diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/utext.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/utext.cpp
index fede868027..719c50ef91 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/utext.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/utext.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 *******************************************************************************
 *
-*   Copyright (C) 2005-2006, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2005-2007, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 *
 *******************************************************************************
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ utext_setup(UText *ut, int32_t extraSpace, UErrorCode *status) {
             if (spaceRequired>0) {
                 ut->extraSize = extraSpace;
                 ut->pExtra    = &((ExtendedUText *)ut)->extension;
-                uprv_memset(ut->pExtra, 0, extraSpace);  // Purify whines about copying untouched extra [buffer]
-                                                         //  space when cloning, so init it now.
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -611,7 +609,6 @@ utext_setup(UText *ut, int32_t extraSpace, UErrorCode *status) {
             } else {
                 ut->extraSize = extraSpace;
                 ut->flags |= UTEXT_EXTRA_HEAP_ALLOCATED;
-                uprv_memset(ut->pExtra, 0, extraSpace);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -638,6 +635,9 @@ utext_setup(UText *ut, int32_t extraSpace, UErrorCode *status) {
         ut->privB               = 0;
         ut->privC               = 0;
         ut->privP               = NULL;
+		if (ut->pExtra!=NULL && ut->extraSize>0)
+		    uprv_memset(ut->pExtra, 0, ut->extraSize);  
+
     }
     return ut;
 }
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ shallowTextClone(UText * dest, const UText * src, UErrorCode * status) {
     adjustPointer(dest, &dest->p, src);
     adjustPointer(dest, &dest->q, src);
     adjustPointer(dest, &dest->r, src);
+	adjustPointer(dest, (const void **)&dest->chunkContents, src);
 
     return dest;
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
index 7d0c58f642..fdcf2177dc 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /********************************************************************
  * COPYRIGHT: 
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, International Business Machines Corporation and
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2007, International Business Machines Corporation and
  * others. All Rights Reserved.
  ********************************************************************/
 /************************************************************************
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ UTextTest::runIndexedTest(int32_t index, UBool exec,
             if (exec) ErrorTest();   break;
         case 2: name = "FreezeTest";
             if (exec) FreezeTest();  break;
+		case 3: name = "Ticket5560";
+			if (exec) Ticket5560();  break;
         default: name = "";          break;
     }
 }
@@ -1350,3 +1352,40 @@ openFragmentedUnicodeString(UText *ut, UnicodeString *s, UErrorCode *status) {
     return ut;
 }
 
+// Regression test for Ticket 5560
+//   Clone fails to update chunkContentPointer in the cloned copy.
+//   This is only an issue for UText types that work in a local buffer,
+//      (UTF-8 wrapper, for example)
+//
+//   The test:
+//     1.  Create an inital UText
+//     2.  Deep clone it.  Contents should match original.
+//     3.  Reset original to something different.
+//     4.  Check that clone contents did not change.  
+//
+void UTextTest::Ticket5560() {
+	char  *s1 = "ABCDEF";
+	char  *s2 = "123456";
+	UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+	UText ut1 = UTEXT_INITIALIZER;
+	UText ut2 = UTEXT_INITIALIZER;
+
+	utext_openUTF8(&ut1, s1, -1, &status);
+	UChar c = utext_next32(&ut1);
+	TEST_ASSERT(c == 0x41);  // c == 'A'
+
+	utext_clone(&ut2, &ut1, TRUE, FALSE, &status);
+	TEST_SUCCESS(status);
+    c = utext_next32(&ut2);
+	TEST_ASSERT(c == 0x42);  // c == 'B'
+    c = utext_next32(&ut1);
+	TEST_ASSERT(c == 0x42);  // c == 'B'
+
+	utext_openUTF8(&ut1, s2, -1, &status);
+	c = utext_next32(&ut1);
+	TEST_ASSERT(c == 0x31);  // c == '1'
+    c = utext_next32(&ut2);
+	TEST_ASSERT(c == 0x43);  // c == 'C'
+
+}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.h b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.h
index bfa3aa9325..ca1e2f605e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /********************************************************************
  * COPYRIGHT: 
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, International Business Machines Corporation and
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2007, International Business Machines Corporation and
  * others. All Rights Reserved.
  ********************************************************************/
 /************************************************************************
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public:
     void TextTest();
     void ErrorTest();
     void FreezeTest();
+	void Ticket5560();
 
 private:
     struct m {                              // Map between native indices & code points.