diff --git a/lib/Elastica/Tool/CrossIndex.php b/lib/Elastica/Tool/CrossIndex.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89cc3d4ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Elastica/Tool/CrossIndex.php
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Elastica\Tool;
+
+use Elastica\Bulk;
+use Elastica\Index;
+use Elastica\Query\MatchAll;
+use Elastica\ScanAndScroll;
+use Elastica\Search;
+use Elastica\Type;
+
+/**
+ * Functions to move documents and types between indices
+ *
+ * @author Manuel Andreo Garcia <andreo.garcia@gmail.com>
+ */
+class CrossIndex
+{
+    /**
+     * Type option
+     *
+     * type: string | string[] | \Elastica\Type | \Elastica\Type[] | null
+     * default: null (means all types)
+     */
+    const OPTION_TYPE = 'type';
+
+    /**
+     * Query option
+     *
+     * type: see \Elastica\Query::create()
+     * default: Elastica\Query\MatchAll
+     */
+    const OPTION_QUERY = 'query';
+
+    /**
+     * Expiry time option
+     *
+     * type: string (see Elastica\ScanAndScroll)
+     * default: '1m'
+     */
+    const OPTION_EXPIRY_TIME = 'expiryTime';
+
+    /**
+     * Size per shard option
+     *
+     * type: int (see Elastica\ScanAndScroll)
+     * default: 1000
+     */
+    const OPTION_SIZE_PER_SHARD = 'sizePerShard';
+
+    /**
+     * Reindex documents from an old index to a new index
+     *
+     * @link https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/reindex.html
+     *
+     * @param \Elastica\Index $oldIndex
+     * @param \Elastica\Index $newIndex
+     * @param array           $options  keys: CrossIndex::OPTION_* constants
+     *
+     * @return \Elastica\Index The new index object
+     */
+    public static function reindex(
+        Index $oldIndex,
+        Index $newIndex,
+        array $options = array()
+    ) {
+        // prepare search
+        $search = new Search($oldIndex->getClient());
+
+        $options = array_merge(
+            array(
+                self::OPTION_TYPE => null,
+                self::OPTION_QUERY => new MatchAll(),
+                self::OPTION_EXPIRY_TIME => '1m',
+                self::OPTION_SIZE_PER_SHARD => 1000,
+            ),
+            $options
+        );
+
+        $search->addIndex($oldIndex);
+        if (isset($options[self::OPTION_TYPE])) {
+            $type = $options[self::OPTION_TYPE];
+            $search->addTypes(is_array($type) ? $type : array($type));
+        }
+        $search->setQuery($options[self::OPTION_QUERY]);
+
+        // search on old index and bulk insert in new index
+        $scanAndScroll = new ScanAndScroll(
+            $search,
+            $options[self::OPTION_EXPIRY_TIME],
+            $options[self::OPTION_SIZE_PER_SHARD]
+        );
+        foreach ($scanAndScroll as $resultSet) {
+            $bulk = new Bulk($newIndex->getClient());
+            $bulk->setIndex($newIndex);
+
+            foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
+                $action = new Bulk\Action();
+                $action->setType($result->getType());
+                $action->setId($result->getId());
+                $action->setSource($result->getData());
+
+                $bulk->addAction($action);
+            }
+
+            $bulk->send();
+        }
+
+        $newIndex->refresh();
+
+        return $newIndex;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copies type mappings and documents from an old index to a new index
+     *
+     * @see \Elastica\Tool\CrossIndex::reindex()
+     *
+     * @param \Elastica\Index $oldIndex
+     * @param \Elastica\Index $newIndex
+     * @param array           $options  keys: CrossIndex::OPTION_* constants
+     *
+     * @return \Elastica\Index The new index object
+     */
+    public static function copy(
+        Index $oldIndex,
+        Index $newIndex,
+        array $options = array()
+    ) {
+        // normalize types to array of string
+        $types = array();
+        if (isset($options[self::OPTION_TYPE])) {
+            $types = $options[self::OPTION_TYPE];
+            $types = is_array($types) ? $types : array($types);
+
+            $types = array_map(
+                function ($type) {
+                    if ($type instanceof Type) {
+                        $type = $type->getName();
+                    }
+
+                    return (string) $type;
+                },
+                $types
+            );
+        }
+
+        // copy mapping
+        foreach ($oldIndex->getMapping() as $type => $mapping) {
+            if (!empty($types) && !in_array($type, $types, true)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $type = new Type($newIndex, $type);
+            $type->setMapping($mapping['properties']);
+        }
+
+        // copy documents
+        return self::reindex($oldIndex, $newIndex, $options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Elastica/Util.php b/lib/Elastica/Util.php
index 74330ef69f..e47252b3ca 100644
--- a/lib/Elastica/Util.php
+++ b/lib/Elastica/Util.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Elastica;
 
-use Elastica\Bulk\Action;
 /**
  * Elastica tools
  *
diff --git a/test/lib/Elastica/Test/Tool/CrossIndexTest.php b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/Tool/CrossIndexTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdffc2e8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/Tool/CrossIndexTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Elastica\Test\Tool;
+
+use Elastica\Document;
+use Elastica\Test\Base;
+use Elastica\Tool\CrossIndex;
+use Elastica\Type;
+
+class CrossIndexTest extends Base
+{
+    /**
+     * Test default reindex
+     */
+    public function testReindex()
+    {
+        $oldIndex = $this->_createIndex(null, true, 2);
+        $this->_addDocs($oldIndex->getType('crossIndexTest'), 10);
+
+        $newIndex = $this->_createIndex(null, true, 2);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            'Elastica\Index',
+            CrossIndex::reindex($oldIndex, $newIndex)
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $newIndex->count());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test reindex type option
+     */
+    public function testReindexTypeOption()
+    {
+        $oldIndex = $this->_createIndex('', true, 2);
+        $type1 = $oldIndex->getType('crossIndexTest_1');
+        $type2 = $oldIndex->getType('crossIndexTest_2');
+
+        $docs1 = $this->_addDocs($type1, 10);
+        $docs2 = $this->_addDocs($type2, 10);
+
+        $newIndex = $this->_createIndex(null, true, 2);
+
+        // \Elastica\Type
+        CrossIndex::reindex($oldIndex, $newIndex, array(
+            CrossIndex::OPTION_TYPE => $type1,
+        ));
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $newIndex->count());
+        $newIndex->deleteDocuments($docs1);
+
+        // string
+        CrossIndex::reindex($oldIndex, $newIndex, array(
+            CrossIndex::OPTION_TYPE => 'crossIndexTest_2',
+        ));
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $newIndex->count());
+        $newIndex->deleteDocuments($docs2);
+
+        // array
+        CrossIndex::reindex($oldIndex, $newIndex, array(
+            CrossIndex::OPTION_TYPE => array(
+                'crossIndexTest_1',
+                $type2,
+            ),
+        ));
+        $this->assertEquals(20, $newIndex->count());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test default copy
+     */
+    public function testCopy()
+    {
+        $oldIndex = $this->_createIndex(null, true, 2);
+        $newIndex = $this->_createIndex(null, true, 2);
+
+        $oldType = $oldIndex->getType('copy_test');
+        $oldMapping = array(
+            'name' => array(
+                'type' => 'string',
+                'store' => true,
+            ),
+        );
+        $oldType->setMapping($oldMapping);
+        $docs = $this->_addDocs($oldType, 10);
+
+        // mapping
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            'Elastica\Index',
+            CrossIndex::copy($oldIndex, $newIndex)
+        );
+
+        $newMapping = $newIndex->getType('copy_test')->getMapping();
+        if (!isset($newMapping['copy_test']['properties']['name'])) {
+            $this->fail('could not request new mapping');
+        }
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $oldMapping['name'],
+            $newMapping['copy_test']['properties']['name']
+        );
+
+        // document copy
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $newIndex->count());
+        $newIndex->deleteDocuments($docs);
+
+        // ignore mapping
+        $ignoredType = $oldIndex->getType('copy_test_1');
+        $this->_addDocs($ignoredType, 10);
+
+        CrossIndex::copy($oldIndex, $newIndex, array(
+            CrossIndex::OPTION_TYPE => $oldType,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($newIndex->getType($ignoredType->getName())->exists());
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $newIndex->count());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Type $type
+     * @param int  $docs
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function _addDocs(Type $type, $docs)
+    {
+        $insert = array();
+        for ($i = 1; $i <= $docs; $i++) {
+            $insert[] = new Document($i, array('_id' => $i, 'key' => 'value'));
+        }
+
+        $type->addDocuments($insert);
+        $type->getIndex()->refresh();
+
+        return $insert;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
index ba7b6d9e9f..4972eb3f56 100644
--- a/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
+++ b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 use Elastica\Request;
 use Elastica\Test\Base as BaseTest;
 use Elastica\Util;
-use Elastica\Exception\ResponseException;
 
 class UtilTest extends BaseTest
 {