diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/AnnotationsTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/AnnotationsTests.cs
index 28af83764..7a8eb44ee 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/AnnotationsTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/AnnotationsTests.cs
@@ -303,11 +303,140 @@ public void MultipleAnnotationsAreCopied()
             Assert.AreEqual(0, o2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void NestedAnnotationsAreCopied()
+        {
+            Version version = new Version(1, 2, 3, 4);
+
+            JObject o = new JObject();
+            o.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            o.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JValue v = new JValue(true);
+            v.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            v.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            o["Item1"] = v;
+            
+            JObject o2 = (JObject)o.DeepClone();
+            Assert.AreEqual("string!", o2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(version, o2.Annotation<Version>());
+
+            JValue v2 = (JValue)o2["Item1"];
+            Assert.AreEqual("string!", v2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(version, v2.Annotation<Version>());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void NestedAnnotationsAreCopiedWithDefault()
+        {
+            Version version = new Version(1, 2, 3, 4);
+            JsonCloneSettings settings = new JsonCloneSettings();
+
+            JObject o = new JObject();
+            o.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            o.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JValue v = new JValue(true);
+            v.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            v.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            o["Item1"] = v;
+
+            JObject o2 = (JObject)o.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.AreEqual("string!", o2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(version, o2.Annotation<Version>());
+
+            JValue v2 = (JValue)o2["Item1"];
+            Assert.AreEqual("string!", v2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(version, v2.Annotation<Version>());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void NestedAnnotationsAreNotCopiedWithSettingsCopyAnnotationsFalse()
+        {
+            Version version = new Version(1, 2, 3, 4);
+            JsonCloneSettings settings = new JsonCloneSettings() { CopyAnnotations = false };
+
+            JObject o = new JObject();
+            o.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            o.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JValue v = new JValue(true);
+            v.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            v.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            o["Item1"] = v;
+
+            JObject o2 = (JObject)o.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(o2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, o2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JValue v2 = (JValue)o2["Item1"];
+            Assert.IsNull(v2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, v2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+        }
+
         private void AssertCloneCopy<T>(JToken t, T annotation) where T : class
         {
             Assert.AreEqual(annotation, t.DeepClone().Annotation<T>());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MultipleAnnotationsAreNotCopiedWithSetting()
+        {
+            Version version = new Version(1, 2, 3, 4);
+            JsonCloneSettings settings = new JsonCloneSettings() { CopyAnnotations = false };
+
+            JObject o = new JObject();
+            o.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            o.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JObject o2 = (JObject)o.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(o2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, o2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JArray a = new JArray();
+            a.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            a.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JArray a2 = (JArray)a.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(a2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, a2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JProperty p = new JProperty("test");
+            p.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            p.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JProperty p2 = (JProperty)p.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(p2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, p2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JRaw r = new JRaw("test");
+            r.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            r.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JRaw r2 = (JRaw)r.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(r2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, r2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JConstructor c = new JConstructor("test");
+            c.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            c.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JConstructor c2 = (JConstructor)c.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(c2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, c2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+
+            JValue v = new JValue("test");
+            v.AddAnnotation("string!");
+            v.AddAnnotation(version);
+
+            JValue v2 = (JValue)v.DeepClone(settings);
+            Assert.IsNull(v2.Annotation<string>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, v2.Annotations<Version>().Count());
+        }
+
 #if !NET20
         [Test]
         public void Example()
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JRawTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JRawTests.cs
index cfeb102b3..57b7c3a88 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JRawTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JRawTests.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void RawEquals()
         public void RawClone()
         {
             JRaw r1 = new JRaw("raw1");
-            JToken r2 = r1.CloneToken();
+            JToken r2 = r1.DeepClone();
 
             CustomAssert.IsInstanceOfType(typeof(JRaw), r2);
         }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/MetadataPropertyHandlingTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/MetadataPropertyHandlingTests.cs
index 2073dbcfe..e7d00dfb1 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/MetadataPropertyHandlingTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/MetadataPropertyHandlingTests.cs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public void DeserializeFromJToken()
 ]";
 
             JToken t1 = JToken.Parse(json);
-            JToken t2 = t1.CloneToken();
+            JToken t2 = t1.DeepClone();
 
             List<EmployeeReference> employees = t1.ToObject<List<EmployeeReference>>(JsonSerializer.Create(new JsonSerializerSettings
             {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
index 241a56045..c589e211b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ public JArray()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="other">A <see cref="JArray"/> object to copy from.</param>
         public JArray(JArray other)
-            : base(other)
+            : base(other, settings: null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        internal JArray(JArray other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : base(other, settings)
         {
         }
 
@@ -93,9 +98,9 @@ internal override bool DeepEquals(JToken node)
             return (node is JArray t && ContentsEqual(t));
         }
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings = null)
         {
-            return new JArray(this);
+            return new JArray(this, settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -309,7 +314,7 @@ public int IndexOf(JToken item)
         /// </exception>
         public void Insert(int index, JToken item)
         {
-            InsertItem(index, item, false);
+            InsertItem(index, item, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JConstructor.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JConstructor.cs
index f2aa86182..703dbbc12 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JConstructor.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JConstructor.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ public JConstructor()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="other">A <see cref="JConstructor"/> object to copy from.</param>
         public JConstructor(JConstructor other)
-            : base(other)
+            : base(other, settings: null)
+        {
+            _name = other.Name;
+        }
+
+        internal JConstructor(JConstructor other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : base(other, settings)
         {
             _name = other.Name;
         }
@@ -147,9 +153,9 @@ internal override bool DeepEquals(JToken node)
             return (node is JConstructor c && _name == c.Name && ContentsEqual(c));
         }
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings = null)
         {
-            return new JConstructor(this);
+            return new JConstructor(this, settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
index f9447cd5d..e19be3619 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
@@ -106,19 +106,24 @@ internal JContainer()
         {
         }
 
-        internal JContainer(JContainer other)
+        internal JContainer(JContainer other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
             : this()
         {
             ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(other, nameof(other));
 
+            bool copyAnnotations = settings?.CopyAnnotations ?? true;
+
+            if (copyAnnotations)
+            {
+                CopyAnnotations(this, other);
+            }
+
             int i = 0;
             foreach (JToken child in other)
             {
-                TryAddInternal(i, child, false);
+                TryAddInternal(i, child, false, copyAnnotations);
                 i++;
             }
-
-            CopyAnnotations(this, other);
         }
 
         internal void CheckReentrancy()
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@ internal bool IsMultiContent([NotNullWhen(true)]object? content)
             return (content is IEnumerable && !(content is string) && !(content is JToken) && !(content is byte[]));
         }
 
-        internal JToken EnsureParentToken(JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
+        internal JToken EnsureParentToken(JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck, bool copyAnnotations)
         {
             if (item == null)
             {
@@ -341,7 +346,12 @@ internal JToken EnsureParentToken(JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
             // the item is being added to the root parent of itself
             if (item.Parent != null || item == this || (item.HasValues && Root == item))
             {
-                item = item.CloneToken();
+                // Avoid allocating settings when copy annotations is false.
+                JsonCloneSettings? settings = copyAnnotations
+                    ? null
+                    : JsonCloneSettings.SkipCopyAnnotations;
+
+                item = item.CloneToken(settings);
             }
 
             return item;
@@ -349,7 +359,7 @@ internal JToken EnsureParentToken(JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
 
         internal abstract int IndexOfItem(JToken? item);
 
-        internal virtual bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
+        internal virtual bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck, bool copyAnnotations)
         {
             IList<JToken> children = ChildrenTokens;
 
@@ -360,7 +370,7 @@ internal virtual bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
 
             CheckReentrancy();
 
-            item = EnsureParentToken(item, skipParentCheck);
+            item = EnsureParentToken(item, skipParentCheck, copyAnnotations);
 
             JToken? previous = (index == 0) ? null : children[index - 1];
             // haven't inserted new token yet so next token is still at the inserting index
@@ -490,7 +500,7 @@ internal virtual void SetItem(int index, JToken? item)
 
             CheckReentrancy();
 
-            item = EnsureParentToken(item, false);
+            item = EnsureParentToken(item, false, copyAnnotations: true);
 
             ValidateToken(item, existing);
 
@@ -635,17 +645,17 @@ internal virtual void ValidateToken(JToken o, JToken? existing)
         /// <param name="content">The content to be added.</param>
         public virtual void Add(object? content)
         {
-            TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, content, false);
+            TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, content, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         internal bool TryAdd(object? content)
         {
-            return TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, content, false);
+            return TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, content, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         internal void AddAndSkipParentCheck(JToken token)
         {
-            TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, token, true);
+            TryAddInternal(ChildrenTokens.Count, token, true, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -654,10 +664,10 @@ internal void AddAndSkipParentCheck(JToken token)
         /// <param name="content">The content to be added.</param>
         public void AddFirst(object? content)
         {
-            TryAddInternal(0, content, false);
+            TryAddInternal(0, content, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
-        internal bool TryAddInternal(int index, object? content, bool skipParentCheck)
+        internal bool TryAddInternal(int index, object? content, bool skipParentCheck, bool copyAnnotations)
         {
             if (IsMultiContent(content))
             {
@@ -666,7 +676,7 @@ internal bool TryAddInternal(int index, object? content, bool skipParentCheck)
                 int multiIndex = index;
                 foreach (object c in enumerable)
                 {
-                    TryAddInternal(multiIndex, c, skipParentCheck);
+                    TryAddInternal(multiIndex, c, skipParentCheck, copyAnnotations);
                     multiIndex++;
                 }
 
@@ -676,7 +686,7 @@ internal bool TryAddInternal(int index, object? content, bool skipParentCheck)
             {
                 JToken item = CreateFromContent(content);
 
-                return InsertItem(index, item, skipParentCheck);
+                return InsertItem(index, item, skipParentCheck, copyAnnotations);
             }
         }
 
@@ -963,7 +973,7 @@ int IList<JToken>.IndexOf(JToken item)
 
         void IList<JToken>.Insert(int index, JToken item)
         {
-            InsertItem(index, item, false);
+            InsertItem(index, item, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         void IList<JToken>.RemoveAt(int index)
@@ -1046,7 +1056,7 @@ int IList.IndexOf(object? value)
 
         void IList.Insert(int index, object? value)
         {
-            InsertItem(index, EnsureValue(value), false);
+            InsertItem(index, EnsureValue(value), false, copyAnnotations: false);
         }
 
         bool IList.IsFixedSize => false;
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
index 872c8ae7c..fab460da4 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ public JObject()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="other">A <see cref="JObject"/> object to copy from.</param>
         public JObject(JObject other)
-            : base(other)
+            : base(other, settings: null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        internal JObject(JObject other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : base(other, settings)
         {
         }
 
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ internal override int IndexOfItem(JToken? item)
             return _properties.IndexOfReference(item);
         }
 
-        internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
+        internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck, bool copyAnnotations)
         {
             // don't add comments to JObject, no name to reference comment by
             if (item != null && item.Type == JTokenType.Comment)
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return base.InsertItem(index, item, skipParentCheck);
+            return base.InsertItem(index, item, skipParentCheck, copyAnnotations);
         }
 
         internal override void ValidateToken(JToken o, JToken? existing)
@@ -244,9 +249,9 @@ internal void InternalPropertyChanging(JProperty childProperty)
 #endif
         }
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings)
         {
-            return new JObject(this);
+            return new JObject(this, settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JProperty.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JProperty.cs
index 3c738cf52..b8c7ace6a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JProperty.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JProperty.cs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public JToken Value
 
                 if (_content._token == null)
                 {
-                    InsertItem(0, newValue, false);
+                    InsertItem(0, newValue, false, copyAnnotations: true);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ public JToken Value
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="other">A <see cref="JProperty"/> object to copy from.</param>
         public JProperty(JProperty other)
-            : base(other)
+            : base(other, settings: null)
+        {
+            _name = other.Name;
+        }
+
+        internal JProperty(JProperty other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : base(other, settings)
         {
             _name = other.Name;
         }
@@ -241,7 +247,7 @@ internal override int IndexOfItem(JToken? item)
             return _content.IndexOf(item);
         }
 
-        internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
+        internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck, bool copyAnnotations)
         {
             // don't add comments to JProperty
             if (item != null && item.Type == JTokenType.Comment)
@@ -254,7 +260,7 @@ internal override bool InsertItem(int index, JToken? item, bool skipParentCheck)
                 throw new JsonException("{0} cannot have multiple values.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, typeof(JProperty)));
             }
 
-            return base.InsertItem(0, item, false);
+            return base.InsertItem(0, item, false, copyAnnotations);
         }
 
         internal override bool ContainsItem(JToken? item)
@@ -282,9 +288,9 @@ internal override bool DeepEquals(JToken node)
             return (node is JProperty t && _name == t.Name && ContentsEqual(t));
         }
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings)
         {
-            return new JProperty(this);
+            return new JProperty(this, settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JRaw.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JRaw.cs
index 02ca51fd1..02ca96d3c 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JRaw.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JRaw.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ public partial class JRaw : JValue
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="other">A <see cref="JRaw"/> object to copy from.</param>
         public JRaw(JRaw other)
-            : base(other)
+            : base(other, settings: null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        internal JRaw(JRaw other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : base(other, settings)
         {
         }
 
@@ -67,9 +72,9 @@ public static JRaw Create(JsonReader reader)
             }
         }
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings)
         {
-            return new JRaw(this);
+            return new JRaw(this, settings);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
index 336d748aa..27f84d8ba 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public JToken Root
             }
         }
 
-        internal abstract JToken CloneToken();
+        internal abstract JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings);
         internal abstract bool DeepEquals(JToken node);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public void AddAfterSelf(object? content)
             }
 
             int index = _parent.IndexOfItem(this);
-            _parent.TryAddInternal(index + 1, content, false);
+            _parent.TryAddInternal(index + 1, content, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public void AddBeforeSelf(object? content)
             }
 
             int index = _parent.IndexOfItem(this);
-            _parent.TryAddInternal(index, content, false);
+            _parent.TryAddInternal(index, content, false, copyAnnotations: true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2443,7 +2443,17 @@ object ICloneable.Clone()
         /// <returns>A new instance of the <see cref="JToken"/>.</returns>
         public JToken DeepClone()
         {
-            return CloneToken();
+            return CloneToken(settings: null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="JToken"/>. All child tokens are recursively cloned.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="settings">A <see cref="JsonCloneSettings"/> object to configure cloning settings.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new instance of the <see cref="JToken"/>.</returns>
+        public JToken DeepClone(JsonCloneSettings settings)
+        {
+            return CloneToken(settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
index 344ae8343..618063e24 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ internal override void WriteToken(JsonReader reader, bool writeChildren, bool wr
                     }
                 }
 
-                JToken value = tokenReader.CurrentToken!.CloneToken();
+                JToken value = tokenReader.CurrentToken!.CloneToken(settings: null);
 
                 if (_parent != null)
                 {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
index 09ed1fd42..c2f03991c 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ internal JValue(object? value, JTokenType type)
             _valueType = type;
         }
 
+        internal JValue(JValue other, JsonCloneSettings? settings)
+            : this(other.Value, other.Type)
+        {
+            if (settings?.CopyAnnotations ?? true)
+            {
+                CopyAnnotations(this, other);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JValue"/> class from another <see cref="JValue"/> object.
         /// </summary>
@@ -64,7 +73,6 @@ internal JValue(object? value, JTokenType type)
         public JValue(JValue other)
             : this(other.Value, other.Type)
         {
-            CopyAnnotations(this, other);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -557,9 +565,9 @@ private static bool Operation(ExpressionType operation, object? objA, object? ob
         }
 #endif
 
-        internal override JToken CloneToken()
+        internal override JToken CloneToken(JsonCloneSettings? settings)
         {
-            return new JValue(this);
+            return new JValue(this, settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonCloneSettings.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonCloneSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02f1351cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonCloneSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Specifies the settings used when cloning JSON.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class JsonCloneSettings
+    {
+        internal static readonly JsonCloneSettings SkipCopyAnnotations = new JsonCloneSettings
+        {
+            CopyAnnotations = false
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JsonCloneSettings"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JsonCloneSettings()
+        {
+            CopyAnnotations = true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a flag that indicates whether to copy annotations when cloning a <see cref="JToken"/>.
+        /// The default value is <c>true</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// A flag that indicates whether to copy annotations when cloning a <see cref="JToken"/>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool CopyAnnotations { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file