diff --git a/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.cpp b/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfd4e247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.h>
+#include "blockstore/interface/BlockStore.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+using std::unique_ptr;
+
+namespace blockstore {
+namespace utils {
+
+BlockWithKey copyToNewBlock(BlockStore *blockStore, const Block &block) {
+  auto newBlock = blockStore->create(block.size());
+  std::memcpy(newBlock.block->data(), block.data(), block.size());
+  return newBlock;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.h b/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5341cecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifndef BLOCKSTORE_UTILS_BLOCKSTOREUTILS_H_
+#define BLOCKSTORE_UTILS_BLOCKSTOREUTILS_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include "BlockWithKey.h"
+
+namespace blockstore {
+class BlockStore;
+class Block;
+namespace utils {
+
+BlockWithKey copyToNewBlock(BlockStore *blockStore, const Block &block);
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/blockstore/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/blockstore/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index b68f1941..1a62b338 100644
--- a/src/blockstore/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/blockstore/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-add_library(blockstore_utils Data.cpp Key.cpp FileDoesntExistException.cpp)
+add_library(blockstore_utils Data.cpp Key.cpp FileDoesntExistException.cpp BlockStoreUtils.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(blockstore_utils cryptopp)
diff --git a/src/test/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtilsTest.cpp b/src/test/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtilsTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25837fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtilsTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "blockstore/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.h"
+#include "test/testutils/DataBlockFixture.h"
+#include "blockstore/utils/BlockStoreUtils.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+using ::testing::Test;
+using ::testing::WithParamInterface;
+using ::testing::Values;
+
+using std::make_unique;
+using std::unique_ptr;
+
+using namespace blockstore;
+using namespace blockstore::utils;
+
+using blockstore::testfake::FakeBlockStore;
+
+class BlockStoreUtilsTest: public Test {
+public:
+  unsigned int SIZE = 1024 * 1024;
+  BlockStoreUtilsTest():
+    ZEROES(SIZE),
+    dataFixture(SIZE),
+    blockStore(make_unique<FakeBlockStore>()) {
+    ZEROES.FillWithZeroes();
+  }
+
+  Data ZEROES;
+  DataBlockFixture dataFixture;
+  unique_ptr<BlockStore> blockStore;
+};
+
+TEST_F(BlockStoreUtilsTest, CopyEmptyBlock) {
+  auto block = blockStore->create(0);
+  auto block2 = copyToNewBlock(blockStore.get(), *block.block);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(0u, block2.block->size());
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockStoreUtilsTest, CopyZeroBlock) {
+  auto block = blockStore->create(SIZE).block;
+  auto block2 = copyToNewBlock(blockStore.get(), *block).block;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(SIZE, block2->size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(ZEROES.data(), block2->data(), SIZE));
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockStoreUtilsTest, CopyDataBlock) {
+  auto block = blockStore->create(SIZE).block;
+  std::memcpy(block->data(), dataFixture.data(), SIZE);
+  auto block2 = copyToNewBlock(blockStore.get(), *block).block;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(SIZE, block2->size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(dataFixture.data(), block2->data(), SIZE));
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockStoreUtilsTest, OriginalBlockUnchanged) {
+  auto block = blockStore->create(SIZE).block;
+  std::memcpy(block->data(), dataFixture.data(), SIZE);
+  auto block2 = copyToNewBlock(blockStore.get(), *block).block;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(SIZE, block->size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(dataFixture.data(), block->data(), SIZE));
+}