diff --git a/taskiq/state.py b/taskiq/state.py
index 1629aecd..40dfc672 100644
--- a/taskiq/state.py
+++ b/taskiq/state.py
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ def __delattr__(self, name: str) -> None:
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"TaskiqState({super().__str__()})"
+
+    def copy(self) -> "TaskiqState":
+        """Return a shallow copy without changing the original state."""
+        return self.__copy__()
diff --git a/tests/test_state.py b/tests/test_state.py
index 09f1efaf..f6ac19a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_state.py
@@ -56,3 +56,28 @@ def test_state_del_attr() -> None:
     del state.a
 
     assert state.get("a") is None
+
+
+def test_state_copy() -> None:
+    state = TaskiqState()
+    values = [1]
+    state.items_list = values
+
+    copied = state.copy()
+
+    assert isinstance(copied, TaskiqState)
+    assert dict(state) == dict(copied) == {"items_list": values}
+    assert copied["items_list"] is values
+    copied.other = 2
+    assert "other" not in state
+
+
+def test_state_copy_preserves_data_key() -> None:
+    state = TaskiqState()
+    state["data"] = "user value"
+
+    copied = state.copy()
+
+    assert dict(state) == dict(copied) == {"data": "user value"}
+    copied["data"] = "copied value"
+    assert state["data"] == "user value"