diff --git a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/DenseVector.cs b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/DenseVector.cs
index 1936c557..a7a801c2 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/DenseVector.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/DenseVector.cs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.LinearAlgebra.Double
                 CommonParallel.For(
                     0,
                     this.Data.Length,
-                    index => this[index] = this.Data[index]);
+                    index => target[index] = this.Data[index]);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/UnitTests/LinearAlgebraTests/Double/DenseVectorTests.cs b/src/UnitTests/LinearAlgebraTests/Double/DenseVectorTests.cs
index 7a71be16..5095d79b 100644
--- a/src/UnitTests/LinearAlgebraTests/Double/DenseVectorTests.cs
+++ b/src/UnitTests/LinearAlgebraTests/Double/DenseVectorTests.cs
@@ -252,5 +252,24 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.LinearAlgebraTests.Double
                 Assert.AreEqual(_data[i] / 2.0, vector[i]);
             }
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        [MultipleAsserts]
+        public void CanCopyToNonDenseVector()
+        {
+            var vector = new DenseVector(_data);
+            var other = new UserDefinedVector(_data.Length);
+            vector.CopyTo(other, 1,1,2);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(vector[1], other[1]);
+            Assert.AreEqual(vector[2], other[2]);
+            vector.CopyTo(other);
+
+            for(var i = 0; i < vector.Count; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(vector[i], other[i]);
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 }