diff --git a/codegen/src/api/mod.rs b/codegen/src/api/mod.rs
index f770f4a233..01b3a2df6c 100644
--- a/codegen/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ impl RuntimeGenerator {
                     marker: ::core::marker::PhantomData<X>,
                 }
 
+                impl<T: ::subxt::Config, X> Clone for RuntimeApi<T, X> {
+                    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+                        Self { client: self.client.clone(), marker: ::core::marker::PhantomData }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 impl<T, X> ::core::convert::From<::subxt::Client<T>> for RuntimeApi<T, X>
                 where
                     T: ::subxt::Config,
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/codegen/polkadot.rs b/integration-tests/src/codegen/polkadot.rs
index 3ca134c6e9..d4dacbc6dc 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/codegen/polkadot.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/src/codegen/polkadot.rs
@@ -50126,6 +50126,14 @@ pub mod api {
         pub client: ::subxt::Client<T>,
         marker: ::core::marker::PhantomData<X>,
     }
+    impl<T: ::subxt::Config, X> Clone for RuntimeApi<T, X> {
+        fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                client: self.client.clone(),
+                marker: ::core::marker::PhantomData,
+            }
+        }
+    }
     impl<T, X> ::core::convert::From<::subxt::Client<T>> for RuntimeApi<T, X>
     where
         T: ::subxt::Config,