diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
index f7117cc52d..f595f9213f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
@@ -2298,6 +2298,18 @@
 			</method>
 			
 			
+			<method name="focusField">
+				<parameter name="fieldName"/>
+				<body>
+				<![CDATA[
+					let field = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].querySelector(`[fieldname="${fieldName}"][ztabindex]`);
+					if (!field) return false;
+					return this._focusNextField(field.getAttribute('ztabindex'));
+				]]>
+				</body>
+			</method>
+			
+			
 			<!-- 
 				Advance the field focus forward or backward
 				
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
index e954fd923d..f4af5cc292 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
@@ -1808,6 +1808,55 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 	});
 	
 
+	this.duplicateAndConvertSelectedItem = async function () {
+		if (this.getSelectedItems().length != 1
+				|| !['book', 'bookSection'].includes(this.getSelectedItems()[0].itemType)) {
+			throw new Error('duplicateAndConvertSelectedItem requires a single book or bookSection to be selected');
+		}
+
+		let authorCreatorType = Zotero.CreatorTypes.getID('author');
+		let bookAuthorCreatorType = Zotero.CreatorTypes.getID('bookAuthor');
+
+		let original = this.getSelectedItems()[0];
+		let duplicate = await this.duplicateSelectedItem();
+		if (!duplicate) return null;
+
+		if (duplicate.itemType == 'book') {
+			duplicate.setType(Zotero.ItemTypes.getID('bookSection'));
+			for (let i = 0; i < duplicate.numCreators(); i++) {
+				let creator = duplicate.getCreator(i);
+				if (creator.creatorTypeID == authorCreatorType) {
+					creator.creatorTypeID = bookAuthorCreatorType;
+				}
+				duplicate.setCreator(i, creator);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			duplicate.setField('title', false); // So bookTitle becomes title
+			duplicate.setType(Zotero.ItemTypes.getID('book'));
+			// Get creators from the original item because setType() will have changed the types
+			let creators = original.getCreators()
+				// Remove authors of the individual book section
+				.filter(creator => creator.creatorTypeID !== authorCreatorType);
+			for (let creator of creators) {
+				if (creator.creatorTypeID == bookAuthorCreatorType) {
+					creator.creatorTypeID = authorCreatorType;
+				}
+			}
+			duplicate.setCreators(creators);
+		}
+
+		duplicate.addRelatedItem(original);
+		original.addRelatedItem(duplicate);
+
+		await original.saveTx({ skipDateModifiedUpdate: true });
+		await duplicate.saveTx();
+
+		document.getElementById('zotero-editpane-item-box').focusField('title');
+		return duplicate;
+	};
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Return whether every selected item can be deleted from the current
 	 * collection context (library, trash, collection, etc.).
@@ -3093,6 +3142,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 			'toggleRead',
 			'addToCollection',
 			'removeItems',
+			'duplicateAndConvert',
 			'duplicateItem',
 			'restoreToLibrary',
 			'moveToTrash',
@@ -3372,6 +3422,12 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 						}
 					}
 					else if (!collectionTreeRow.isPublications()) {
+						if (item.itemType == 'book' || item.itemType == 'bookSection') {
+							menu.childNodes[m.duplicateAndConvert].setAttribute('label', Zotero.getString('pane.items.menu.duplicateAndConvert.'
+								+ (item.itemType == 'book' ? 'toBookSection' : 'toBook')));
+							show.add(m.duplicateAndConvert);
+						}
+
 						show.add(m.duplicateItem);
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xul
index d096fba177..4ca670647a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xul
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
 								</menupopup>
 							</menu>
 							<menuitem class="menuitem-iconic zotero-menuitem-remove-items" oncommand="ZoteroPane_Local.deleteSelectedItems();"/>
+							<menuitem class="menuitem-iconic zotero-menuitem-duplicate-and-convert" oncommand="ZoteroPane_Local.duplicateAndConvertSelectedItem();"/>
 							<menuitem class="menuitem-iconic zotero-menuitem-duplicate-item" label="&zotero.items.menu.duplicateItem;" oncommand="ZoteroPane_Local.duplicateSelectedItem().done();"/>
 							<menuitem class="menuitem-iconic zotero-menuitem-restore-to-library" label="&zotero.items.menu.restoreToLibrary;" oncommand="ZoteroPane_Local.restoreSelectedItems();"/>
 							<menuitem class="menuitem-iconic zotero-menuitem-move-to-trash" oncommand="ZoteroPane_Local.deleteSelectedItems(true, true);"/>
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
index f7cc4c9bfb..a022106c11 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ pane.items.menu.createParent              = Create Parent Item…
 pane.items.menu.createParent.multiple     = Create Parent Items
 pane.items.menu.renameAttachments = Rename File from Parent Metadata
 pane.items.menu.renameAttachments.multiple = Rename Files from Parent Metadata
+pane.items.menu.duplicateAndConvert.toBookSection = Create Book Section
+pane.items.menu.duplicateAndConvert.toBook = Create Book from Book Section
 pane.items.showItemInLibrary = Show Item in Library
 
 pane.items.letter.oneParticipant		= Letter to %S
