diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 84f4b731c..375af9025 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -2815,6 +2815,17 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.filesCopy = function (id, type, path, newPath, callback) {
+        var objpath = (type === 'app' ? 'apps/' : 'volumes/') + id;
+
+        put('/api/v1/' + objpath + '/files/' + path, { action: 'copy', newFilePath: newPath }, {}, function (error, data, status) {
+            if (error) return callback(error);
+            if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
+
+            callback(null, data);
+        });
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.filesCreateDirectory = function (id, type, path, callback) {
         var objpath = (type === 'app' ? 'apps/' : 'volumes/') + id;
 
diff --git a/src/js/filemanager.js b/src/js/filemanager.js
index a943f9352..9ef6b8930 100644
--- a/src/js/filemanager.js
+++ b/src/js/filemanager.js
@@ -377,7 +377,22 @@ app.controller('FileManagerController', ['$scope', '$translate', '$timeout', 'Cl
                 $scope.refresh();
             });
         } else {
+            // TODO collect files recoursively if we have folders
+
             // copy files
+            async.eachLimit($scope.clipboard, 5, function (entry, callback) {
+                var newFilePath = sanitize($scope.cwd + '/' + ((destinationEntry && destinationEntry.isDirectory) ? destinationEntry.fileName : '') + '/' + entry.fileName);
+
+                // TODO this will NOT overwrite files in destination!
+                Client.filesCopy($scope.id, $scope.type, entry.fullFilePath, newFilePath, callback);
+            }, function (error) {
+                if (error) return Client.error(error);
+
+                // clear clipboard
+                $scope.clipboard = [];
+
+                $scope.refresh();
+            });
         }
     };