diff --git a/src/Dict.cc b/src/Dict.cc
index b438387375..6089e9d6ee 100644
--- a/src/Dict.cc
+++ b/src/Dict.cc
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ TEST_CASE("dict new iteration")
 		count++;
 		}
 
+	PDict<uint32_t>::iterator it;
+	it = dict.begin();
+	it = dict.end();
+	PDict<uint32_t>::iterator it2 = it;
+
 	CHECK(count == 2);
 
 	delete key;
@@ -1558,8 +1563,11 @@ DictIterator::DictIterator(const Dictionary* d, detail::DictEntry* begin, detail
 
 DictIterator::~DictIterator()
 	{
-	assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
-	dict->num_iterators--;
+	if ( dict )
+		{
+		assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
+		dict->num_iterators--;
+		}
 	}
 
 DictIterator& DictIterator::operator++()
@@ -1574,6 +1582,80 @@ DictIterator& DictIterator::operator++()
 	return *this;
 	}
 
+DictIterator::DictIterator(const DictIterator& that)
+	{
+	if ( this == &that )
+		return;
+
+	if ( dict )
+		{
+		assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
+		dict->num_iterators--;
+		}
+
+	dict = that.dict;
+	curr = that.curr;
+	end = that.end;
+	dict->num_iterators++;
+	}
+
+DictIterator& DictIterator::operator=(const DictIterator& that)
+	{
+	if ( this == &that )
+		return *this;
+
+	if ( dict )
+		{
+		assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
+		dict->num_iterators--;
+		}
+
+	dict = that.dict;
+	curr = that.curr;
+	end = that.end;
+	dict->num_iterators++;
+
+	return *this;
+	}
+
+DictIterator::DictIterator(DictIterator&& that)
+	{
+	if ( this == &that )
+		return;
+
+	if ( dict )
+		{
+		assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
+		dict->num_iterators--;
+		}
+
+	dict = that.dict;
+	curr = that.curr;
+	end = that.end;
+
+	that.dict = nullptr;
+	}
+
+DictIterator& DictIterator::operator=(DictIterator&& that)
+	{
+	if ( this == &that )
+		return *this;
+
+	if ( dict )
+		{
+		assert(dict->num_iterators > 0);
+		dict->num_iterators--;
+		}
+
+	dict = that.dict;
+	curr = that.curr;
+	end = that.end;
+
+	that.dict = nullptr;
+
+	return *this;
+	}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Dict.h b/src/Dict.h
index 25ed3aec31..c1a2b0cfa1 100644
--- a/src/Dict.h
+++ b/src/Dict.h
@@ -159,8 +159,14 @@ public:
 	using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
 	using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
 
+	DictIterator() = default;
 	~DictIterator();
 
+	DictIterator(const DictIterator& that);
+	DictIterator& operator=(const DictIterator& that);
+	DictIterator(DictIterator&& that);
+	DictIterator& operator=(DictIterator&& that);
+
 	reference operator*() { return *curr; }
 	pointer operator->() { return curr; }
 
@@ -173,7 +179,6 @@ public:
 private:
 	friend class Dictionary;
 
-	DictIterator() = default;
 	DictIterator(const Dictionary* d, detail::DictEntry* begin, detail::DictEntry* end);
 
 	Dictionary* dict = nullptr;