diff --git a/apps/documents/__init__.py b/apps/documents/__init__.py
index 6ed79ffa1b..d5bd566dac 100755
--- a/apps/documents/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/documents/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from documents.conf import settings as documents_settings
 document_list = {'text':_(u'documents list'), 'view':'document_list', 'famfam':'page'}
 document_create = {'text':_('upload a document'), 'view':'document_create', 'famfam':'page_add'}
 document_create_multiple = {'text':_('upload multiple documents'), 'view':'document_create_multiple', 'famfam':'page_add'}
+document_create_sibling = {'text':_('upload using same metadata'), 'view':'document_create_sibling', 'args':'object.id', 'famfam':'page_copy'}
 document_view = {'text':_('details'), 'view':'document_view', 'args':'object.id', 'famfam':'page'}
 document_delete = {'text':_('delete'), 'view':'document_delete', 'args':'object.id', 'famfam':'page_delete'}
 document_edit = {'text':_('edit'), 'view':'document_edit', 'args':'object.id', 'famfam':'page_edit'}
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ document_download = {'text':_('download'), 'view':'document_download', 'args':'o
 staging_file_preview = {'text':_('preview'), 'class':'fancybox', 'view':'staging_file_preview', 'args':'object.id', 'famfam':'drive_magnify'}
 
 register_links(Document, [document_edit, document_delete, document_preview, document_download])
-register_links(Document, [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple, document_view], menu_name='sidebar')
+register_links(Document, [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple, document_create_sibling, document_view], menu_name='sidebar')
 register_links(['document_list', 'document_create', 'document_create_multiple', 'upload_document_with_type', 'upload_multiple_documents_with_type'], [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple], menu_name='sidebar')
 
 register_links(StagingFile, [staging_file_preview])
diff --git a/apps/documents/urls.py b/apps/documents/urls.py
index 9b21f175fa..2915bc46a5 100755
--- a/apps/documents/urls.py
+++ b/apps/documents/urls.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('documents.views',
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/preview/$', 'document_preview', (), 'document_preview'),
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/thumbnail/$', 'document_thumbnail', (), 'document_thumbnail'),
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/download/$', 'document_download', (), 'document_download'),
+    url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/create/siblings/$', 'document_create_sibling', {'multiple':True}, 'document_create_sibling'),
     
     url(r'^staging_file/(?P<staging_file_id>\w+)/preview/$', 'staging_file_preview', (), 'staging_file_preview'),
 
diff --git a/apps/documents/views.py b/apps/documents/views.py
index 7969fdb6cd..7a4458574c 100755
--- a/apps/documents/views.py
+++ b/apps/documents/views.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.views.generic.create_update import create_object, delete_object, upd
 from django.forms.formsets import formset_factory
 from django.core.files.base import File
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.http import urlencode
 
 
 from filetransfers.api import serve_file
@@ -55,7 +56,23 @@ def document_create(request, multiple=True):
     wizard = DocumentCreateWizard(form_list=[DocumentTypeSelectForm, MetadataFormSet], multiple=multiple)
     return wizard(request)
 
-
+def document_create_sibling(request, document_id, multiple=True):
+    document = get_object_or_404(Document, pk=document_id)
+    urldata = []
+    for id, metadata in enumerate(document.documentmetadata_set.all()):
+        if hasattr(metadata, 'value'):
+            urldata.append(('metadata%s_id' % id,metadata.id))   
+            urldata.append(('metadata%s_value' % id,metadata.value))
+        
+    if multiple:
+        view = 'upload_multiple_documents_with_type'
+    else:
+        view = 'upload_document_with_type'
+    
+    url = reverse(view, args=[document.document_type.id])
+    return HttpResponseRedirect('%s?%s' % (url, urlencode(urldata)))
+        
+        
 def _save_metadata(url_dict, document):
     metadata_dict = {
         'id':{},