diff --git a/src/main/java/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNode.java b/src/main/java/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNode.java
index 0021df9..302d276 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNode.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public final class ComparisonNode extends AbstractNode {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException If one of the conditions specified above it not met.
      */
     public ComparisonNode(ComparisonOperator operator, String selector, List<String> arguments) {
+        this(operator, selector, new ArrayList<>(arguments), true);
+    }
+
+    ComparisonNode(ComparisonOperator operator, String selector, List<String> arguments,
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused") boolean trusted) {
         Assert.notNull(operator, "operator must not be null");
         Assert.notBlank(selector, "selector must not be blank");
         Assert.notNull(arguments, "arguments must not be null");
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ public ComparisonNode(ComparisonOperator operator, String selector, List<String>
 
         this.operator = operator;
         this.selector = selector;
-        this.arguments = new ArrayList<>(arguments);
+        this.arguments = arguments;
     }
 
     public <R, A> R accept(RSQLVisitor<R, A> visitor, A param) {
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ public ComparisonOperator getOperator() {
      * @return a copy of this node with the specified operator.
      */
     public ComparisonNode withOperator(ComparisonOperator newOperator) {
-        return new ComparisonNode(newOperator, selector, arguments);
+        return new ComparisonNode(newOperator, selector, arguments, true);
     }
 
     public String getSelector() {
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ public String getSelector() {
      * @return a copy of this node with the specified selector.
      */
     public ComparisonNode withSelector(String newSelector) {
-        return new ComparisonNode(operator, newSelector, arguments);
+        return new ComparisonNode(operator, newSelector, arguments, true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNodeTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNodeTest.groovy
index f9fb099..3d543c2 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNodeTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/cz/jirutka/rsql/parser/ast/ComparisonNodeTest.groovy
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ class ComparisonNodeTest extends Specification {
             node.getArguments() == ['thriller', 'sci-fi']
     }
 
+    def 'should not copy list when not needed'() {
+        given:
+        def args = ['thriller', 'sci-fi']
+        def node = new ComparisonNode(IN, 'genres', args)
+        def argsField = ComparisonNode.getDeclaredField('arguments')
+        argsField.setAccessible(true)
+        def rawArguments = argsField.get(node)
+
+        when:
+        def actual1 = node.withSelector('gs')
+
+        then:
+        argsField.get(actual1) is(rawArguments)
+
+        when:
+        def actual2 = actual1.withOperator(NOT_IN)
+
+        then:
+        argsField.get(actual2) is(rawArguments)
+    }
+
     def 'should create proper toString representation'() {
         expect:
         node.toString() == expected