diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.cpp
index 392c2a9c..3a3babe5 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.cpp
@@ -283,14 +283,14 @@ bool ColorManager::exists(const QString name)
     return mSchemes.contains(name);
 }
 
-PColorScheme ColorManager::copy(const QString &sourceName)
+QString ColorManager::copy(const QString &sourceName)
 {
     if (!mSchemes.contains(sourceName))
-        return PColorScheme();
+        return QString();
     PColorScheme sourceScheme = mSchemes[sourceName];
     QString newName = sourceName+" Copy";
     if (mSchemes.contains(newName))
-        return PColorScheme();
+        return QString();
     // save source with the new name
     QString newFilepath = generateFullPathname(newName,false,false);
     sourceScheme->save(newFilepath);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ PColorScheme ColorManager::copy(const QString &sourceName)
     newScheme->setBundled(false);
     newScheme->setCustomed(false);
     mSchemes[newName]=newScheme;
-    return newScheme;
+    return newName;
 }
 
 QString ColorManager::generateFilename(const QString &name, bool isCustomed)
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.h b/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.h
index e1ebf355..519e0313 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/colorscheme.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public:
     QStringList getDefines();
 
     bool exists(const QString name);
-    PColorScheme copy(const QString& source);
+    QString copy(const QString& source);
     bool rename(const QString& oldName, const QString& newName);
     PColorScheme remove(const QString& name);
     PColorScheme get(const QString& name);
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/editorcolorschemewidget.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/editorcolorschemewidget.cpp
index dd95dbaf..4e164ed4 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/editorcolorschemewidget.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/editorcolorschemewidget.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 EditorColorSchemeWidget::EditorColorSchemeWidget(const QString& name, const QString& group, QWidget *parent) :
     SettingsWidget(name,group,parent),
@@ -292,14 +293,18 @@ void EditorColorSchemeWidget::doSave()
 
 void EditorColorSchemeWidget::on_actionCopy_Scheme_triggered()
 {
-
+    QString newName = pColorManager->copy(ui->cbScheme->currentText());
+    if (newName.isEmpty())
+        return;
+    ui->cbScheme->addItem(newName);
+    ui->cbScheme->setCurrentText(newName);
 }
 
 void EditorColorSchemeWidget::on_btnSchemeMenu_pressed()
 {
     QMenu menu;
 
-    PColorScheme scheme = pColorManager->get(ui->cbScheme->currentText());
+    PColorScheme scheme = getCurrentScheme();
     if (scheme) {
         if (scheme->customed()) {
             menu.addAction(ui->actionReset_Scheme);
@@ -316,7 +321,5 @@ void EditorColorSchemeWidget::on_btnSchemeMenu_pressed()
     QPoint p;
     p.setX(0);
     p.setY(ui->btnSchemeMenu->height()+2);
-    QAction* action = menu.exec(ui->btnSchemeMenu->mapToGlobal(p));
-    if (action)
-        action->trigger();
+    menu.exec(ui->btnSchemeMenu->mapToGlobal(p));
 }