diff --git a/include/llvm/User.h b/include/llvm/User.h
index e78d21bbca0..c2f0781aa6f 100644
--- a/include/llvm/User.h
+++ b/include/llvm/User.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public:
   }
   inline unsigned getNumOperands() const { return Operands.size(); }
 
+  inline std::vector<Value*> copyOperands() const {
+    return std::vector<Value*>(op_begin(), op_end());
+  }
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Operand Iterator interface...
   //