diff --git a/backend/b2/api/types.go b/backend/b2/api/types.go
index aff8404ee..75cd476f3 100644
--- a/backend/b2/api/types.go
+++ b/backend/b2/api/types.go
@@ -311,3 +311,13 @@ type CancelLargeFileResponse struct {
 	AccountID string `json:"accountId"` // The identifier for the account.
 	BucketID  string `json:"bucketId"`  // The unique ID of the bucket.
 }
+
+// CopyFileRequest is as passed to b2_copy_file
+type CopyFileRequest struct {
+	SourceID          string            `json:"sourceFileId"`                // The ID of the source file being copied.
+	Name              string            `json:"fileName"`                    // The name of the new file being created.
+	Range             string            `json:"range,omitempty"`             // The range of bytes to copy. If not provided, the whole source file will be copied.
+	MetadataDirective string            `json:"metadataDirective,omitempty"` // The strategy for how to populate metadata for the new file: COPY or REPLACE
+	ContentType       string            `json:"contentType,omitempty"`       // The MIME type of the content of the file (REPLACE only)
+	Info              map[string]string `json:"fileInfo,omitempty"`          // This field stores the metadata that will be stored with the file. (REPLACE only)
+}
diff --git a/backend/b2/b2.go b/backend/b2/b2.go
index ec81be207..7a26c10a1 100644
--- a/backend/b2/b2.go
+++ b/backend/b2/b2.go
@@ -1066,6 +1066,58 @@ func (f *Fs) CleanUp() error {
 	return f.purge(true)
 }
 
+// Copy src to this remote using server side copy operations.
+//
+// This is stored with the remote path given
+//
+// It returns the destination Object and a possible error
+//
+// Will only be called if src.Fs().Name() == f.Name()
+//
+// If it isn't possible then return fs.ErrorCantCopy
+func (f *Fs) Copy(src fs.Object, remote string) (fs.Object, error) {
+	err := f.Mkdir("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	srcObj, ok := src.(*Object)
+	if !ok {
+		fs.Debugf(src, "Can't copy - not same remote type")
+		return nil, fs.ErrorCantCopy
+	}
+	srcFs := srcObj.fs
+	if srcFs.bucket != f.bucket {
+		fs.Debugf(src, "Can't copy - not same bucket")
+		return nil, fs.ErrorCantCopy
+	}
+	opts := rest.Opts{
+		Method: "POST",
+		Path:   "/b2_copy_file",
+	}
+	var request = api.CopyFileRequest{
+		SourceID:          srcObj.id,
+		Name:              f.root + remote,
+		MetadataDirective: "COPY",
+	}
+	var response api.FileInfo
+	err = f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		resp, err := f.srv.CallJSON(&opts, &request, &response)
+		return f.shouldRetry(resp, err)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	o := &Object{
+		fs:     f,
+		remote: remote,
+	}
+	err = o.decodeMetaDataFileInfo(&response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return o, nil
+}
+
 // Hashes returns the supported hash sets.
 func (f *Fs) Hashes() hash.Set {
 	return hash.Set(hash.SHA1)
@@ -1567,6 +1619,7 @@ func (o *Object) ID() string {
 var (
 	_ fs.Fs          = &Fs{}
 	_ fs.Purger      = &Fs{}
+	_ fs.Copier      = &Fs{}
 	_ fs.PutStreamer = &Fs{}
 	_ fs.CleanUpper  = &Fs{}
 	_ fs.ListRer     = &Fs{}
diff --git a/docs/content/overview.md b/docs/content/overview.md
index b65bf4f45..803a97f76 100644
--- a/docs/content/overview.md
+++ b/docs/content/overview.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ operations more efficient.
 | ---------------------------- |:-----:|:----:|:----:|:-------:|:-------:|:-----:|:------------:|:------------:|:-----:|
 | Amazon Drive                 | Yes   | No   | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | No  | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
 | Amazon S3                    | No    | Yes  | No   | No      | No      | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
-| Backblaze B2                 | No    | No   | No   | No      | Yes     | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
+| Backblaze B2                 | No    | Yes  | No   | No      | Yes     | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
 | Box                          | Yes   | Yes  | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
 | Dropbox                      | Yes   | Yes  | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 | FTP                          | No    | No   | Yes  | Yes     | No      | No    | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |