diff --git a/db/column_family.cc b/db/column_family.cc
index df1c8434a4b..a0e66e7e5ce 100644
--- a/db/column_family.cc
+++ b/db/column_family.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ ColumnFamilyHandleImpl::ColumnFamilyHandleImpl(
   }
 }
 
+ColumnFamilyHandleImpl::ColumnFamilyHandleImpl(
+    const ColumnFamilyHandleImpl& other)
+    : cfd_(other.cfd_), db_(other.db_), mutex_(other.mutex_) {
+  if (cfd_ != nullptr) {
+    cfd_->Ref();
+  }
+}
+
 ColumnFamilyHandleImpl::~ColumnFamilyHandleImpl() {
   if (cfd_ != nullptr) {
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
diff --git a/db/column_family.h b/db/column_family.h
index 897084477e3..1a3ca3797dd 100644
--- a/db/column_family.h
+++ b/db/column_family.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class ColumnFamilyHandleImpl : public ColumnFamilyHandle {
   // create while holding the mutex
   ColumnFamilyHandleImpl(
       ColumnFamilyData* cfd, DBImpl* db, InstrumentedMutex* mutex);
+  ColumnFamilyHandleImpl(const ColumnFamilyHandleImpl& other);
   // destroy without mutex
   virtual ~ColumnFamilyHandleImpl();
   virtual ColumnFamilyData* cfd() const { return cfd_; }