diff --git a/autoload/denote/commands.vim b/autoload/denote/commands.vim
index 9e7f790..17d1a6f 100644
--- a/autoload/denote/commands.vim
+++ b/autoload/denote/commands.vim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function denote#commands#load()
 	command -nargs=1 -complete=custom,denote#completion#tags DenoteByTag call denote#notes#bytag(<q-args>) | lcl | lopen
 	command -nargs=+ DenoteGrep call denote#notes#grep(<q-args>) | lcl | lopen
 	command -nargs=1 DenoteNew call denote#notes#new(<q-args>)
+	command -nargs=1 -complete=file DenoteCopy call denote#notes#copy(<q-args>)
 
 	" Register auto commands
 	autocmd BufReadPost quickfix call denote#ft#qf()
diff --git a/autoload/denote/frontmatter.vim b/autoload/denote/frontmatter.vim
index 73ae334..320cd2d 100644
--- a/autoload/denote/frontmatter.vim
+++ b/autoload/denote/frontmatter.vim
@@ -85,3 +85,9 @@ function denote#frontmatter#setTags(filename, tags)
 	call map(l:frontmatter, { _, v -> v =~ '^\(#+file\)\?tags' ? l:tagline : v})
 	call setbufline(a:filename, 1, l:frontmatter)
 endfunction
+
+" Prepend frontmatter to file
+function denote#frontmatter#prepend(filename, id, title, tags=[])
+	let l:frontmatter = denote#frontmatter#new(fnamemodify(a:filename, ':t'), a:id, a:title, a:tags)
+	call appendbufline(a:filename, 0, l:frontmatter)
+endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/denote/notes.vim b/autoload/denote/notes.vim
index 97c7948..6fb7981 100644
--- a/autoload/denote/notes.vim
+++ b/autoload/denote/notes.vim
@@ -122,3 +122,25 @@ function denote#notes#tagmod(line1, line2, tag, add)
 		endif
 	endfor
 endfunction
+
+" Add file to denote directory
+function denote#notes#copy(origfile)
+	if !filereadable(a:origfile)
+		echohl WarningMsg
+		echom 'Cannot copy specified file to denote directory.'
+		return
+	endif
+	" Derive title from origfile
+	let l:title = fnamemodify(a:origfile, ':t:r')
+	let l:ext = fnamemodify(a:origfile, ':e')
+	let l:identifier = g:Denote_identifier_fun()
+	let l:filename = denote#meta#filename(l:ext, l:identifier, l:title)
+	call system('cp ' .. shellescape(a:origfile) .. ' ' .. shellescape(l:filename))
+	" Write front matter, if this is supported
+	if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) >= 0
+		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+		exe 'edit ' .. l:filename
+		call denote#frontmatter#prepend(l:filename, l:identifier, l:title)
+		exe 'w'
+	endif
+endfunction