diff --git a/src/gfx_macros/shader_param.rs b/src/gfx_macros/shader_param.rs
index 6ebb47c1750..788bf174d54 100644
--- a/src/gfx_macros/shader_param.rs
+++ b/src/gfx_macros/shader_param.rs
@@ -277,8 +277,19 @@ impl ItemDecorator for ShaderParam {
         let link_ty = generic::ty::Literal(
             generic::ty::Path::new_local(&link_name[])
         );
-        (*push)(context.item_struct(span, link_ident, link_def));
-        // process meta parameters
+        let link_item = context.item_struct(span, link_ident, link_def)
+                               .map(|mut item| {
+            item.attrs.push(context.attribute(span,
+                context.meta_list(span, token::InternedString::new("derive"), vec![
+                        context.meta_word(span, token::InternedString::new("Copy")),
+                        context.meta_word(span, token::InternedString::new("Debug")),
+                ])
+            ));
+            item
+        });
+        (*push)(link_item);
+
+        // process meta parameters (expecting none)
         match meta_item.node {
             ast::MetaWord(_) => (), //expected
             _ => {
@@ -286,6 +297,7 @@ impl ItemDecorator for ShaderParam {
                     "No arguments are expected for #[shader_param]")
             }
         }
+
         // #[derive ShaderParam]
         let trait_def = generic::TraitDef {
             span: span,
diff --git a/tests/shader_param.rs b/tests/shader_param.rs
index 180433763e6..44a6d081de7 100644
--- a/tests/shader_param.rs
+++ b/tests/shader_param.rs
@@ -19,22 +19,34 @@ extern crate gfx_macros;
 
 mod secret_lib;
 
+use secret_lib::gfx;
+
 // Test all features
 #[shader_param]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 struct TestParam {
     a: i32,
     b: [f32; 4],
-    c: secret_lib::gfx::shade::TextureParam,
-    d: secret_lib::gfx::RawBufferHandle,
+    c: gfx::shade::TextureParam,
+    d: gfx::RawBufferHandle,
     e: f32,
     #[name = "a_f"]
     f: [f32; 4],
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_link_copy() {
+    // testing if RefBatch is copyable
+    fn _is_copy<T: Copy>(_t: T) {}
+    fn _ref_copy(batch: gfx::batch::RefBatch<TestParam>) {
+        _is_copy(batch)
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_shader_param() {
-    // testing if the types are visible
-    let _ref: secret_lib::gfx::batch::RefBatch<TestParam>;
-    let _owned: secret_lib::gfx::batch::OwnedBatch<TestParam>;
+    // testing if RefBatch can be constructed
+    let _ref: gfx::batch::RefBatch<TestParam>;
+    // testing if OwnedBatch can be constructed
+    let _owned: gfx::batch::OwnedBatch<TestParam>;
 }