diff --git a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
index 911016ad..85e1ae9a 100644
--- a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
+++ b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ var PlacedSymbol = Item.extend(/** @lends PlacedSymbol# */{
 	},
 
 	clone: function(insert) {
-		return this._clone(new PlacedSymbol(this.symbol), insert);
+		return this._clone(new PlacedSymbol({
+			symbol: this.symbol,
+			insert: false
+		}), insert);
 	},
 
 	isEmpty: function() {
diff --git a/src/item/Raster.js b/src/item/Raster.js
index 0cbce496..94b8b007 100644
--- a/src/item/Raster.js
+++ b/src/item/Raster.js
@@ -94,14 +94,17 @@ var Raster = Item.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 	},
 
 	clone: function(insert) {
-		var element = this._image;
-		if (!element) {
+		var param = { insert: false },
+			image = this._image;
+		if (image) {
+			param.image = image;
+		} else {
 			// If the Raster contains a Canvas object, we need to create
 			// a new one and draw this raster's canvas on it.
-			element = CanvasProvider.getCanvas(this._size);
-			element.getContext('2d').drawImage(this._canvas, 0, 0);
+			var canvas = param.canvas = CanvasProvider.getCanvas(this._size);
+			canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(this._canvas, 0, 0);
 		}
-		return this._clone(new Raster(element), insert);
+		return this._clone(new Raster(param), insert);
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index bf7dcc8d..7813cfca 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ var Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 	},
 
 	clone: function(insert) {
-		var copy = this._clone(new Path(this._segments), insert);
+		var copy = this._clone(new Path({
+			segments: this._segments,
+			insert: false
+		}), insert);
+		// Speed up things a little by copy over values that don't need checking
 		copy._closed = this._closed;
 		if (this._clockwise !== undefined)
 			copy._clockwise = this._clockwise;
diff --git a/src/text/PointText.js b/src/text/PointText.js
index 1b4561b9..2097a33f 100644
--- a/src/text/PointText.js
+++ b/src/text/PointText.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var PointText = TextItem.extend(/** @lends PointText# */{
 	},
 
 	clone: function(insert) {
-		return this._clone(new PointText(), insert);
+		return this._clone(new PointText({ insert: false }), insert);
 	},
 
 	/**