diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryJoin.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryJoin.java
index b55fbea2..d7a433cc 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryJoin.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryJoin.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
  ** JoinsContext is constructed before executing a query, and not meant to be set
  ** by users.
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class QueryJoin
+public class QueryJoin implements Cloneable
 {
    private String        baseTableOrAlias;
    private String        joinTable;
@@ -69,6 +69,40 @@ public class QueryJoin
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QueryJoin clone()
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         QueryJoin clone = (QueryJoin) super.clone();
+
+         if(joinMetaData != null)
+         {
+            clone.joinMetaData = joinMetaData.clone();
+         }
+
+         if(securityCriteria != null)
+         {
+            clone.securityCriteria = new ArrayList<>();
+            for(QFilterCriteria securityCriterion : securityCriteria)
+            {
+               clone.securityCriteria.add(securityCriterion.clone());
+            }
+         }
+
+         return clone;
+      }
+      catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)
+      {
+         throw new AssertionError();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** define the types of joins - INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, or FULL.
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/joins/QJoinMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/joins/QJoinMetaData.java
index 1f35d165..51c8dd30 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/joins/QJoinMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/joins/QJoinMetaData.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Definition of how 2 tables join together within a QQQ Instance.
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class QJoinMetaData implements TopLevelMetaDataInterface
+public class QJoinMetaData implements TopLevelMetaDataInterface, Cloneable
 {
    private String   name;
    private JoinType type;
@@ -62,6 +62,44 @@ public class QJoinMetaData implements TopLevelMetaDataInterface
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QJoinMetaData clone()
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         QJoinMetaData clone = (QJoinMetaData) super.clone();
+
+         if(joinOns != null)
+         {
+            clone.joinOns = new ArrayList<>();
+            for(JoinOn joinOn : joinOns)
+            {
+               clone.joinOns.add(joinOn.clone());
+            }
+         }
+
+         if(orderBys != null)
+         {
+            clone.orderBys = new ArrayList<>();
+            for(QFilterOrderBy orderBy : orderBys)
+            {
+               clone.orderBys.add(orderBy.clone());
+            }
+         }
+
+         return clone;
+      }
+      catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)
+      {
+         throw new AssertionError();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for name
     **