': '_onScaleMonthClicked',
             'click .oe_timeline_button_scale_year': '_onScaleYearClicked',
+            'click .oe_timeline_duplicate_button': '_onDuplicateClicked'
         }),
 
         /**
@@ -157,6 +159,43 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineRenderer', function (require) {
             }
         },
 
+        /**
+         * Triggers when an item is selected or deselected.
+         *
+         * @private
+         */
+        _onSelect: function (ev) {
+            var notSelectedIds = _.difference(
+                this.timeline.itemsData.getIds(),
+                ev.items
+            );
+            _.each(notSelectedIds, function (id) {
+                this.$(_.str.sprintf('.oe_timeline_duplicate_button[data-id="%s"]', id)).remove();
+            }.bind(this));
+
+            _.each(ev.items, function (id) {
+                var $deleteButton = $(this.timeline.itemSet.items[id].dom.deleteButton);
+                var $duplicateButton = $(qweb.render('TimelineView.DuplicateButton', {
+                    id: id
+                }));
+                $deleteButton.after($duplicateButton);
+            }.bind(this));
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggers when the user clicks on the duplicate button.
+         *
+         * @private
+         */
+        _onDuplicateClicked: function (ev) {
+            var $duplicateButton = $(ev.currentTarget);
+            var id = $duplicateButton.data('id');
+            this.trigger_up('onDuplicate', {
+                id: id,
+                callback: function () {}
+            });
+        },
+
         /**
          * Computes the initial visible window.
          *
@@ -228,6 +267,7 @@ odoo.define('web_timeline.TimelineRenderer', function (require) {
                 self['on_scale_' + self.mode + '_clicked']();
             }
             this.timeline.on('click', self.on_group_click);
+            this.timeline.on('select', this._onSelect.bind(this));
             var group_bys = this.arch.attrs.default_group_by.split(',');
             this.last_group_bys = group_bys;
             this.last_domains = this.modelClass.data.domain;
diff --git a/web_timeline/static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml b/web_timeline/static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml
index 1c2f7c9db..41aac853c 100644
--- a/web_timeline/static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml
+++ b/web_timeline/static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,11 @@
           </marker>
       </defs>
   </svg>
+
+  <div t-name="TimelineView.DuplicateButton"
+       t-attf-data-id="#{id}"
+       class="oe_timeline_duplicate_button" title="Duplicate this item">
+      <i class="fa fa-copy" />
+  </div>
+
 </template>