diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
index aa578b64..96014c79 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class CmdCopy(Cmd):  # export
             action = 'store_true',
             help = 'Copy directories recursively',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--parents',
+            action = 'store_true',
+            help = 'Land a single object at its source path below the destination root',
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-F',
             '--fixed-strings',
@@ -61,4 +66,5 @@ class CmdCopy(Cmd):  # export
             # -- A mode is given as a string, if at all
             mode = int(args.mode, 0) if args.mode is not None else None,
             recursive = args.recursive,
+            parents = args.parents,
         )
diff --git a/test/integration/jw_pkg/help/test-expected.txt b/test/integration/jw_pkg/help/test-expected.txt
index 0b0c0b39..9c2e5f12 100644
--- a/test/integration/jw_pkg/help/test-expected.txt
+++ b/test/integration/jw_pkg/help/test-expected.txt
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ Available subcommands of posix:
     copy      Copy files
     tar       Handle tar archives
 ============= Running: jw-pkg.py -t ../../../.. --log-level info posix copy --help
-usage: jw-pkg.py posix copy [-h] [-o OWNER] [-g GROUP] [-m MODE] [-r] [-F]
+usage: jw-pkg.py posix copy [-h] [-o OWNER] [-g GROUP] [-m MODE] [-r]
+                            [--parents] [-F]
                             src dst
 
 Copy files
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ options:
   -g, --group GROUP    Destination file group (default: None)
   -m, --mode MODE      Destination file mode (default: None)
   -r, --recursive      Copy directories recursively (default: False)
+  --parents            Land a single object at its source path below the
+                       destination root (default: False)
   -F, --fixed-strings  Don't expand macros in <src> and <dst> (default: False)
 ============= Running: jw-pkg.py -t ../../../.. --log-level info posix tar --help
 usage: jw-pkg.py posix tar [-h]  ...