diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9c4b766..86b98d1b 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ var pipeline = sharp()
 readableStream.pipe(pipeline);
 ```
 
+```javascript
+var pipeline = sharp().rotate();
+pipeline.clone().resize(800, 600).pipe(firstWritableStream);
+pipeline.clone().extract(20, 20, 100, 100).pipe(secondWritableStream);
+readableStream.pipe(pipeline);
+// firstWritableStream receives auto-rotated, resized readableStream
+// secondWritableStream receives auto-rotated, extracted region of readableStream
+```
+
 ```javascript
 sharp('input.png')
   .rotate(180)
@@ -347,6 +356,14 @@ Do not process input images where the number of pixels (width * height) exceeds
 
 `pixels` is the integral Number of pixels, with a value between 1 and the default 268402689 (0x3FFF * 0x3FFF).
 
+#### clone()
+
+Takes a "snapshot" of the instance, returning a new instance.
+Cloned instances inherit the input of their parent instance.
+This allows multiple output Streams
+and therefore multiple processing pipelines
+to share a single input Stream.
+
 ### Image transformation options
 
 #### resize(width, [height])
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2f07f4b5..e7532eec 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -760,6 +760,24 @@ Sharp.prototype.metadata = function(callback) {
   }
 };
 
+/*
+  Clone new instance using existing options.
+  Cloned instances share the same input.
+*/
+Sharp.prototype.clone = function() {
+  // Clone existing options
+  var clone = new Sharp();
+  util._extend(clone.options, this.options);
+  clone.streamIn = false;
+  // Pass 'finish' event to clone for Stream-based input
+  this.on('finish', function() {
+    // Clone inherits input data
+    clone.options.bufferIn = this.options.bufferIn;
+    clone.emit('finish');
+  });
+  return clone;
+};
+
 /*
   Get and set cache memory and item limits
 */
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 5a6dbb35..99940a6f 100755
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@ NAN_METHOD(pipeline) {
     baton->bufferInLength = node::Buffer::Length(buffer);
     baton->bufferIn = new char[baton->bufferInLength];
     memcpy(baton->bufferIn, node::Buffer::Data(buffer), baton->bufferInLength);
-    options->Set(NanNew<String>("bufferIn"), NanNull());
   }
   // ICC profile to use when input CMYK image has no embedded profile
   baton->iccProfilePath = *String::Utf8Value(options->Get(NanNew<String>("iccProfilePath"))->ToString());
diff --git a/test/unit/clone.js b/test/unit/clone.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6e826827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/clone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+var sharp = require('../../index');
+var fixtures = require('../fixtures');
+
+sharp.cache(0);
+
+describe('Clone', function() {
+  it('Read from Stream and write to multiple Streams', function(done) {
+    var finishEventsExpected = 2;
+    // Output stream 1
+    var output1 = fixtures.path('output.multi-stream.1.jpg');
+    var writable1 = fs.createWriteStream(output1);
+    writable1.on('finish', function() {
+      sharp(output1).toBuffer(function(err, data, info) {
+        if (err) throw err;
+        assert.strictEqual(true, data.length > 0);
+        assert.strictEqual(data.length, info.size);
+        assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
+        assert.strictEqual(320, info.width);
+        assert.strictEqual(240, info.height);
+        fs.unlinkSync(output1);
+        finishEventsExpected--;
+        if (finishEventsExpected === 0) {
+          done();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    // Output stream 2
+    var output2 = fixtures.path('output.multi-stream.2.jpg');
+    var writable2 = fs.createWriteStream(output2);
+    writable2.on('finish', function() {
+      sharp(output2).toBuffer(function(err, data, info) {
+        if (err) throw err;
+        assert.strictEqual(true, data.length > 0);
+        assert.strictEqual(data.length, info.size);
+        assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
+        assert.strictEqual(100, info.width);
+        assert.strictEqual(122, info.height);
+        fs.unlinkSync(output2);
+        finishEventsExpected--;
+        if (finishEventsExpected === 0) {
+          done();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    // Create parent instance
+    var rotator = sharp().rotate(90);
+    // Cloned instances with differing dimensions
+    rotator.clone().resize(320, 240).pipe(writable1);
+    rotator.clone().resize(100).pipe(writable2);
+    // Go
+    fs.createReadStream(fixtures.inputJpg).pipe(rotator);
+  });
+});