diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.html b/editor/svg-editor.html
index fd1d87d1..194321d4 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.html
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.html
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 	<div id="selected_panel">
 		<div class="toolset">
 			<div class="tool_sep"></div>
-			<div class="push_button" id="tool_clone" title="Clone Element [C]"></div>
+			<div class="push_button" id="tool_clone" title="Duplicate Element [D]"></div>
 			<div class="push_button" id="tool_delete" title="Delete Element [Delete/Backspace]"></div>
 			<div class="tool_sep"></div>
 			<div class="push_button" id="tool_move_top" title="Bring to Front [ Ctrl+Shift+] ]"></div>
diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index af264167..9a3f4df3 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@
 			};
 			
 			var clickClone = function(){
-				svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements();
+				svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(20,20);
 			};
 			
 			var clickAlign = function() {
@@ -3944,7 +3944,7 @@
 					{sel:'#tool_make_link,#tool_make_link_multi', fn: makeHyperlink, evt: 'click'},
 					{sel:'#tool_undo', fn: clickUndo, evt: 'click', key: ['Z', true]},
 					{sel:'#tool_redo', fn: clickRedo, evt: 'click', key: ['Y', true]},
-					{sel:'#tool_clone,#tool_clone_multi', fn: clickClone, evt: 'click', key: ['C', true]},
+					{sel:'#tool_clone,#tool_clone_multi', fn: clickClone, evt: 'click', key: ['D', true]},
 					{sel:'#tool_group', fn: clickGroup, evt: 'click', key: ['G', true]},
 					{sel:'#tool_ungroup', fn: clickGroup, evt: 'click'},
 					{sel:'#tool_unlink_use', fn: clickGroup, evt: 'click'},
@@ -3977,6 +3977,14 @@
 					{key: 'shift+down', fn: function(){moveSelected(0,10)}},
 					{key: 'shift+left', fn: function(){moveSelected(-10,0)}},
 					{key: 'shift+right', fn: function(){moveSelected(10,0)}},
+					{key: ['alt+up', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(0,-1)}},
+					{key: ['alt+down', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(0,1)}},
+					{key: ['alt+left', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(-1,0)}},
+					{key: ['alt+right', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(1,0)}},
+					{key: ['alt+shift+up', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(0,-10)}},
+					{key: ['alt+shift+down', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(0,10)}},
+					{key: ['alt+shift+left', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(-10,0)}},
+					{key: ['alt+shift+right', true], fn: function(){svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(10,0)}},	
 					{key: 'A', fn: function(){svgCanvas.selectAllInCurrentLayer();}},
 
 					// Standard shortcuts
diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 1b0fcfc0..f4df9775 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -2484,7 +2484,11 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 		if(canvas.spaceKey || evt.button === 1) return;
 		
 		var right_click = evt.button === 2;
-		
+	
+		if(evt.altKey) { // duplicate when  dragging
+			svgCanvas.cloneSelectedElements(0,0);
+		}
+	
 		root_sctm = svgcontent.getScreenCTM().inverse();
 		var pt = transformPoint( evt.pageX, evt.pageY, root_sctm ),
 			mouse_x = pt.x * current_zoom,
@@ -9362,7 +9366,7 @@ this.moveSelectedElements = function(dx, dy, undoable) {
 // Function: cloneSelectedElements
 // Create deep DOM copies (clones) of all selected elements and move them slightly 
 // from their originals
-this.cloneSelectedElements = function() {
+this.cloneSelectedElements = function(x,y) {
 	var batchCmd = new BatchCommand("Clone Elements");
 	// find all the elements selected (stop at first null)
 	var len = selectedElements.length;
@@ -9385,7 +9389,7 @@ this.cloneSelectedElements = function() {
 	
 	if (!batchCmd.isEmpty()) {
 		addToSelection(copiedElements.reverse()); // Need to reverse for correct selection-adding
-		this.moveSelectedElements(20,20,false);
+		this.moveSelectedElements(x,y,false);
 		addCommandToHistory(batchCmd);
 	}
 };