diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_animsys.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_animsys.h
index 045095567bc..ad89d3bbd53 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_animsys.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_animsys.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ void BKE_free_animdata(struct ID *id);
 /* Copy AnimData */
 struct AnimData *BKE_copy_animdata(struct AnimData *adt);
 
+/* Copy AnimData */
+int BKE_copy_animdata_id(struct ID *id_to, struct ID *id_from);
+
 /* Make Local */
 void BKE_animdata_make_local(struct AnimData *adt);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/anim_sys.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/anim_sys.c
index 8b86f6a5d1f..2a5a12cc513 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/anim_sys.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/anim_sys.c
@@ -203,6 +203,26 @@ AnimData *BKE_copy_animdata (AnimData *adt)
 	return dadt;
 }
 
+int BKE_copy_animdata_id(struct ID *id_to, struct ID *id_from)
+{
+	AnimData *adt;
+
+	if((id_to && id_from) && (GS(id_to->name) != GS(id_from->name)))
+		return 0;
+
+	BKE_free_animdata(id_to);
+
+	adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(id_from);
+	if (adt) {
+		IdAdtTemplate *iat = (IdAdtTemplate *)id_to;
+		iat->adt= BKE_copy_animdata(adt);
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
 /* Make Local -------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void make_local_strips(ListBase *strips)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_relations.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_relations.c
index d4bf721e14e..237498f15fd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_relations.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_relations.c
@@ -1219,14 +1219,8 @@ static int make_links_data_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 				}
 				break;
 			case MAKE_LINKS_ANIMDATA:
-#if 0 // XXX old animation system
-					if(obt->ipo) obt->ipo->id.us--;
-					obt->ipo= ob->ipo;
-					if(obt->ipo) {
-						id_us_plus((ID *)obt->ipo);
-						do_ob_ipo(scene, obt);
-					}
-#endif // XXX old animation system
+				BKE_copy_animdata_id((ID *)obt, (ID *)ob);
+				BKE_copy_animdata_id((ID *)obt->data, (ID *)ob->data);
 				break;
 			case MAKE_LINKS_DUPLIGROUP:
 				if(ob->dup_group) ob->dup_group->id.us--;