diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
index 57ed33893..e37820b5c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class BitmapText extends Node {
     private BitmapFont font;
     private StringBlock block;
     private boolean needRefresh = true;
-    private final BitmapTextPage[] textPages;
+    private BitmapTextPage[] textPages;
     private Letters letters;
 
     public BitmapText(BitmapFont font) {
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class BitmapText extends Node {
     public void cloneFields( Cloner cloner, Object original ) {
         super.cloneFields(cloner, original);
 
+        textPages = textPages.clone();
         for( int i = 0; i < textPages.length; i++ ) {
             textPages[i] = cloner.clone(textPages[i]);
         }