diff --git a/src/common/api/admire_types.hpp b/src/common/api/admire_types.hpp
index 232433dc8536d424f839e9f1767f2aa61623aa37..ca712bcc0139e19ddfc1aeefeeece024fa378ffb 100644
--- a/src/common/api/admire_types.hpp
+++ b/src/common/api/admire_types.hpp
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ struct adhoc_storage : public storage {
                   bool should_flush);
     adhoc_storage(enum storage::type type, std::string id,
                   ADM_adhoc_context_t ctx);
+    adhoc_storage(const adhoc_storage& other) noexcept;
     adhoc_storage(adhoc_storage&&) noexcept = default;
     adhoc_storage&
+    operator=(const adhoc_storage&) noexcept;
+    adhoc_storage&
     operator=(adhoc_storage&&) noexcept = default;
     ~adhoc_storage() override;
 
@@ -207,8 +210,11 @@ struct pfs_storage : public storage {
     pfs_storage(enum storage::type type, std::string id,
                 std::filesystem::path mount_point);
     pfs_storage(enum storage::type type, std::string id, ADM_pfs_context_t ctx);
+    pfs_storage(const pfs_storage& other) noexcept;
     pfs_storage(pfs_storage&&) noexcept = default;
     pfs_storage&
+    operator=(const pfs_storage& other) noexcept;
+    pfs_storage&
     operator=(pfs_storage&&) noexcept = default;
     ~pfs_storage() override;
 
diff --git a/src/common/api/types.cpp b/src/common/api/types.cpp
index 17ea8d468a12cc4a909276949c3178db7c2e0203..c4178299d2958650ce2663492173249928c141c1 100644
--- a/src/common/api/types.cpp
+++ b/src/common/api/types.cpp
@@ -924,6 +924,16 @@ adhoc_storage::adhoc_storage(enum storage::type type, std::string id,
     : storage(type, std::move(id)),
       m_pimpl(std::make_unique<impl>(adhoc_storage::ctx{ctx})) {}
 
+adhoc_storage::adhoc_storage(const adhoc_storage& other) noexcept
+    : storage(other.m_type, other.m_id),
+      m_pimpl(std::make_unique<impl>(*other.m_pimpl)) {}
+
+adhoc_storage&
+adhoc_storage::operator=(const adhoc_storage& other) noexcept {
+    this->m_pimpl = std::make_unique<impl>(*other.m_pimpl);
+    return *this;
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<storage::ctx>
 adhoc_storage::context() const {
     return std::make_shared<adhoc_storage::ctx>(m_pimpl->context());
@@ -936,6 +946,16 @@ pfs_storage::ctx::ctx(std::filesystem::path mount_point)
 
 pfs_storage::ctx::ctx(ADM_pfs_context_t ctx) : pfs_storage::ctx(ctx->c_mount) {}
 
+pfs_storage::pfs_storage(const pfs_storage& other) noexcept
+    : storage(other.m_type, other.m_id),
+      m_pimpl(std::make_unique<impl>(*other.m_pimpl)) {}
+
+pfs_storage&
+pfs_storage::operator=(const pfs_storage& other) noexcept {
+    this->m_pimpl = std::make_unique<impl>(*other.m_pimpl);
+    return *this;
+}
+
 std::filesystem::path
 pfs_storage::ctx::mount_point() const {
     return m_mount_point;