diff --git a/plan/task/copy.go b/plan/task/copy.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff79e3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan/task/copy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package task
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client/llb"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/compiler"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/plancontext"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/solver"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Register("Copy", func() Task { return &copyTask{} })
+}
+
+type copyTask struct {
+}
+
+func (t *copyTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.Solver, v *compiler.Value) (*compiler.Value, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	input, err := pctx.FS.FromValue(v.Lookup("input"))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	inputState, err := input.Result().ToState()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sourceRoot, err := pctx.FS.FromValue(v.Lookup("source.root"))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sourceState, err := sourceRoot.Result().ToState()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sourcePath, err := v.Lookup("source.path").String()
+	fmt.Println(sourcePath)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	destPath, err := v.Lookup("dest").String()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	outputState := inputState.File(
+		llb.Copy(
+			sourceState,
+			sourcePath,
+			destPath,
+			// FIXME: allow more configurable llb options
+			// For now we define the following convenience presets:
+			&llb.CopyInfo{
+				CopyDirContentsOnly: true,
+				CreateDestPath:      true,
+				AllowWildcard:       true,
+			},
+		),
+		withCustomName(v, "Copy %s %s", sourcePath, destPath),
+	)
+
+	result, err := s.Solve(ctx, outputState, pctx.Platform.Get())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fs := pctx.FS.New(result)
+
+	output := compiler.NewValue()
+
+	if err := output.FillPath(cue.ParsePath("output"), fs.MarshalCUE()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/fs.cue b/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/fs.cue
index 0b68d09d..ee5fd875 100644
--- a/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/fs.cue
+++ b/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/fs.cue
@@ -84,3 +84,19 @@ package engine
 	layers: [...#CopyInfo]
 	output: #FS
 }
+
+#Copy: {
+	_type: "Copy"
+
+	input: #FS
+	#CopyInfo
+	output: #FS
+}
+
+#CopyInfo: {
+	source: {
+		root: #FS
+		path: string | *"/"
+	}
+	dest: string
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks.bats b/tests/tasks.bats
index e6a8c398..93f74820 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.bats
+++ b/tests/tasks.bats
@@ -46,3 +46,12 @@ setup() {
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./user.cue
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./workdir.cue
 }
+
+@test "task: #Copy" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/copy
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_exec.cue
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_file.cue
+    
+    run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_exec_invalid.cue
+    assert_failure
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec.cue b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0d8468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		exec: engine.#Exec & {
+			input: image.output
+			args: [
+				"sh", "-c",
+				#"""
+					echo -n hello world > /output.txt
+					"""#,
+			]
+		}
+
+		verify_file: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: exec.output
+			path:  "/output.txt"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "hello world"
+		}
+
+		copy: engine.#Copy & {
+			input: image.output
+			source: {
+				root: exec.output
+				path: "/output.txt"
+			}
+			dest: "/output.txt"
+		}
+		verify_copy: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: copy.output
+			path:  "/output.txt"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "hello world"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec_invalid.cue b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec_invalid.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad17fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_exec_invalid.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		exec: engine.#Exec & {
+			input: image.output
+			args: [
+				"sh", "-c",
+				#"""
+					echo -n hello world from dagger > /output.txt
+					"""#,
+			]
+		}
+
+		verify_file: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: exec.output
+			path:  "/output.txt"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "hello world from dagger"
+		}
+
+		copy: engine.#Copy & {
+			input: image.output
+			source: {
+				root: exec.output
+				path: "/output.txt"
+			}
+			dest: "/output.txt"
+		}
+		verify_copy: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: copy.output
+			path:  "/output.txt"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "hello world"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/copy_file.cue b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_file.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b860caa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/copy/copy_file.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		alpine3_15_0: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		busybox1_34_1: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "busybox:1.34.1-glibc@sha256:ec98391b8f0911db08be2ee6c46813eeac17b9625b402ea1ce45dcfcd05d78d6"
+		}
+
+		verify_alpine_3_15_0: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: alpine3_15_0.output
+			path:  "/etc/alpine-release"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "3.15.0\n"
+		}
+
+		copy: engine.#Copy & {
+			input: busybox1_34_1.output
+			source: {
+				root: alpine3_15_0.output
+				path: "/etc/alpine-release"
+			}
+			dest: "/alpine3_15_0_release"
+		}
+
+		verify_copy: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: copy.output
+			path:  "/alpine3_15_0_release"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "3.15.0\n"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8af9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d4dc1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# generated by dagger
+alpha.dagger.io
+dagger.lock