diff --git a/src/js/models/marker.js b/src/js/models/marker.js
index 0af3e4487..b45bae582 100644
--- a/src/js/models/marker.js
+++ b/src/js/models/marker.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const Marker = class Marker extends LinkedItem {
 
   clone() {
     const clonedMarkups = this.markups.slice();
-    return new this.constructor(this.value, clonedMarkups);
+    return this.builder.createMarker(this.value, clonedMarkups);
   }
 
   empty() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/models/marker-test.js b/tests/unit/models/marker-test.js
index 3035b56b6..9678e54fd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models/marker-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/models/marker-test.js
@@ -116,3 +116,11 @@ test('#split creates an initial empty marker if the offset is 0', (assert) => {
   assert.equal(afterMarkers[0].value, 'hi there!');
   assert.ok(afterMarkers[1].empty(), 'final afterMarker is empty');
 });
+
+test('#clone a marker', (assert) => {
+  const marker = builder.createMarker('hi there!');
+  const cloned = marker.clone();
+  assert.equal(marker.builder, cloned.builder, 'builder is present');
+  assert.equal(marker.value, cloned.value, 'value is present');
+  assert.equal(marker.markups.length, cloned.markups.length, 'markup length is the same');
+});