diff --git a/edns.go b/edns.go
index 2f872495..805641b2 100644
--- a/edns.go
+++ b/edns.go
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ type EDNS0 interface {
 	unpack([]byte) error
 	// String returns the string representation of the option.
 	String() string
+	// copy returns a deep-copy of the option.
+	copy() EDNS0
 }
 
 // EDNS0_NSID option is used to retrieve a nameserver
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_NSID) pack() ([]byte, error) {
 func (e *EDNS0_NSID) Option() uint16        { return EDNS0NSID } // Option returns the option code.
 func (e *EDNS0_NSID) unpack(b []byte) error { e.Nsid = hex.EncodeToString(b); return nil }
 func (e *EDNS0_NSID) String() string        { return e.Nsid }
+func (e *EDNS0_NSID) copy() EDNS0           { return &EDNS0_NSID{e.Code, e.Nsid} }
 
 // EDNS0_SUBNET is the subnet option that is used to give the remote nameserver
 // an idea of where the client lives. See RFC 7871. It can then give back a different
@@ -307,6 +310,16 @@ func (e *EDNS0_SUBNET) String() (s string) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (e *EDNS0_SUBNET) copy() EDNS0 {
+	return &EDNS0_SUBNET{
+		e.Code,
+		e.Family,
+		e.SourceNetmask,
+		e.SourceScope,
+		e.Address,
+	}
+}
+
 // The EDNS0_COOKIE option is used to add a DNS Cookie to a message.
 //
 //	o := new(dns.OPT)
@@ -342,6 +355,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_COOKIE) pack() ([]byte, error) {
 func (e *EDNS0_COOKIE) Option() uint16        { return EDNS0COOKIE }
 func (e *EDNS0_COOKIE) unpack(b []byte) error { e.Cookie = hex.EncodeToString(b); return nil }
 func (e *EDNS0_COOKIE) String() string        { return e.Cookie }
+func (e *EDNS0_COOKIE) copy() EDNS0           { return &EDNS0_COOKIE{e.Code, e.Cookie} }
 
 // The EDNS0_UL (Update Lease) (draft RFC) option is used to tell the server to set
 // an expiration on an update RR. This is helpful for clients that cannot clean
@@ -363,6 +377,7 @@ type EDNS0_UL struct {
 // Option implements the EDNS0 interface.
 func (e *EDNS0_UL) Option() uint16 { return EDNS0UL }
 func (e *EDNS0_UL) String() string { return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(e.Lease), 10) }
+func (e *EDNS0_UL) copy() EDNS0    { return &EDNS0_UL{e.Code, e.Lease} }
 
 // Copied: http://golang.org/src/pkg/net/dnsmsg.go
 func (e *EDNS0_UL) pack() ([]byte, error) {
@@ -421,6 +436,9 @@ func (e *EDNS0_LLQ) String() string {
 		" " + strconv.FormatUint(uint64(e.LeaseLife), 10)
 	return s
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_LLQ) copy() EDNS0 {
+	return &EDNS0_LLQ{e.Code, e.Version, e.Opcode, e.Error, e.Id, e.LeaseLife}
+}
 
 // EDNS0_DUA implements the EDNS0 "DNSSEC Algorithm Understood" option. See RFC 6975.
 type EDNS0_DAU struct {
@@ -444,6 +462,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_DAU) String() string {
 	}
 	return s
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_DAU) copy() EDNS0 { return &EDNS0_DAU{e.Code, e.AlgCode} }
 
 // EDNS0_DHU implements the EDNS0 "DS Hash Understood" option. See RFC 6975.
 type EDNS0_DHU struct {
@@ -467,6 +486,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_DHU) String() string {
 	}
 	return s
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_DHU) copy() EDNS0 { return &EDNS0_DHU{e.Code, e.AlgCode} }
 
 // EDNS0_N3U implements the EDNS0 "NSEC3 Hash Understood" option. See RFC 6975.
 type EDNS0_N3U struct {
@@ -491,6 +511,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_N3U) String() string {
 	}
 	return s
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_N3U) copy() EDNS0 { return &EDNS0_N3U{e.Code, e.AlgCode} }
 
 // EDNS0_EXPIRE implementes the EDNS0 option as described in RFC 7314.
 type EDNS0_EXPIRE struct {
@@ -501,6 +522,7 @@ type EDNS0_EXPIRE struct {
 // Option implements the EDNS0 interface.
 func (e *EDNS0_EXPIRE) Option() uint16 { return EDNS0EXPIRE }
 func (e *EDNS0_EXPIRE) String() string { return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(e.Expire), 10) }
+func (e *EDNS0_EXPIRE) copy() EDNS0    { return &EDNS0_EXPIRE{e.Code, e.Expire} }
 
 func (e *EDNS0_EXPIRE) pack() ([]byte, error) {
 	b := make([]byte, 4)
@@ -539,6 +561,11 @@ func (e *EDNS0_LOCAL) Option() uint16 { return e.Code }
 func (e *EDNS0_LOCAL) String() string {
 	return strconv.FormatInt(int64(e.Code), 10) + ":0x" + hex.EncodeToString(e.Data)
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_LOCAL) copy() EDNS0 {
+	b := make([]byte, len(e.Data))
+	copy(b, e.Data)
+	return &EDNS0_LOCAL{e.Code, b}
+}
 
 func (e *EDNS0_LOCAL) pack() ([]byte, error) {
 	b := make([]byte, len(e.Data))
@@ -611,6 +638,7 @@ func (e *EDNS0_TCP_KEEPALIVE) String() (s string) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+func (e *EDNS0_TCP_KEEPALIVE) copy() EDNS0 { return &EDNS0_TCP_KEEPALIVE{e.Code, e.Length, e.Timeout} }
 
 // EDNS0_PADDING option is used to add padding to a request/response. The default
 // value of padding SHOULD be 0x0 but other values MAY be used, for instance if
@@ -624,3 +652,8 @@ func (e *EDNS0_PADDING) Option() uint16        { return EDNS0PADDING }
 func (e *EDNS0_PADDING) pack() ([]byte, error) { return e.Padding, nil }
 func (e *EDNS0_PADDING) unpack(b []byte) error { e.Padding = b; return nil }
 func (e *EDNS0_PADDING) String() string        { return fmt.Sprintf("%0X", e.Padding) }
+func (e *EDNS0_PADDING) copy() EDNS0 {
+	b := make([]byte, len(e.Padding))
+	copy(b, e.Padding)
+	return &EDNS0_PADDING{b}
+}
diff --git a/types_generate.go b/types_generate.go
index 02576b1d..aa05a085 100644
--- a/types_generate.go
+++ b/types_generate.go
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ func main() {
 					splits := strings.Split(t, ".")
 					t = splits[len(splits)-1]
 				}
+				// For the EDNS0 interface (used in the OPT RR), we need to call the copy method on each element.
+				if t == "EDNS0" {
+					fmt.Fprintf(b, "%s := make([]%s, len(rr.%s));\nfor i,e := range rr.%s {\n %s[i] = e.copy()\n}\n",
+						f, t, f, f, f)
+					fields = append(fields, f)
+					continue
+				}
 				fmt.Fprintf(b, "%s := make([]%s, len(rr.%s)); copy(%s, rr.%s)\n",
 					f, t, f, f, f)
 				fields = append(fields, f)
diff --git a/ztypes.go b/ztypes.go
index f8ec77c2..19a542d3 100644
--- a/ztypes.go
+++ b/ztypes.go
@@ -798,7 +798,9 @@ func (rr *OPENPGPKEY) copy() RR {
 }
 func (rr *OPT) copy() RR {
 	Option := make([]EDNS0, len(rr.Option))
-	copy(Option, rr.Option)
+	for i, e := range rr.Option {
+		Option[i] = e.copy()
+	}
 	return &OPT{rr.Hdr, Option}
 }
 func (rr *PTR) copy() RR {