diff --git a/lib/document.js b/lib/document.js
index 5b9d3fcc5c7..bd28b440222 100644
--- a/lib/document.js
+++ b/lib/document.js
@@ -4582,6 +4582,38 @@ Document.prototype.getChanges = function() {
   return changes;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns a copy of this document with a deep clone of `_doc` and `$__`.
+ *
+ * @return {Document} a copy of this document
+ * @api private
+ * @method $clone
+ * @memberOf Document
+ * @instance
+ */
+
+Document.prototype.$clone = function() {
+  const Model = this.constructor;
+  const clonedDoc = new Model();
+  clonedDoc.$isNew = this.$isNew;
+  if (this._doc) {
+    clonedDoc._doc = clone(this._doc);
+  }
+  if (this.$__) {
+    const Cache = this.$__.constructor;
+    const clonedCache = new Cache();
+    for (const key of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this.$__)) {
+      if (key === 'activePaths') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      clonedCache[key] = clone(this.$__[key]);
+    }
+    Object.assign(clonedCache.activePaths, clone({ ...this.$__.activePaths }));
+    clonedDoc.$__ = clonedCache;
+  }
+  return clonedDoc;
+};
+
 /*!
  * Module exports.
  */
diff --git a/test/document.test.js b/test/document.test.js
index df17aa9da77..b0f4ea132c3 100644
--- a/test/document.test.js
+++ b/test/document.test.js
@@ -11929,6 +11929,64 @@ describe('document', function() {
     assert.deepStrictEqual(rawDoc.tags, ['mongodb']);
   });
 
+  it('$clone() (gh-11849)', async function() {
+    const schema = new mongoose.Schema({
+      name: {
+        type: String,
+        validate: {
+          validator: (v) => v !== 'Invalid'
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    const Test = db.model('Test', schema);
+
+    const item = await Test.create({ name: 'Test' });
+
+    const doc = await Test.findById(item._id);
+    const clonedDoc = doc.$clone();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(clonedDoc, doc);
+    assert.deepEqual(clonedDoc._doc, doc._doc);
+    assert.deepEqual(clonedDoc.$__, doc.$__);
+
+    // Editing a field in the cloned doc does not effect
+    // the original doc
+    clonedDoc.name = 'Test 2';
+    assert.equal(doc.name, 'Test');
+    assert.equal(clonedDoc.name, 'Test 2');
+    assert.ok(!doc.$isModified('name'));
+    assert.ok(clonedDoc.$isModified('name'));
+
+    // Saving the cloned doc does not effect `modifiedPaths`
+    // in the original doc
+    const modifiedPaths = [...doc.modifiedPaths()];
+    await clonedDoc.save();
+    assert.deepEqual(doc.modifiedPaths(), modifiedPaths);
+
+    // Cloning a doc with invalid field preserve the
+    // invalid field value
+    doc.name = 'Invalid';
+    await assert.rejects(async() => {
+      await doc.validate();
+    });
+
+    await clonedDoc.validate();
+
+    const invalidClonedDoc = doc.$clone();
+    doc.name = 'Test';
+    await doc.validate();
+    await assert.rejects(async() => {
+      await invalidClonedDoc.validate();
+    });
+
+    // Setting a session on the cloned doc does not
+    // affect the session in the original doc
+    const session = await Test.startSession();
+    clonedDoc.$session(session);
+    assert.strictEqual(doc.$session(), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(clonedDoc.$session(), session);
+  });
+
   it('can create document with document array and top-level key named `schema` (gh-12480)', async function() {
     const AuthorSchema = new Schema({
       fullName: { type: 'String', required: true }