diff --git a/Util/include/Poco/Util/MapConfiguration.h b/Util/include/Poco/Util/MapConfiguration.h
index 5fea33f98..be8672780 100644
--- a/Util/include/Poco/Util/MapConfiguration.h
+++ b/Util/include/Poco/Util/MapConfiguration.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public:
 	MapConfiguration();
 		/// Creates an empty MapConfiguration.
 
+	void copyTo(AbstractConfiguration& config);
+		/// Copies all configuration properties to the given configuration.
+
 	void clear();
 		/// Clears the configuration.
 
diff --git a/Util/src/MapConfiguration.cpp b/Util/src/MapConfiguration.cpp
index a5ef5dade..d304b0f2f 100644
--- a/Util/src/MapConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/Util/src/MapConfiguration.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ MapConfiguration::~MapConfiguration()
 }
 
 
+void MapConfiguration::copyTo(AbstractConfiguration& config)
+{
+	for (iterator it = _map.begin(); it != _map.end(); ++it)
+	{
+		config.setString(it->first, it->second);
+	}
+}
+
+
 void MapConfiguration::clear()
 {
 	_map.clear();