diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/CirclePacking/ItemCloneTests.cs b/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/CirclePacking/ItemCloneTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab63948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/CirclePacking/ItemCloneTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+using OpenNest.Engine.CirclePacking;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.Tests.CirclePacking;
+
+public class ItemCloneTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_FromItemReference_ReturnsItem()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+
+        var clone = item.Clone();
+
+        Assert.IsType<Item>(clone);
+        Assert.NotSame(item, clone);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_FromCircleReference_ReturnsItem()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+        var circle = (Circle)item;
+
+        var clone = circle.Clone();
+
+        Assert.IsType<Item>(clone);
+        Assert.NotSame(item, clone);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_FromEntityReference_ReturnsItem()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+        var entity = (Entity)item;
+
+        var clone = entity.Clone();
+
+        Assert.IsType<Item>(clone);
+        Assert.NotSame(item, clone);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_PreservesPackingIdAndCreatesNewGeometryId()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+
+        var clone = Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+
+        Assert.Equal(item.PackingId, clone.PackingId);
+        Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, ((Entity)clone).Id);
+        Assert.NotEqual(((Entity)item).Id, ((Entity)clone).Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_PreservesRotation()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+
+        var clone = Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+
+        Assert.Equal(item.Rotation, clone.Rotation);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_PreservesEntityMetadata()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+
+        var clone = Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+
+        Assert.Equal(item.Color, clone.Color);
+        Assert.Same(item.Layer, clone.Layer);
+        Assert.Equal(item.LineTypeName, clone.LineTypeName);
+        Assert.Equal(item.IsVisible, clone.IsVisible);
+        Assert.Equal(item.Tag, clone.Tag);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_HasIndependentGeometryAndBounds()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+        var sourceCenter = item.Center;
+        var sourceRadius = item.Radius;
+        var sourceBounds = (item.Left, item.Bottom, item.Right, item.Top);
+
+        var clone = Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+
+        Assert.Equal(sourceCenter, clone.Center);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceRadius, clone.Radius);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceBounds, (clone.Left, clone.Bottom, clone.Right, clone.Top));
+        Assert.NotSame(item.BoundingBox, clone.BoundingBox);
+
+        var cloneCenter = clone.Center;
+        cloneCenter.X += 30;
+        cloneCenter.Y -= 10;
+        clone.Center = cloneCenter;
+
+        Assert.Equal(sourceCenter, item.Center);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceBounds, (item.Left, item.Bottom, item.Right, item.Top));
+        Assert.Equal(cloneCenter, clone.Center);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceRadius, clone.Radius);
+        Assert.NotEqual(sourceBounds, (clone.Left, clone.Bottom, clone.Right, clone.Top));
+        Assert.Equal(
+            (cloneCenter.X - sourceRadius, cloneCenter.Y - sourceRadius,
+                cloneCenter.X + sourceRadius, cloneCenter.Y + sourceRadius),
+            (clone.Left, clone.Bottom, clone.Right, clone.Top));
+
+        clone.Radius += 2;
+
+        Assert.Equal(sourceRadius, item.Radius);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceBounds, (item.Left, item.Bottom, item.Right, item.Top));
+        Assert.Equal(
+            (cloneCenter.X - clone.Radius, cloneCenter.Y - clone.Radius,
+                cloneCenter.X + clone.Radius, cloneCenter.Y + clone.Radius),
+            (clone.Left, clone.Bottom, clone.Right, clone.Top));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_Twice_CreatesDistinctGeometryIds()
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem();
+
+        var first = (Entity)Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+        var second = (Entity)Assert.IsType<Item>(item.Clone());
+
+        Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, first.Id);
+        Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, second.Id);
+        Assert.NotEqual(((Entity)item).Id, first.Id);
+        Assert.NotEqual(((Entity)item).Id, second.Id);
+        Assert.NotEqual(first.Id, second.Id);
+    }
+
+    private static Item CreateItem() => new Item
+    {
+        PackingId = 42,
+        Radius = 5,
+        Center = new Vector(10, 20),
+        Rotation = RotationType.CCW,
+        Color = Color.CornflowerBlue,
+        Layer = new Layer("packing"),
+        LineTypeName = "Dashed",
+        IsVisible = false,
+        Tag = "packing-item",
+    };
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/FillEndOdd.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/FillEndOdd.cs
index 510a0d2..cae9afa 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/FillEndOdd.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/FillEndOdd.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.CirclePacking
 
                 for (; inner <= innerMax; inner += primaryOffset)
                 {
-                    var addedItem = item.Clone() as Item;
+                    var addedItem = item.Clone();
                     addedItem.Center = horizontal
                         ? new Vector(inner, outer)
                         : new Vector(outer, inner);
diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/Item.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/Item.cs
index 20981bf..debf514 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/Item.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/CirclePacking/Item.cs
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.CirclePacking
 {
     internal class Item : Circle
     {
-        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public int PackingId { get; set; }
 
-        public object Clone()
+        public override Item Clone()
         {
-            return new Item
+            var copy = new Item
             {
                 Radius = this.Radius,
                 Center = this.Center,
-                Id = this.Id,
+                Rotation = this.Rotation,
+                PackingId = this.PackingId,
             };
+            CopyBaseTo(copy);
+            return copy;
         }
     }
 }