diff --git a/monai/data/meta_tensor.py b/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
index 48b9320f99..e3aacb95ee 100644
--- a/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
+++ b/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
@@ -510,9 +510,16 @@ def new_empty(self, size, dtype=None, device=None, requires_grad=False):
             self.as_tensor().new_empty(size=size, dtype=dtype, device=device, requires_grad=requires_grad)
         )
 
-    def clone(self):
-        """returns a copy of the MetaTensor instance."""
-        new_inst = MetaTensor(self.as_tensor().clone())
+    def clone(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns a copy of the MetaTensor instance.
+
+        Args:
+            kwargs: additional keyword arguments to `torch.clone`.
+
+        See also: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.clone.html
+        """
+        new_inst = MetaTensor(self.as_tensor().clone(**kwargs))
         new_inst.__dict__ = deepcopy(self.__dict__)
         return new_inst
 
diff --git a/tests/test_meta_tensor.py b/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
index a6607a3ccd..e547675a0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def test_copy(self, device, dtype):
         a = deepcopy(m)
         self.check(a, m, ids=False)
         # clone
+        a = m.clone(memory_format=torch.preserve_format)
         a = m.clone()
         self.check(a, m, ids=False)
         a = MetaTensor([[]], device=device, dtype=dtype)