diff --git a/storage/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py b/storage/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
index 086e697f1a92..d1b83f8ce5a2 100644
--- a/storage/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
+++ b/storage/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def delete_blobs(self, blobs, on_error=None, client=None):
                     raise
 
     def copy_blob(self, blob, destination_bucket, new_name=None,
-                  client=None):
+                  client=None, preserve_acl=True):
         """Copy the given blob to the given bucket, optionally with a new name.
 
         :type blob: :class:`google.cloud.storage.blob.Blob`
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ def copy_blob(self, blob, destination_bucket, new_name=None,
         :param client: Optional. The client to use.  If not passed, falls back
                        to the ``client`` stored on the current bucket.
 
+        :type preserve_acl: bool
+        :param preserve_acl: Optional. Copies ACL from old blob to new blob.
+                             Default: True.
+
         :rtype: :class:`google.cloud.storage.blob.Blob`
         :returns: The new Blob.
         """
@@ -468,6 +472,8 @@ def copy_blob(self, blob, destination_bucket, new_name=None,
         api_path = blob.path + '/copyTo' + new_blob.path
         copy_result = client.connection.api_request(
             method='POST', path=api_path, _target_object=new_blob)
+        if not preserve_acl:
+            new_blob.acl.save(acl={}, client=client)
         new_blob._set_properties(copy_result)
         return new_blob
 
diff --git a/storage/unit_tests/test_bucket.py b/storage/unit_tests/test_bucket.py
index 8f378befd744..c8e598d0a27d 100644
--- a/storage/unit_tests/test_bucket.py
+++ b/storage/unit_tests/test_bucket.py
@@ -534,6 +534,38 @@ class _Blob(object):
         self.assertEqual(kw['method'], 'POST')
         self.assertEqual(kw['path'], COPY_PATH)
 
+    def test_copy_blobs_preserve_acl(self):
+        from google.cloud.storage.acl import ObjectACL
+        SOURCE = 'source'
+        DEST = 'dest'
+        BLOB_NAME = 'blob-name'
+        NEW_NAME = 'new_name'
+        BLOB_PATH = '/b/%s/o/%s' % (SOURCE, BLOB_NAME)
+        NEW_BLOB_PATH = '/b/%s/o/%s' % (DEST, NEW_NAME)
+        COPY_PATH = '/b/%s/o/%s/copyTo/b/%s/o/%s' % (SOURCE, BLOB_NAME,
+                                                     DEST, NEW_NAME)
+
+        class _Blob(object):
+            name = BLOB_NAME
+            path = BLOB_PATH
+
+        connection = _Connection({}, {})
+        client = _Client(connection)
+        source = self._makeOne(client=client, name=SOURCE)
+        dest = self._makeOne(client=client, name=DEST)
+        blob = _Blob()
+        new_blob = source.copy_blob(blob, dest, NEW_NAME, client=client,
+                                    preserve_acl=False)
+        self.assertIs(new_blob.bucket, dest)
+        self.assertEqual(new_blob.name, NEW_NAME)
+        self.assertIsInstance(new_blob.acl, ObjectACL)
+        kw = connection._requested
+        self.assertEqual(len(kw), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(kw[0]['method'], 'POST')
+        self.assertEqual(kw[0]['path'], COPY_PATH)
+        self.assertEqual(kw[1]['method'], 'PATCH')
+        self.assertEqual(kw[1]['path'], NEW_BLOB_PATH)
+
     def test_copy_blobs_w_name(self):
         SOURCE = 'source'
         DEST = 'dest'