diff --git a/optimizely/user_context.py b/optimizely/user_context.py
index 98b40a277..07de155e6 100644
--- a/optimizely/user_context.py
+++ b/optimizely/user_context.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def __init__(self, optimizely_client, user_id, user_attributes=None):
 
         self.logger = _logging.reset_logger(self.logger_name)
 
+    def clone(self):
+        return UserContext(self.client, self.user_id, self.user_attributes)
+
     def set_attribute(self, attribute_key, attribute_value):
         """
         sets a attribute by key for this user context.
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ def decide(self, key, options=None):
             self.logger.error("Optimizely Client invalid")
             return None
 
-        return self.client.decide(self, key, options)
+        return self.client.decide(self.clone(), key, options)
 
     def decide_for_keys(self, keys, options=None):
         """
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ def decide_for_keys(self, keys, options=None):
             self.logger.error("Optimizely Client invalid")
             return None
 
-        self.client.decide_for_keys(self, keys, options)
+        self.client.decide_for_keys(self.clone(), keys, options)
 
     def decide_all(self, options=None):
         """
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ def decide_all(self, options=None):
             self.logger.error("Optimizely Client invalid")
             return None
 
-        self.client.decide_all(self, options)
+        self.client.decide_all(self.clone(), options)
 
     def track_event(self, event_key, event_tags=None):
         self.client.track(event_key, self.user_id, self.user_attributes, event_tags)
diff --git a/tests/test_user_context.py b/tests/test_user_context.py
index 4312b1cb6..1ab34c4bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_user_context.py
+++ b/tests/test_user_context.py
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ def test_decide_rollout(self):
         self.assertFalse(decision.enabled)
         self.assertEqual(decision.flag_key, 'test_feature_in_rollout')
 
+    def test_decide_user_context(self):
+        """ Test that the user context in decide response is not the same object on which
+    the decide was called """
+
+        opt_obj = optimizely.Optimizely(json.dumps(self.config_dict_with_features))
+
+        user_context = opt_obj.create_user_context('test_user')
+        decision = user_context.decide('test_feature_in_rollout')
+        user_context.set_attribute("test_key", "test_value")
+        self.assertNotEqual(user_context.user_attributes, decision.user_context.user_attributes)
+
     def test_decide_for_keys(self):
         """ Test that the feature is enabled for the user if bucketed into variation of a rollout.
     Also confirm that no impression event is processed. """