diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index d5cc0fd5..3c3d8c41 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from enum import Enum, auto
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, TypeVar, cast
 
 from .base import Input, InputMode, Result
+from .FileContext import FileContext
 from .log import DEBUG, ERR, log
 from .Uri import Uri
 
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from argparse import Namespace
 
     from .ExecContext import ExecContext
-    from .FileContext import FileContext
     from .ProcFilter import ProcFilter, ProcPipeline
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def get(
     return await run_pipeline(await ctx.get(uri.path, *args, **kwargs), content_filter)
 
 async def copy(
-    src_uri: str | Iterable[str],
+    src: str | FileContext | Iterable[str],
     dst: str | FileContext,
     owner: str | None = None,
     group: str | None = None,
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ async def copy(
 
     # Destination address / addresses
     ret: str | list[str]
-    if not isinstance(src_uri, str):
+    if not isinstance(src, (str, FileContext)):
         ret = []
-        for uri in src_uri:  # TODO: Group identical netlocs into one CopyContext
+        for uri in src:  # TODO: Group identical netlocs into one CopyContext
             rr = await copy(uri, dst, owner, group, mode, throw, recursive)
             if isinstance(rr, Exception):
                 return rr
@@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ async def copy(
 
         from .CopyContext import CopyContext
 
-        async with CopyContext(src_uri, dst) as ctx:
+        async with CopyContext(src, dst) as ctx:
 
             ret = '' if ctx.dst.chroot else ctx.dst.root
             if ret:
                 # Land the source's basename within existing destination directories
-                basename = os.path.basename(Uri(src_uri).path.rstrip('/'))
+                src_uri = src.uri if isinstance(src, FileContext) else Uri(src)
+                basename = os.path.basename(src_uri.path.rstrip('/'))
                 if basename and await ctx.dst.is_dir(ret):
                     ret += '/' + basename
             src_root = '' if ctx.src.chroot else ctx.src.root
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ async def copy(
     except Exception as e:
         if throw:
             raise
-        log(ERR, f'Failed to copy {src_uri} -> {dst} ({str(e)})')
+        log(ERR, f'Failed to copy {src} -> {dst} ({str(e)})')
         return e
 
 async def get_username(  # export
diff --git a/test/unit/python/jw/pkg/lib/util/test.py b/test/unit/python/jw/pkg/lib/util/test.py
index 001b9987..e207eed8 100644
--- a/test/unit/python/jw/pkg/lib/util/test.py
+++ b/test/unit/python/jw/pkg/lib/util/test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import stat
 import tempfile
 
+from jw.pkg.lib.ec.Local import Local
 from jw.pkg.lib.util import copy
 
 def uri(path: str) -> str:
@@ -99,6 +100,29 @@ async def run_tests() -> None:
         st = os.stat(os.path.join(dst_mode, 'sub/subsub/f3'))
         assert stat.S_IMODE(st.st_mode) == 0o640, st
 
+        # -- A chrooted context source: the empty address is the
+        #    context's root, and landing into an existing directory
+        #    takes the root's basename
+        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/chroot'))
+        src_fc = Local(uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'src/a')), chroot = True)
+        ret = await copy(src_fc, uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/chroot')), recursive = True)
+        assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/chroot/a/f1')), ret
+        assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/chroot/a/sub/f2')), ret
+
+        # -- A trailing slash does not change the source's name
+        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/slash'))
+        ret = await copy(
+            uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'src/a/')),
+            uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/slash')),
+            recursive = True,
+        )
+        assert isinstance(ret, list), ret
+        assert os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/slash/a/f1') in ret, ret
+        src_fc = Local(uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'src/a/')), chroot = True)
+        ret = await copy(src_fc, uri(os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/slash')), recursive = True)
+        assert isinstance(ret, list), ret
+        assert os.path.join(tmp, 'dst/slash/a/f1') in ret, ret
+
         # -- A missing source fails loudly
         try:
             await copy(