diff --git a/client/equo.py b/client/equo.py
index 16c95e8ad..50257c3d3 100644
--- a/client/equo.py
+++ b/client/equo.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ myopts = [
             (3,'disable <repo>',3,_('disable the specified repository')),
             (3,'status <repo>',3,_('show the current Server Interface status')),
             (3,'move <from> <to> [atoms]',1,_('move packages from a repository to another')),
+            (3,'copy <from> <to> [atoms]',1,_('copy packages from a repository to another')),
             (3,'default <repo_id>',2,_('set the default repository')),
 
         (2,'query',2,_('do some searches into community repository databases')),
diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index 037cb992e..9d264b944 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -14310,7 +14310,7 @@ class ServerInterface(TextInterface):
             header = darkgreen(" * ")
         )
 
-    def move_packages(self, matches, to_repo, from_repo = None, branch = etpConst['branch'], ask = True):
+    def move_packages(self, matches, to_repo, from_repo = None, branch = etpConst['branch'], ask = True, do_copy = False):
 
         switched = set()
 
@@ -14334,9 +14334,12 @@ class ServerInterface(TextInterface):
                     dbconn.listAllIdpackages(branch = branch, branch_operator = "<=")]
             )
 
+        mytxt = _("Preparing to move selected packages to")
+        if do_copy:
+            mytxt = _("Preparing to copy selected packages to")
         self.updateProgress(
             "%s %s:" % (
-                    blue(_("Preparing to move selected packages to")),
+                    blue(mytxt),
                     red(to_repo),
             ),
             importance = 2,
@@ -14475,30 +14478,31 @@ class ServerInterface(TextInterface):
             del data
             todbconn.commitChanges()
 
-            self.updateProgress(
-                "[%s=>%s|%s] %s: %s" % (
-                        darkgreen(repo),
-                        darkred(to_repo),
-                        brown(branch),
-                        blue(_("removing entry from source database")),
-                        darkgreen(repo),
-                ),
-                importance = 0,
-                type = "info",
-                header = red(" @@ "),
-                back = True
-            )
+            if not do_copy:
+                self.updateProgress(
+                    "[%s=>%s|%s] %s: %s" % (
+                            darkgreen(repo),
+                            darkred(to_repo),
+                            brown(branch),
+                            blue(_("removing entry from source database")),
+                            darkgreen(repo),
+                    ),
+                    importance = 0,
+                    type = "info",
+                    header = red(" @@ "),
+                    back = True
+                )
 
-            # remove package from old db
-            dbconn.removePackage(idpackage)
-            dbconn.commitChanges()
+                # remove package from old db
+                dbconn.removePackage(idpackage)
+                dbconn.commitChanges()
 
             self.updateProgress(
                 "[%s=>%s|%s] %s: %s" % (
                         darkgreen(repo),
                         darkred(to_repo),
                         brown(branch),
-                        blue(_("successfully moved atom")),
+                        blue(_("successfully handled atom")),
                         darkgreen(match_atom),
                 ),
                 importance = 0,
diff --git a/server/reagent.py b/server/reagent.py
index 76644bca1..115536851 100644
--- a/server/reagent.py
+++ b/server/reagent.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ myopts = [
     (2,'disable <repo>',3,_('disable the specified repository')),
     (2,'status <repo>',3,_('show the current Server Interface status')),
     (2,'move <from> <to> [atoms]',1,_('move packages from a repository to another')),
+    (2,'copy <from> <to> [atoms]',1,_('copy packages from a repository to another')),
     (2,'default <repo_id>',2,_('set the default repository')),
     None,
     (1,'spm',3,_('source package manager functions')),
diff --git a/server/server_reagent.py b/server/server_reagent.py
index aced2f915..7eae6bc6d 100644
--- a/server/server_reagent.py
+++ b/server/server_reagent.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def repositories(options):
     for opt in options[1:]:
         if cmd in ["enable","disable"]:
             repoid = opt
-        elif cmd == "move":
+        elif cmd in ["move","copy"]:
             if repoid == None:
                 repoid = opt
             elif repoid_dest == None:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def repositories(options):
         else:
             myopts.append(opt)
 
-    if cmd in ["enable","disable","move","default"] and not repoid:
+    if cmd in ["enable","disable","copy","move","default"] and not repoid:
         print_error(darkred(" !!! ")+red(_("No valid repositories specified.")))
         return 2
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def repositories(options):
         Entropy.switch_default_repository(repoid, save = True)
     elif cmd == "status":
         return 0
-    elif cmd == "move":
+    elif cmd in ["move","copy"]:
         matches = []
         # from repo: repoid
         # to repo: repoid_dest
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ def repositories(options):
                                  )
             if not matches:
                 return 1
-        rc = Entropy.move_packages(matches, repoid_dest, repoid)
+        if cmd == "move":
+            rc = Entropy.move_packages(matches, repoid_dest, repoid)
+        elif cmd == "copy":
+            rc = Entropy.move_packages(matches, repoid_dest, repoid, do_copy = True)
         if rc:
             return 0
         return 1