diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bfb76a7e65..3ff27647251 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   ../src/core/pal
   ../src/core/composer
   ../src/core/diagram
+  ../src/core/dxf
   ../src/core/gps
   ../src/core/raster
   ../src/core/symbology-ng
diff --git a/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.cpp b/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.cpp
index 18511296f6e..8ca3c32d9dc 100644
--- a/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.cpp
+++ b/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,23 @@ QgsDxfExport::QgsDxfExport(): mSymbologyScaleDenominator( 1.0 ), mSymbologyExpor
 {
 }
 
+QgsDxfExport::QgsDxfExport( const QgsDxfExport& dxfExport )
+{
+  *this = dxfExport;
+}
+
+QgsDxfExport& QgsDxfExport::operator=( const QgsDxfExport & dxfExport )
+{
+  mLayers = dxfExport.mLayers;
+  mSymbologyScaleDenominator = dxfExport.mSymbologyScaleDenominator;
+  mSymbologyExport = dxfExport.mSymbologyExport;
+  mMapUnits = dxfExport.mMapUnits;
+  mSymbolLayerCounter = 0; //internal counter
+  mNextHandleId = 0;
+  mBlockCounter = 0;
+  return *this;
+}
+
 QgsDxfExport::~QgsDxfExport()
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.h b/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.h
index 9bebde5c7f5..e0cbc10b7da 100644
--- a/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.h
+++ b/src/core/dxf/qgsdxfexport.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class QgsDxfExport
     };
 
     QgsDxfExport();
+    QgsDxfExport( const QgsDxfExport& dxfExport );
     ~QgsDxfExport();
+    QgsDxfExport& operator=( const QgsDxfExport& dxfExport );
 
     void addLayers( QList< QgsMapLayer* >& layers ) { mLayers = layers; }
     int writeToFile( QIODevice* d );  //maybe add progress dialog? //other parameters (e.g. scale, dpi)?
@@ -84,8 +86,6 @@ class QgsDxfExport
 
     QTextStream mTextStream;
 
-    QVector<QRgb> mDxfColorPalette;
-
     static double mDxfColors[][3];
 
     int mSymbolLayerCounter; //internal counter