diff --git a/examples/storage_tests.rb b/examples/storage_tests.rb
index f6d18d861..e967a6588 100755
--- a/examples/storage_tests.rb
+++ b/examples/storage_tests.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ Shindo.tests('storage examples', 'storage') do
             end
           end
 
+          tests('@file.copy').succeeds do
+            @file.copy(@directory.key, 'fogstorageobject2')
+          end
+
+          tests('@copy = @directory.files.get(fogstorageobject2)').succeeds do
+            @copy = @directory.files.get('fogstorageobject2')
+          end
+
+          tests('@copy.body == @file.body').succeeds do
+            @copy.body == @file.body
+          end
+
+          tests('@copy.destroy').succeeds do
+            @copy.destroy
+          end
+
           # destroy the file
           tests('@file.destroy').succeeds do
             @file.destroy
diff --git a/lib/fog/local/models/storage/file.rb b/lib/fog/local/models/storage/file.rb
index a57026762..312328cb5 100644
--- a/lib/fog/local/models/storage/file.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/local/models/storage/file.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ module Fog
           @directory
         end
 
+        def copy(target_directory_key, target_file_key, options={})
+          requires :directory, :key
+          connection.copy_object(directory.key, key, target_directory_key, target_file_key)
+          target_directory = connection.directories.new(:key => target_directory_key)
+          target_directory.files.get(target_file_key)
+        end
+
         def destroy
           requires :directory, :key
           ::File.delete(path) if ::File.exists?(path)
diff --git a/lib/fog/local/storage.rb b/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
index bed81c935..7c7cc9bf2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ module Fog
         def path_to(partial)
           ::File.join(@local_root, partial)
         end
+
+        def copy_object(source_directory_name, source_object_name, target_directory_name, target_object_name, options={})
+          require 'fileutils'
+          source_path = path_to(::File.join(source_directory_name, source_object_name))
+          target_path = path_to(::File.join(target_directory_name, target_object_name))
+          ::FileUtils.mkdir_p(::File.dirname(source_path))
+          ::FileUtils.copy_file(source_path, target_path)
+        end
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/fog/ninefold/models/storage/file.rb b/lib/fog/ninefold/models/storage/file.rb
index 79aa2a89a..050a3c40c 100644
--- a/lib/fog/ninefold/models/storage/file.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/ninefold/models/storage/file.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ module Fog
           @directory
         end
 
+        def copy(target_directory_key, target_file_key, options={})
+          target_directory = connection.directories.new(:key => target_directory_key)
+          target_directory.files.create(
+            :key => target_file_key,
+            :body => body
+          )
+        end
+
         def destroy
           requires :directory, :key
           connection.delete_namespace([directory.key, key].join('/'))
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/storage/file.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/storage/file.rb
index f160ae210..4ecf53fe3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/storage/file.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/storage/file.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ module Fog
           @directory
         end
 
+        def copy(target_directory_key, target_file_key, options={})
+          requires :directory, :key
+          connection.copy_object(directory.key, key, target_directory_key, target_file_key)
+          target_directory = connection.directories.new(:key => target_directory_key)
+          target_directory.files.get(target_file_key)
+        end
+
         def destroy
           requires :directory, :key
           connection.delete_object(directory.key, key)
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/copy_object.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/copy_object.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3325b68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/copy_object.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Fog
+  module Storage
+    class Rackspace
+      class Real
+
+        # Copy object
+        #
+        # ==== Parameters
+        # * source_container_name<~String> - Name of source bucket
+        # * source_object_name<~String> - Name of source object
+        # * target_container_name<~String> - Name of bucket to create copy in
+        # * target_object_name<~String> - Name for new copy of object
+        # * options<~Hash> - Additional headers
+        def copy_object(source_container_name, source_object_name, target_container_name, target_object_name, options={})
+          headers = { 'X-Copy-From' => "/#{source_container_name}/#{source_object_name}" }.merge(options)
+          request({
+            :expects  => 201,
+            :headers  => headers,
+            :method   => 'PUT',
+            :path     => "#{Fog::Rackspace.escape(target_container_name)}/#{Fog::Rackspace.escape(target_object_name)}"
+          })
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
index f55986890..0142351b8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Fog
       collection  :files
 
       request_path 'fog/rackspace/requests/storage'
+      request :copy_object
       request :delete_container
       request :delete_object
       request :get_container