diff --git a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/Packet.java b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/Packet.java
index 26f324c..6360278 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/Packet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/Packet.java
@@ -77,6 +77,28 @@ public class Packet implements Serializable {
         return (T)data;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a copy of #{@link Packet} with new namespace set
+     * if it differs from current namespace.
+     * Otherwise, returns original object unchanged
+     */
+    public Packet withNsp(String namespace) {
+        if (this.nsp.equalsIgnoreCase(namespace)) {
+            return this;
+        } else {
+            Packet newPacket = new Packet(this.type);
+            newPacket.setAckId(this.ackId);
+            newPacket.setData(this.data);
+            newPacket.setDataSource(this.dataSource);
+            newPacket.setName(this.name);
+            newPacket.setSubType(this.subType);
+            newPacket.setNsp(namespace);
+            newPacket.attachments = this.attachments;
+            newPacket.attachmentsCount = this.attachmentsCount;
+            return newPacket;
+        }
+    }
+
     public void setNsp(String endpoint) {
         this.nsp = endpoint;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/transport/NamespaceClient.java b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/transport/NamespaceClient.java
index 68e7474..43e97ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/transport/NamespaceClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/transport/NamespaceClient.java
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class NamespaceClient implements SocketIOClient {
         if (!isConnected()) {
             return;
         }
-        packet.setNsp(namespace.getName());
-        baseClient.send(packet);
+
+        baseClient.send(packet.withNsp(namespace.getName()));
     }
 
     public void onDisconnect() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/PacketTest.java b/src/test/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/PacketTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f5b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/protocol/PacketTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package com.corundumstudio.socketio.protocol;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class PacketTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void packetCopyIsCreatedWhenNamespaceDiffers() {
+        Packet oldPacket = createPacket();
+
+        String newNs = "new";
+        Packet newPacket = oldPacket.withNsp(newNs);
+        assertEquals(newNs, newPacket.getNsp());
+        assertPacketCopied(oldPacket, newPacket);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void packetCopyIsCreatedWhenNewNamespaceDiffersAndIsNull() {
+        Packet packet = createPacket();
+        Packet newPacket = packet.withNsp(null);
+        assertNull(newPacket.getNsp());
+        assertPacketCopied(packet, newPacket);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void originalPacketReturnedIfNamespaceIsTheSame() {
+        Packet packet = new Packet(PacketType.MESSAGE);
+        assertSame(packet, packet.withNsp(""));
+    }
+
+    private void assertPacketCopied(Packet oldPacket, Packet newPacket) {
+        assertNotSame(newPacket, oldPacket);
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getName(), newPacket.getName());
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getType(), newPacket.getType());
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getSubType(), newPacket.getSubType());
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getAckId(), newPacket.getAckId());
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getAttachments().size(), newPacket.getAttachments().size());
+        assertSame(oldPacket.getAttachments(), newPacket.getAttachments());
+        assertEquals(oldPacket.getData(), newPacket.getData());
+        assertSame(oldPacket.getDataSource(), newPacket.getDataSource());
+    }
+
+    private Packet createPacket() {
+        Packet packet = new Packet(PacketType.MESSAGE);
+        packet.setSubType(PacketType.EVENT);
+        packet.setName("packetName");
+        packet.setData("data");
+        packet.setAckId(1L);
+        packet.setNsp("old");
+        packet.setDataSource(Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(new byte[]{10}));
+        packet.initAttachments(1);
+        packet.addAttachment(Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(new byte[]{20}));
+        return packet;
+    }
+}
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