diff --git a/manila/context.py b/manila/context.py
index 3d8fcfd6fd..b8616f5b61 100644
--- a/manila/context.py
+++ b/manila/context.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class RequestContext(object):
 
     def elevated(self, read_deleted=None, overwrite=False):
         """Return a version of this context with admin flag set."""
-        context = copy.copy(self)
+        context = copy.deepcopy(self)
         context.is_admin = True
 
         if 'admin' not in context.roles:
diff --git a/manila/tests/test_context.py b/manila/tests/test_context.py
index 2738565602..4ed87ab2cf 100644
--- a/manila/tests/test_context.py
+++ b/manila/tests/test_context.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ from manila import test
 
 class ContextTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
+    def test_request_context_elevated(self):
+        user_context = context.RequestContext(
+            'fake_user', 'fake_project', admin=False)
+        self.assertFalse(user_context.is_admin)
+        admin_context = user_context.elevated()
+        self.assertFalse(user_context.is_admin)
+        self.assertTrue(admin_context.is_admin)
+        self.assertFalse('admin' in user_context.roles)
+        self.assertTrue('admin' in admin_context.roles)
+
     def test_request_context_sets_is_admin(self):
         ctxt = context.RequestContext('111',
                                       '222',