diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/core/device_resources.hpp b/cpp/include/raft/core/device_resources.hpp
index 9b9e07cf4f..ec0b92dde2 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/core/device_resources.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/core/device_resources.hpp
@@ -59,11 +59,18 @@ namespace raft {
  */
 class device_resources : public resources {
  public:
-  // delete copy/move constructors and assignment operators as
-  // copying and moving underlying resources is unsafe
-  device_resources(const device_resources&) = delete;
-  device_resources& operator=(const device_resources&) = delete;
-  device_resources(device_resources&&)                 = delete;
+  device_resources(const device_resources& handle,
+                   rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* workspace_resource)
+    : resources{handle}
+  {
+    // replace the resource factory for the workspace_resources
+    resources::add_resource_factory(
+      std::make_shared<resource::workspace_resource_factory>(workspace_resource));
+  }
+
+  device_resources(const device_resources& handle) : resources{handle} {}
+
+  device_resources(device_resources&&) = delete;
   device_resources& operator=(device_resources&&) = delete;
 
   /**
@@ -210,7 +217,7 @@ class device_resources : public resources {
     return resource::get_subcomm(*this, key);
   }
 
-  const rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* get_workspace_resource() const
+  rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* get_workspace_resource() const
   {
     return resource::get_workspace_resource(*this);
   }
diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/core/handle.hpp b/cpp/include/raft/core/handle.hpp
index 6486965cdf..c1e7aa538f 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/core/handle.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/core/handle.hpp
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ namespace raft {
  */
 class handle_t : public raft::device_resources {
  public:
-  // delete copy/move constructors and assignment operators as
-  // copying and moving underlying resources is unsafe
-  handle_t(const handle_t&) = delete;
-  handle_t& operator=(const handle_t&) = delete;
-  handle_t(handle_t&&)                 = delete;
+  handle_t(const handle_t& handle, rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* workspace_resource)
+    : device_resources(handle, workspace_resource)
+  {
+  }
+
+  handle_t(const handle_t& handle) : device_resources{handle} {}
+
+  handle_t(handle_t&&) = delete;
   handle_t& operator=(handle_t&&) = delete;
 
   /**
diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/core/resources.hpp b/cpp/include/raft/core/resources.hpp
index 797fd5968d..64e281e934 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/core/resources.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/core/resources.hpp
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ class resources {
     }
   }
 
-  resources(const resources&) = delete;
-  resources& operator=(const resources&) = delete;
-  resources(resources&&)                 = delete;
+  /**
+   * @brief Shallow copy of underlying resources instance.
+   * Note that this does not create any new resources.
+   */
+  resources(const resources& res) : factories_(res.factories_), resources_(res.resources_) {}
+  resources(resources&&) = delete;
   resources& operator=(resources&&) = delete;
 
   /**
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ class resources {
     return reinterpret_cast<res_t*>(res->get_resource());
   }
 
- private:
+ protected:
   mutable std::mutex mutex_;
   mutable std::vector<pair_res_factory> factories_;
   mutable std::vector<pair_resource> resources_;
diff --git a/cpp/test/core/handle.cpp b/cpp/test/core/handle.cpp
index 75b2d60bcd..8357c27f38 100644
--- a/cpp/test/core/handle.cpp
+++ b/cpp/test/core/handle.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,22 @@ class mock_comms : public comms_iface {
   int n_ranks;
 };
 
+void assert_handles_equal(raft::handle_t& handle_one, raft::handle_t& handle_two)
+{
+  // Assert shallow copied state
+  ASSERT_EQ(handle_one.get_stream().value(), handle_two.get_stream().value());
+  ASSERT_EQ(handle_one.get_stream_pool_size(), handle_two.get_stream_pool_size());
+
+  // Sanity check to make sure non-corresponding streams are not equal
+  ASSERT_NE(handle_one.get_stream_pool().get_stream(0).value(),
+            handle_two.get_stream_pool().get_stream(1).value());
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < handle_one.get_stream_pool_size(); ++i) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(handle_one.get_stream_pool().get_stream(i).value(),
+              handle_two.get_stream_pool().get_stream(i).value());
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(Raft, HandleDefault)
 {
   handle_t h;
@@ -268,4 +284,44 @@ TEST(Raft, WorkspaceResource)
   delete pool_mr;
 }
 
+TEST(Raft, WorkspaceResourceCopy)
+{
+  auto stream_pool = std::make_shared<rmm::cuda_stream_pool>(10);
+
+  handle_t handle(rmm::cuda_stream_per_thread, stream_pool);
+
+  auto pool_mr = new rmm::mr::pool_memory_resource(rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
+
+  handle_t copied_handle(handle, pool_mr);
+
+  assert_handles_equal(handle, copied_handle);
+
+  // Assert the workspace_resources are what we expect
+  ASSERT_TRUE(dynamic_cast<const rmm::mr::pool_memory_resource<rmm::mr::device_memory_resource>*>(
+                handle.get_workspace_resource()) == nullptr);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(dynamic_cast<const rmm::mr::pool_memory_resource<rmm::mr::device_memory_resource>*>(
+                copied_handle.get_workspace_resource()) != nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST(Raft, HandleCopy)
+{
+  auto stream_pool = std::make_shared<rmm::cuda_stream_pool>(10);
+
+  handle_t handle(rmm::cuda_stream_per_thread, stream_pool);
+  handle_t copied_handle(handle);
+
+  assert_handles_equal(handle, copied_handle);
+}
+
+TEST(Raft, HandleAssign)
+{
+  auto stream_pool = std::make_shared<rmm::cuda_stream_pool>(10);
+
+  handle_t handle(rmm::cuda_stream_per_thread, stream_pool);
+  handle_t copied_handle = handle;
+
+  assert_handles_equal(handle, copied_handle);
+}
+
 }  // namespace raft