diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1598f7c7..6eec8165 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Handle excessively long email addresses in the signup form
 - Handle excessively long email addresses in the team member invite form
 - Don't allow duplicate team memberships
+- When copying a check, also copy the "failure keyword" field (#417)
 
 ## v1.16.0 - 2020-08-04
 
diff --git a/hc/front/tests/test_copy.py b/hc/front/tests/test_copy.py
index d39e5132..e9b815dc 100644
--- a/hc/front/tests/test_copy.py
+++ b/hc/front/tests/test_copy.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class CopyCheckTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         super(CopyCheckTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.check = Check(project=self.project)
         self.check.name = "Foo"
+        self.check.subject = "success-keyword"
+        self.check.subject_fail = "failure-keyword"
         self.check.save()
 
         self.copy_url = "/checks/%s/copy/" % self.check.code
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ class CopyCheckTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         r = self.client.post(self.copy_url, follow=True)
         self.assertContains(r, "This is a brand new check")
         self.assertContains(r, "Foo (copy)")
+        self.assertContains(r, "success-keyword")
+        self.assertContains(r, "failure-keyword")
 
     def test_it_obeys_limit(self):
         self.profile.check_limit = 0
diff --git a/hc/front/views.py b/hc/front/views.py
index 4ca448cc..071f9870 100644
--- a/hc/front/views.py
+++ b/hc/front/views.py
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ def copy(request, code):
     copied.name = check.name + " (copy)"
     copied.desc, copied.tags = check.desc, check.tags
     copied.subject = check.subject
+    copied.subject_fail = check.subject_fail
 
     copied.kind = check.kind
     copied.timeout, copied.grace = check.timeout, check.grace