diff --git a/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc b/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
index e0d7311..b725720 100644
--- a/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
+++ b/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
@@ -42,22 +42,32 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_settings_form($checkout_pane) {
   if (count($profile_types)) {
     $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy'] = array(
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => t('Allow this profile to use values from another profile, where applicable.'),
-      '#description' => t('For example, use the shipping information as the billing information.'),
+      '#title' => t('Enable profile copying on this checkout pane, helping customers avoid having to enter the same address twice.'),
       '#default_value' => variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy', FALSE),
     );
 
-    $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_source'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'select',
-      '#title' => t('Source of profile information'),
-      '#options' => $profile_types,
-      '#default_value' => variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_source', NULL),
+    $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_wrapper'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'fieldset',
+      '#title' => t('Profile copy options'),
       '#states' => array(
         'visible' => array(
           ':input[name="commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
         ),
       ),
     );
+
+    $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_wrapper']['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_source'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => t('Profile to copy from'),
+      '#options' => $profile_types,
+      '#default_value' => variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_source', NULL),
+    );
+
+    $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_wrapper']['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Make copying information from this profile the default action, requiring users to uncheck a box on the checkout pane to enter a different address.'),
+      '#default_value' => variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', TRUE),
+    );
   }
 
   return $form;
@@ -110,6 +120,8 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
   // customer profile, add a checkbox to allow users to toggle this.
   if (variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy', FALSE)
     && $source_profile_type_name = variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_source', NULL)) {
+    // Load the default profile copy option from settings.
+    $profile_copy_default = variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', FALSE);
 
     // Make sure our profile type still exists..
     if ($source_profile_type = commerce_customer_profile_type_load($source_profile_type_name)) {
@@ -121,7 +133,7 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
         '#type' => 'checkbox',
         '#title' => t('My @target is the same as my @source.', array('@target' => drupal_strtolower($target_profile_type['name']), '@source' => drupal_strtolower($source_profile_type['name']))),
         '#element_validate' => array('commerce_customer_profile_copy_validate'),
-        '#default_value' => isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) ? $order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status'] : FALSE,
+        '#default_value' => isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) ? $order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status'] : $profile_copy_default,
         '#weight' => -30,
         '#ajax' => array(
           'callback' => 'commerce_customer_profile_copy_refresh',
@@ -145,6 +157,17 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
           }
         }
       }
+      // If profile copy action has not been set and the default action TRUE.
+      elseif (empty($order->data['profile_copy']) && $profile_copy_default) {
+        // Get field names that will be copied from the source profile.
+        foreach (field_info_instances('commerce_customer_profile', $source_profile_type['type']) as $field_name => $field) {
+          $langcode = $pane_form[$field_name]['#language'];
+          // If the field exists on the destination profile then disable it.
+          if(!empty($pane_form[$field_name])){
+            $pane_form[$field_name][$langcode]['#access'] = FALSE;
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/customer/tests/commerce_customer_ui.test b/modules/customer/tests/commerce_customer_ui.test
index 808c01f..77f371c 100644
--- a/modules/customer/tests/commerce_customer_ui.test
+++ b/modules/customer/tests/commerce_customer_ui.test
@@ -558,9 +558,23 @@ class CommerceCustomerUITest extends CommerceBaseTestCase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Test the copying of one profile's fields to another.
+   * Test the copying of one profile's fields to another (disabled by default).
    */
   public function testCommerceCustomerUIProfileCopy() {
+    $this->_testCommerceCustomerUIProfileCopy();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test the copying of one profile's fields to another (enabled by default).
+   */
+  public function testCommerceCustomerUIProfileCopyDefaultEnabled() {
+    $this->_testCommerceCustomerUIProfileCopy(TRUE);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test the copying of one profile's fields to another.
+   */
+  public function _testCommerceCustomerUIProfileCopy($default_enabled = FALSE) {
     // Enable the helper module that creates a new profile type.
     module_enable(array('commerce_customer_profile_dummy_type'));
 
@@ -568,6 +582,7 @@ class CommerceCustomerUITest extends CommerceBaseTestCase {
     // the billing information customer profile type.
     variable_set('commerce_customer_profile_dummy_profile_copy', TRUE);
     variable_set('commerce_customer_profile_dummy_profile_copy_source', 'billing');
+    variable_set('commerce_customer_profile_dummy_profile_copy_default', $default_enabled);
 
     // Create an order.
     $order = $this->createDummyOrder($this->store_customer->uid);
@@ -579,9 +594,11 @@ class CommerceCustomerUITest extends CommerceBaseTestCase {
     // Generate random information, as city, postal code, etc.
     $address_info = $this->generateAddressInformation();
 
-    // Fill in the billing address information
-    $billing_pane = $this->xpath("//select[starts-with(@name, 'customer_profile_billing[commerce_customer_address]')]");
-    $this->drupalPostAJAX(NULL, array((string) $billing_pane[0]['name'] => 'US'), (string) $billing_pane[0]['name']);
+    // Fill in the billing address information if the copying isn't enabled by default.
+    if (!$default_enabled) {
+      $billing_pane = $this->xpath("//select[starts-with(@name, 'customer_profile_billing[commerce_customer_address]')]");
+      $this->drupalPostAJAX(NULL, array((string) $billing_pane[0]['name'] => 'US'), (string) $billing_pane[0]['name']);
+    }
 
     // Fill in the required information for billing pane, with a random State.
     $info = array(