diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-version-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-version-context.xml
index b1f7894a64..9571419fd0 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-version-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-version-context.xml
@@ -34,5 +34,9 @@
       <property name="beanName" value="versionNodeService" />
       <property name="extendingBeanName" value="rm.versionNodeService" />
    </bean>
+   
+   <!--  rmv:versionable aspect behaviour bean -->
+   <bean id="rm.versionableAspect" class="org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.version.model.VersionableAspect" parent="rm.baseBehaviour">
+   </bean>
 
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/version/model/VersionableAspect.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/version/model/VersionableAspect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d6a51e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/version/model/VersionableAspect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.version.model;
+
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.model.BaseBehaviourBean;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.CopyBehaviourCallback;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.CopyDetails;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.annotation.Behaviour;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.annotation.BehaviourBean;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.annotation.BehaviourKind;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+
+/**
+ * rmv:versionsable aspect behaviour bean implementation
+ * 
+ * @author Roy Wetherall
+ * @since 2.3
+ */
+@BehaviourBean
+(
+   defaultType="rmv:versionable"
+)
+public class VersionableAspect extends BaseBehaviourBean
+{       
+    /**
+     * Copy callback.
+     * 
+     * Cutoff aspect should not be copied.
+     */
+    @Behaviour
+    (
+            kind = BehaviourKind.CLASS,
+            policy = "alf:getCopyCallback"
+    )
+    public CopyBehaviourCallback getCopyCallback(QName classRef, CopyDetails copyDetails)
+    {
+        return new DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback();
+    }    
+}
diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/version/RecordableVersionsBaseTest.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/version/RecordableVersionsBaseTest.java
index a7dd545955..f7a42b1960 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/version/RecordableVersionsBaseTest.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/version/RecordableVersionsBaseTest.java
@@ -171,15 +171,17 @@ public abstract class RecordableVersionsBaseTest extends BaseRMTestCase implemen
         Map<QName, Serializable> cloneFrozenProperties = new HashMap<QName, Serializable>(frozenProperties);
         for (Map.Entry<QName, Serializable> entry : beforeProperies.entrySet())
         {
-            if (frozenProperties.containsKey(entry.getKey()))
+            QName beforePropertyName = entry.getKey();
+            if (frozenProperties.containsKey(beforePropertyName))
             {
-                Serializable frozenValue = frozenProperties.get(entry.getKey());
-                assertEquals("Frozen property " + entry.getKey().getLocalName() + " value is incorrect.", entry.getValue(), frozenValue);
-                cloneFrozenProperties.remove(entry.getKey());               
+                Serializable frozenValue = frozenProperties.get(beforePropertyName);
+                assertEquals("Frozen property " + beforePropertyName.getLocalName() + " value is incorrect.", entry.getValue(), frozenValue);
+                cloneFrozenProperties.remove(beforePropertyName);               
             }
-            else
+            else if (!PROP_FILE_PLAN.equals(beforePropertyName) &&
+                     !PROP_RECORDABLE_VERSION_POLICY.equals(beforePropertyName))
             {
-                fail("Property missing from frozen state .. " + entry.getKey());
+                fail("Property missing from frozen state .. " + beforePropertyName);
             }
         }
         
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ public abstract class RecordableVersionsBaseTest extends BaseRMTestCase implemen
         // compare origional and frozen aspects
         Set<QName> frozenAspects = nodeService.getAspects(frozen);
         cloneBeforeAspects.removeAll(frozenAspects);
+        cloneBeforeAspects.remove(RecordableVersionModel.ASPECT_VERSIONABLE);
         if (!cloneBeforeAspects.isEmpty())
         {
             fail("Aspects not present in frozen state. " + cloneBeforeAspects.toString());