diff --git a/src/python/pose_format/pose.py b/src/python/pose_format/pose.py
index 5031f64..d0480f4 100644
--- a/src/python/pose_format/pose.py
+++ b/src/python/pose_format/pose.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def get_components(self, components: List[str], points: Union[Dict[str, List[str
     
 
     def copy(self):
-        return self.__class__(self.header, self.body.copy())
+        return self.__class__(self.header.copy(), self.body.copy())
 
     def bbox(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/python/pose_format/pose_header.py b/src/python/pose_format/pose_header.py
index 225668c..dde6f60 100644
--- a/src/python/pose_format/pose_header.py
+++ b/src/python/pose_format/pose_header.py
@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, points: List[str], limbs: List[Tuple[int, int]], c
 
         self.relative_limbs = self.get_relative_limbs()
 
+    def copy(self) -> 'PoseHeaderComponent':
+        return PoseHeaderComponent(name = self.name, 
+                                   points = self.points,
+                                   limbs= self.limbs,
+                                   colors=self.colors,
+                                   point_format = self.format)
+
     @staticmethod
-    def read(version: float, reader: BufferReader):
+    def read(version: float, reader: BufferReader) -> 'PoseHeaderComponent':
         """
         Reads pose header dimensions from reader (BufferReader).
 
@@ -182,8 +189,11 @@ def __init__(self, width: int, height: int, depth: int = 0, *args):
         self.height = math.ceil(height)
         self.depth = math.ceil(depth)
 
+    def copy(self) -> 'PoseHeaderDimensions':
+        return self.__class__(self.width, self.height, self.depth)        
+
     @staticmethod
-    def read(version: float, reader: BufferReader):
+    def read(version: float, reader: BufferReader) -> 'PoseHeaderDimensions':
         """
         Reads and returns a PoseHeaderDimensions object from a buffer reader.
 
@@ -293,6 +303,13 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.components = components
         self.is_bbox = is_bbox
 
+    def copy(self) -> 'PoseHeader':
+        return PoseHeader(version=self.version,
+                          dimensions=self.dimensions.copy(),
+                          components=[c.copy() for c in self.components],
+                          is_bbox=self.is_bbox
+                          )
+
     @staticmethod
     def read(reader: BufferReader) -> 'PoseHeader':
         """
diff --git a/src/python/tests/pose_test.py b/src/python/tests/pose_test.py
index 897a0dc..55419c1 100644
--- a/src/python/tests/pose_test.py
+++ b/src/python/tests/pose_test.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def create_pose_and_frame_dropout_uniform(example: tf.Tensor) -> tf.Tensor:
 
     def test_pose_tf_posebody_copy_creates_deepcopy(self):
         pose = _get_random_pose_object_with_tf_posebody(num_keypoints=5)
-        self.assertIsInstance(pose.body, TensorflowPoseBody)
+        self.assertIsInstance(pose.body, TensorflowPoseBody)        
         self.assertIsInstance(pose.body.data, TensorflowMaskedTensor)
 
         pose_copy = pose.copy()
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ def test_pose_tf_posebody_copy_creates_deepcopy(self):
 
         # Check that pose and pose_copy are not the same object
         self.assertNotEqual(pose, pose_copy, "Copy of pose should not be 'equal' to original")
-        
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header, pose_copy.header, "headers should be new objects as well")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header.components, pose_copy.header.components, "components should be new objects as well")
+
         # Ensure the data tensors are equal but independent
         self.assertTrue(tf.reduce_all(pose.body.data == pose_copy.body.data), "Copy's data should match original")
 
@@ -499,6 +501,9 @@ def test_pose_tf_posebody_copy_creates_deepcopy(self):
 
         # Create another copy and ensure it matches the first copy
         pose = pose_copy.copy()
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose, pose_copy, "Copy of pose should not be 'equal' to original")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header, pose_copy.header, "headers should be new objects as well")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header.components, pose_copy.header.components, "Components should be new objects as well")
         
         self.assertTrue(tf.reduce_all(pose.body.data == pose_copy.body.data), "Copy's data should match original again")
 
@@ -560,8 +565,9 @@ def test_pose_numpy_posebody_copy_creates_deepcopy(self):
         pose = _get_random_pose_object_with_numpy_posebody(num_keypoints=5, frames_min=3)
 
         pose_copy = pose.copy()
-
         self.assertNotEqual(pose, pose_copy, "Copy of pose should not be 'equal' to original")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header, pose_copy.header, "headers should be new objects as well")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header.components, pose_copy.header.components, "components should be new objects as well")
         
         self.assertTrue(np.array_equal(pose.body.data, pose_copy.body.data), "Copy's data should match original")
 
@@ -599,7 +605,9 @@ def test_pose_torch_posebody_copy_creates_deepcopy(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(pose_copy.body, TorchPoseBody)
         self.assertIsInstance(pose_copy.body.data, TorchMaskedTensor)
 
-        self.assertNotEqual(pose, pose_copy, "Copy of pose should not be 'equal' to original")        
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose, pose_copy, "Copy of pose should not be 'equal' to original")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header, pose_copy.header, "headers should be new objects as well")
+        self.assertNotEqual(pose.header.components, pose_copy.header.components, "components should be new objects as well")
         self.assertTrue(pose.body.data.tensor.equal(pose_copy.body.data.tensor), "Copy's data should match original")
         self.assertTrue(pose.body.data.mask.equal(pose_copy.body.data.mask), "Copy's mask should match original")