diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
index 305b99e4b902871c6256b3cc5be318f4ac184431..bfe44bd6be540ddd5b3cc2d05063b0081410a7d2 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class Arguments:
         """
         self._args = args
 
+    def copy(self):
+        """Create a new copy."""
+        return Arguments(list(self._args))
+
     @staticmethod
     def build(arg_str):
         """Build and Arguments instance from an argument string.
@@ -146,6 +150,11 @@ class Event(object):
         if len(unknown_props) > 0:
             raise ValueError("Unknown properties: %s" % ", ".join(unknown_props))
 
+    def copy(self):
+        """Create a new copy."""
+        return Event(self.name, list(self.properties), self.fmt,
+                     self.args.copy(), self)
+
     @staticmethod
     def build(line_str):
         """Build an Event instance from a string.