diff --git a/test/TestPlayBook.py b/test/TestPlayBook.py
index 8a4ceb95843..fcee39db4fd 100644
--- a/test/TestPlayBook.py
+++ b/test/TestPlayBook.py
@@ -393,6 +393,23 @@ class TestPlaybook(unittest.TestCase):
       assert utils.jsonify(expected, format=True) == utils.jsonify(actual,format=True)
 
 
+   def test_recursive_copy(self):
+       pb = 'test/playbook-recursive-copy.yml'
+       actual = self._run(pb)
+
+       expected =  {
+            "localhost": {
+                "changed": 65,
+                "failures": 0,
+                "ok": 73,
+                "skipped": 0,
+                "unreachable": 0
+            }
+       }
+
+       assert utils.jsonify(expected, format=True) == utils.jsonify(actual,format=True)
+
+
    def _compare_file_output(self, filename, expected_lines):
       actual_lines = []
       with open(filename) as f:
diff --git a/test/playbook-recursive-copy.yml b/test/playbook-recursive-copy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4c6b948d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/playbook-recursive-copy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+---
+# To run me manually, use: -i "localhost,"
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: no
+  vars:
+    - testdir: /tmp/ansible-rcopy
+    - filesdir: test_recursive_copy/files
+  tasks:
+
+    #
+    # First, regression tests for single-file behavior
+    #
+
+    - name: "src single file, dest file"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}/file1
+      register: res
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/file1
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}/file1
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    - name: "src single file, dest dir w/trailing slash"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/test1
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    - name: "src single file, dest dir wo/trailing slash - doesn't behave in sane way"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - shell: test -f {{testdir}}/test1
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    #
+    # Now, test recursive behavior
+    #
+
+    - name: "src dir w/trailing slash, dest w/trailing slash"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/ dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3/test1
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3/test2
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/ dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    # Expecting the same behavior
+    - name: "src dir w/trailing slash, dest wo/trailing slash"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/ dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3/test1
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir2/subdir3/test2
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir/ dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    - name: "src dir wo/trailing slash, dest w/trailing slash"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test2
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}/
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+    # Expecting the same behavior
+    - name: "src dir wo/trailing slash, dest wo/trailing slash"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -d {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test2
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "True"
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}
+      register: res
+    - command: test "{{res.changed}}" == "False"
+
+
+    - name: "Verifying notify handling for recursive files"
+      command: rm -rf {{testdir}}
+    - file: state=directory dest={{testdir}}
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}
+      notify:
+        - files changed
+    - meta: flush_handlers
+    - command: test -f {{testdir}}/notify_fired
+
+    - command: rm {{testdir}}/notify_fired
+    - copy: src={{filesdir}}/subdir dest={{testdir}}
+      notify:
+        - files changed
+    - meta: flush_handlers
+    - command: test ! -f {{testdir}}/notify_fired
+
+  handlers:
+    - name: files changed
+      command: touch {{testdir}}/notify_fired
diff --git a/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1 b/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f71d140ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test1
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test1
+
diff --git a/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test2 b/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a19b05426d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_recursive_copy/files/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/test2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test2
+