diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/api/SiteService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/api/SiteService.java
index 1ce65fd..742064c 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/api/SiteService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/api/SiteService.java
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ public interface SiteService extends EntityProducer
 	 *        The site id.
 	 * @param type
 	 *        The site type.
+	 * @param adminRealm
+	 *        The admin realm to manage this site.
 	 * @return The new site object.
 	 * @exception IdInvalidException
 	 *            if the site id is invalid.
@@ -427,6 +429,26 @@ public interface SiteService extends EntityProducer
 	Site addSite(String id, String type, String adminRealm) throws IdInvalidException, IdUsedException, PermissionException;
 	
 	/**
+	 * Add a new site. Will be structured just like <other>.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 *        The site id.
+	 * @param other
+	 *        The site to make this site a structural copy of.
+	 * @param adminRealm
+	 *        The admin realm to manage this site.
+	 * @return The new site object.
+	 * @exception IdInvalidException
+	 *            if the site id is invalid.
+	 * @exception IdUsedException
+	 *            if the site id is already used.
+	 * @exception PermissionException
+	 *            if the current user does not have permission to add a site.
+	 */
+	Site addSite(String id, Site other, String adminRealm) throws IdInvalidException, IdUsedException, PermissionException;
+
+	
+	/**
 	 * Add a new site. The site will exist with just an id once done, so remove() it if you don't want to keep it.
 	 * 
 	 * @param id
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/cover/SiteService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/cover/SiteService.java
index 98d4c05..6599037 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/cover/SiteService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/cover/SiteService.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package org.sakaiproject.site.cover;
 
 import org.sakaiproject.component.cover.ComponentManager;
+import org.sakaiproject.site.api.Site;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -245,6 +246,16 @@ public class SiteService
 		return service.addSite(param0, param1);
 	}
 
+	public static org.sakaiproject.site.api.Site addSite(java.lang.String param0, org.sakaiproject.site.api.Site param1, java.lang.String param2)
+	throws org.sakaiproject.exception.IdInvalidException, org.sakaiproject.exception.IdUsedException,
+	org.sakaiproject.exception.PermissionException
+	{
+		org.sakaiproject.site.api.SiteService service = getInstance();
+			if (service == null) return null;
+				
+		return service.addSite(param0, param1, param2);
+	}
+
 	public static boolean allowRemoveSite(java.lang.String param0)
 	{
 		org.sakaiproject.site.api.SiteService service = getInstance();
diff --git a/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/impl/BaseSiteService.java b/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/impl/BaseSiteService.java
index 3f9569b..33c4f3b 100644
--- a/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/impl/BaseSiteService.java
+++ b/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/site/impl/BaseSiteService.java
@@ -1132,6 +1132,13 @@ public abstract class BaseSiteService implements SiteService, StorageUser
 	 */
 	public Site addSite(String id, Site other) throws IdInvalidException, IdUsedException, PermissionException
 	{
+		return addSite(id, other, null);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * @inheritDoc
+	 */
+	public Site addSite(String id, Site other, String adminRealm) throws IdInvalidException, IdUsedException, PermissionException
+	{
 		// check for a valid site name
 		Validator.checkResourceId(id);
 
@@ -1142,9 +1149,13 @@ public abstract class BaseSiteService implements SiteService, StorageUser
 		{
 			unlock(SECURE_ADD_USER_SITE, siteReference(id));
 		}
-		else
+		else if (adminRealm == null)
 		{
 			unlock(SECURE_ADD_SITE, siteReference(id));
+		}	
+		else
+		{
+			unlock(SECURE_ADD_SITE_MANAGED, siteReference(id));
 		}
 		
 		// SAK=12631
@@ -1186,6 +1197,11 @@ public abstract class BaseSiteService implements SiteService, StorageUser
 		((BaseSite) site).setEvent(SECURE_ADD_SITE);
 
 		doSave((BaseSite) site, true);
+		if (adminRealm != null) 
+		{
+			// Shouldn't have problems setting (would be nice to have a transaction...)
+			devolvedSakaiSecurity().setAdminRealm(site.getReference(), adminRealm);
+		}
 
 		return site;
 	}