diff --git a/ortools/java/com/google/ortools/sat/CpModel.java b/ortools/java/com/google/ortools/sat/CpModel.java
index cb33304623..1a035c0f7f 100644
--- a/ortools/java/com/google/ortools/sat/CpModel.java
+++ b/ortools/java/com/google/ortools/sat/CpModel.java
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ public final class CpModel {
     constantMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
   }
 
+  public CpModel getClone() {
+    CpModel clone = new CpModel();
+    clone.modelBuilder.mergeFrom(modelBuilder.build());
+    clone.constantMap.clear();
+    clone.constantMap.putAll(constantMap);
+    return clone;
+  }
+
   // Integer variables.
 
   /** Creates an integer variable with domain [lb, ub]. */
@@ -119,6 +127,16 @@ public final class CpModel {
     return cste;
   }
 
+  /** Rebuilds a Boolean variable from an index. Useful after cloning a model. */
+  public BoolVar getBoolVarFromProtoIndex(int index) {
+    return new BoolVar(modelBuilder, index);
+  }
+
+  /** Rebuilds an integer variable from an index. Useful after cloning a model. */
+  public IntVar getIntVarFromProtoIndex(int index) {
+    return new IntVar(modelBuilder, index);
+  }
+
   // Boolean Constraints.
 
   /** Adds {@code Or(literals) == true}. */