diff --git a/Lib/copy.py b/Lib/copy.py
index 264635042ca..789488c1bc5 100644
--- a/Lib/copy.py
+++ b/Lib/copy.py
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ def _deepcopy_dict(x, memo):
 if PyStringMap is not None:
     d[PyStringMap] = _deepcopy_dict
 
+def _deepcopy_method(x, memo): # Copy instance methods
+    return type(x)(x.__func__, deepcopy(x.__self__, memo))
+_deepcopy_dispatch[types.MethodType] = _deepcopy_method
+
 def _keep_alive(x, memo):
     """Keeps a reference to the object x in the memo.
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_copy.py b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
index 2af21094eac..2df0deb7c8e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_copy.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
@@ -677,6 +677,17 @@ def __init__(self, i):
         del d
         self.assertEqual(len(v), 1)
 
+    def test_deepcopy_bound_method(self):
+        class Foo(object):
+            def m(self):
+                pass
+        f = Foo()
+        f.b = f.m
+        g = copy.deepcopy(f)
+        self.assertEqual(g.m, g.b)
+        self.assertTrue(g.b.__self__ is g)
+        g.b()
+
 
 def global_foo(x, y): return x+y
 
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 044224405ef..89a5fc47bc6 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ Josh Cogliati
 Dave Cole
 Benjamin Collar
 Jeffery Collins
+Robert Collins
 Paul Colomiets
 Matt Conway
 David M. Cooke
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4ca20ed96b0..3abf192ef9d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ C-API
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1515: Enable use of deepcopy() with instance methods.  Patch by
+  Robert Collins.
+
 - Issue #7403: logging: Fixed possible race condition in lock creation.
 
 - Issue #6845: Add restart support for binary upload in ftplib.  The