diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
index e197302c4..62e61331b 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ AddCMakeTest(Toolchain "")
 AddCMakeTest(GetFilenameComponentRealpath "")
 AddCMakeTest(Version "")
 AddCMakeTest(Message "")
+AddCMakeTest(File "")
 
 SET(GetPrerequisites_PreArgs
   "-DCTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE:STRING=\\\${CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE}"
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadArg.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadArg.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91952fc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadArg.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake DESTINATION tmp PATTERN * BADARG)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadPerm.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadPerm.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5cc42f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadPerm.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake DESTINATION tmp FILE_PERMISSIONS BADPERM)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadRegex.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadRegex.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41340f623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-BadRegex.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake DESTINATION tmp REGEX "(")
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-EarlyArg.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-EarlyArg.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03993de38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-EarlyArg.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake DESTINATION tmp PERMISSIONS)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-LateArg.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-LateArg.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43d216874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-LateArg.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake DESTINATION tmp PATTERN * FILE_PERMISSIONS)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoDest.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoDest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6c6c6d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoDest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY FileTest.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoFile.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoFile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5853d396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/File-Copy-NoFile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file(COPY does_not_exist.txt DESTINATION tmp)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/FileTest.cmake.in b/Tests/CMakeTests/FileTest.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c46138c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/FileTest.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+set(Copy-BadArg-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-BadArg-STDERR "unknown argument \"BADARG\"")
+set(Copy-BadPerm-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-BadPerm-STDERR "COPY given invalid permission \"BADPERM\"")
+set(Copy-BadRegex-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-BadRegex-STDERR "could not compile REGEX")
+set(Copy-EarlyArg-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-EarlyArg-STDERR "option PERMISSIONS may not appear before")
+set(Copy-LateArg-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-LateArg-STDERR "option FILE_PERMISSIONS may not appear after")
+set(Copy-NoDest-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-NoDest-STDERR "given no DESTINATION")
+set(Copy-NoFile-RESULT 1)
+set(Copy-NoFile-STDERR "COPY cannot find .*/does_not_exist\\.txt")
+
+foreach(test
+    Copy-BadArg
+    Copy-BadPerm
+    Copy-BadRegex
+    Copy-EarlyArg
+    Copy-LateArg
+    Copy-NoDest
+    Copy-NoFile
+    )
+  message(STATUS "Test ${test}...")
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P
+    "@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/File-${test}.cmake"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE stdout
+    ERROR_VARIABLE stderr
+    RESULT_VARIABLE result
+    )
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" "\n out> " out " out> ${stdout}")
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" "\n err> " err " err> ${stderr}")
+  if(NOT "${result}" STREQUAL ${${test}-RESULT})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+      "Test ${test} result is [${result}], not [${${test}-RESULT}].\n"
+      "Test ${test} output:\n"
+      "${out}\n"
+      "${err}")
+  endif()
+  if(${test}-STDERR AND NOT "${err}" MATCHES "${${test}-STDERR}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+      "Test ${test} stderr does not match\n  ${${test}-STDERR}\n"
+      "Test ${test} output:\n"
+      "${out}\n"
+      "${err}")
+  endif()
+endforeach()